Professionalism

time management methods for lawyers
Time Management Methods for Lawyers and the Duty of Diligence: Prioritizing with Purpose

Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: How should I balance priorities when everything for everyone seems to be a “top priority”?

Mark C. Palmer - April 22, 2025
lawyer productivity
10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing

The key to real productivity is identifying the most essential tasks that drive success, and working to de-prioritize or eliminate the rest.

Jay Harrington - March 31, 2025
part-time law practice
‘Wait, It’s Not All About Me?’ In and Out of the Firm, Part-Time Law Practice Is Feeling Awesome

Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice.

Susan Cohodes - March 7, 2025
child advocacy in foster care
It Takes Legal Warriors to Advocate for Children in Foster Care

Considering a legal career advocating for children? Shari Shink, founder of Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, explains what it takes.

Shari Shink - February 20, 2025
non-engagement letter
You’re Not Hired! The Rules of Non-Engagement (Letters)

Megan Zavieh | Non-engagement letters are exactly what they sound like: the opposite of an engagement letter. 

Megan Zavieh - February 17, 2025
Generative AI for Lawyers
Generative AI for Lawyers: From Fear to Functionality, How Lawyers Can Ethically Integrate AI into Their Practice

2Civility.org's Mark C. Palmer challenges lawyers to embrace GenAI policy development and explore and integrate AI into daily practice.

Mark C. Palmer - January 29, 2025
AI and legal billing practices
Be Reasonable, People! AI’s Impact on Legal Fees

Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: Mark C. Palmer tackles ethis questions about AI and legal billing practices.

Mark C. Palmer - January 24, 2025
Why Do So Many of Us Dream of Failure?
Fear of Failure Dreams: Why Do So Many of Us Dream of Failure?

What do those recurring dreams of failure say about us? Tea Hoffman says reframing the fears our dreams reveal may be the key to personal growth and success.

Tea Hoffmann - January 3, 2025
lawyer notes
Lawyer Notes: A Better System For Note-Taking

Yellow legal pads, containing what at least to a casual observer might seem unintelligible scribbles, abound in most lawyers' offices. Of course, good legal business practice dictates that we take copious and clear notes to identify work we have ...

Megan Zavieh - December 27, 2024
less than full time lawyer
Lessons From Year One: The Less-Than-Full-Time Lawyer Life

Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice.

Susan Cohodes - December 16, 2024
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