BY DEBBIE FOSTER I’ve spent my career working with law firms, and I’ve watched the same thing happen over and over. Someone is great at the work. Really great. The paralegal who keeps everything running. The administrator who can make sense of chaos. The...
The talent crisis in legal isn’t coming. It’s already here. Law firms across the country are wrestling with the same problem: they can recruit talented attorneys and staff, but keeping them is another story. Salaries go up, open positions multiply, and...
Even the smartest firms get stuck when it comes to change. You invest in the right tech. You roll out new processes. But months later, not much has changed. Staff still cling to old habits. Partners pull in different directions. The tools meant to make life easier...
Originally posted at Lawyerist.com At Affinity—and our sister company, Lawyerist—we closed the company for an entire week. Again. No Teams. No meetings. No sneaky inbox checks “just in case.” Everyone unplugged. Everyone offline. And no, it didn’t happen magically. ...
Running a law firm takes more than legal skills. You’ve got to manage people, set goals, track finances, and keep everything moving — all while keeping clients happy. But chances are, you were never trained for that part in law school. And like many in the legal...
A law firm without a healthy culture is like a body with a weak heart. It can still function, but every step feels harder than it should. Communication breaks down. Morale dips. Frustration builds. And even small tasks start to feel like a grind. But there’s...
