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By Heather Gray-Grant Despite hiccups on vaccine receipt and distribution, we now know that by the end of the year, there’s a very good chance we’ll all be back to…

When you reach a certain age, retirement is on everyone’s mind. And the age varies. Several of my schoolteacher friends reached retirement age a couple of years ago. Retirement was…

By Lisa Rosen March 26, 2021 Welcome to my random musings about the world, on a weekly-to-occasional basis. Where we are: Still hobbling around Hua Hin in my boot. Lee has…

By Camille Stell With an ever-growing number of Baby Boomers considering retirement, have you ever considered buying a law firm? Maybe you should. Why Should You Buy a Firm? You’re…

By Alexandra Davis, Esq. Once dismissed as the boring Great Uncle of the social media world, LinkedIn has exploded in popularity of late. Perhaps it is because of the entry…

Tom Boyle, the Co-Founder of TrustBooks, has good news to share. Trustbooks, the cloud-based program designed to make trust accounting simple for solo, small, and mid-sized law firms, has expanded its…

The statistics are disheartening. The ABA estimates that 400,000 lawyers in the United States are age 62 and older, and that 63% of law firm partners, age 60 or older, control at least a quarter of their law firm revenue. Yet only 28% of law firms have a succession plan in place.

By Laura Mahr WHAT IS A RESILIENT MINDSET? I don’t know of a single person in our profession who has not dealt with a personal or professional setback. While most…

By Camille Stell Are you ready to have a conversation with your law partner about retirement? What’s standing in your way? Challenges My law partner and I started this firm…

The Great and Powerful Wizard was tired. He found himself dreaming of sleeping in, long weekends at the lake, or reading the newest bestseller. But work never stopped. Someone always…

While most people associate New Year’s resolutions with personal goals, there is no reason we shouldn’t be setting new aspirations for our professional selves as well. However, instead of resolutions,…

The Managing Partner Summit was created three years ago to be a place where NC law firm leaders gathered to network, share ideas, and hear from engaging speakers on business…