Legalese has fallen out of favour with clients, judges, the public — pretty much everyone except lawyers. When will lawyers learn that brevity and conciseness are more effective than jargon and bafflegab?

It can be difficult to collect fees for services rendered. Here are some tips and strategies to help ensure prompt payment from satisfied customers.

Low fee investments for sole practitioners

When you’re a sole practitioner, you are your practice’s greatest asset, which means guarding against wear and tear and depreciation. While some people hang out their own shingles in an expectation that it will bring a better work-life balance, that’s not always the case, writes Jason Scott Alexander.

Does your law practice slip into low gear in the summer? James Careless has some ideas for using your down time to streamline your practice and save yourself some money in the bargain by reducing waste and adopting new technologies, among others.

Top 10 time management tips, from lawyers, for lawyers.

The recent trend towards contracting out may have important implications for small law firms.

The term “strategic plan” is often discussed in law practice management circles and many firms claim to have one. But what does it really mean to build a solid strategic plan or vision for your firm? What does it take to actually carry through with the plan? And how many firms have comprehensive, executable plans, and how many merely pay lip service to the idea?

Arguing a case before the Supreme Court of Canada can be a heady experience for any lawyer. It was for Gregory Senda, who represented the respondent in Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, which the court heard on Oct. 7, 2008. Senda, a partner at the eight-lawyer firm of Peterson & Purvis in Lethbridge, Alberta, offered his perspective on the experience.

When it comes right down to it, client service is the quality many clients use to distinguish one law firm from another.