Legal Management Bookstore

Today’s law firm is an entity in flux. Economic and technological disruption– along with a range of other factors – have contributed to this change, meaning that firms are not what they used to be. It is therefore a necessity that the way they are managed also needs to change. This means, among many things, the need to corporatize the running of the firm; a move away from the focus on the billable hour towards more intangible activities such as business development and marketing and –perhaps the most important factor – the development of a new kind of leader within the legal landscape.

The legal profession, like so many other fields, has continued to reel from the deep-reaching and significant impact of the 2008 financial crisis. 

In the years following the crash, a general downward turn in the demand for legal services compelled firms to tighten their belts, make tough decisions, and come up with innovative strategies in order to survive. One of these was an increased focus on profitability and different means of managing and improving it, a relatively new development for the legal industry. 

ALA's Job Description Toolkit was designed to assist legal management professionals and their employer organizations in drafting job descriptions using the ALA Uniform Process Based Management System (UPBMS) taxonomy classification/codes.

It provides a step-by-step guide for writing job descriptions, including sample job descriptions organized by the following areas: Administrative, Finance, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Legal Support Services, and Marketing and Technology.

Features of this resource include:

• A guide on creating job descriptions that apply the UPBMS taxonomy
• A list of resources and tools to use when writing job descriptions
• A sample of job descriptions using the UPBMS

ALA's Job Description Toolkit was designed to assist legal management professionals and their employer organizations in drafting job descriptions using the ALA Uniform Process Based Management System (UPBMS) taxonomy classification/codes.

It provides a step-by-step guide for writing job descriptions, including sample job descriptions organized by the following areas: Administrative, Finance, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Legal Support Services, and Marketing and Technology.

Features of this resource include:

• A guide on creating job descriptions that apply the UPBMS taxonomy
• A list of resources and tools to use when writing job descriptions
• A sample of job descriptions using the UPBMS

It's no secret that individual lawyers are under siege in a profession with a high incidence of stress, divorce, substance abuse, and suicide. In this groundbreaking multi-dimensional collection, you can find tools and information that enable you to have both a successful career and a happy, satisfied life. These tools will teach you how to harness the transformative power of being more relational and less transactional.

An in-depth look at the impact Blockchain will affect the legal profession, both in terms of how processes will change in the future, and the legal issues that lawyers will have to become aware of in an increasingly digital era.

• Publication date: June, 2018
• Pages: 100

Are you already networking but all that effort is not translating into results? Does everyone seem to be getting further ahead even though you are just as smart? Are you looking for a new job or up for a promotion? Do you have great ideas but no one seems to be listening to them? If any of these situations resonate, this book is for you!

And even if you are already a Connector, this book will help you take it up a level.

The legal profession, like so many other fields, has continued to reel from the deep-reaching and significant impact of the 2008 financial crisis. 

In the years following the crash, a general downward turn in the demand for legal services compelled firms to tighten their belts, make tough decisions, and come up with innovative strategies in order to survive. One of these was an increased focus on profitability and different means of managing and improving it, a relatively new development for the legal industry. 

Managing the business of practicing law should be as important to the lawyer as the practice of law itself. It is pivotal to the success or failure of a law practice. The lawyer who considers hanging his own shingle cannot appreciate all of the moving parts involved in managing a profitable law practice until he has actually done it. When you do venture out, on your own or in a partnership with others, you soon realize that there is much more to the business of practicing law than you ever expected. Everything about your law firm affects the most important asset that your law firm owns: the attorney/client relationship. In From Lawyer to Law Firm, we address the commercial aspects of practicing law that are unique to a law firm. During our combined 70+ years in the legal profession, we have both experienced situations which may seem unbelievable. No matter where you are in your legal career, authors Elizabeth Miller and Joryn Jenkins offer you guidance and insights based on those experiences that will help to ensure success for both you and your law firm.

Much has been written about the pace of change facing the legal industry – how certain law firm functions are being replaced by artificial intelligence and new types of service providers, how accounting firms are looking to absorb and replace law firms, and how merging into worldwide mega firms of 3,000 to 10,000 lawyers is the only way to survive. Steve Jobs and others have called this evolution “creative destruction”. Richard Susskind referred to it years ago as “the end of lawyers”.

It is true that the legal market is facing massive change. Technology, new ways of working, alternative methods of billing, and highly disruptive new entrants have all made their mark on the traditional legal business model. The Future of Law Firm Business Models takes a look at all these trends and more, horizon-scanning for future developments, and the ways in which these issues will fundamentally change the market.

Innovation. How to go about it, what it can do for your business – what even is it? Can innovation be applied in the legal environment?

Such is the interest and appetite for legal innovation that, in the last 18 months, ARK has published over a dozen titles with innovation in their remit, covering everything from knowledge management to pricing, from marketing to recruitment, and everything in between.

This compilation deep-dives into the key areas that drive innovation forward in the legal profession, combining the views and experiences of 14 leaders in their fields.

The organizational competence of project management provides a solid foundation for every activity conducted by a business and the practice of law. Legal project management (LPM) provides the discipline that enables lawyers and those who manage legal work – in law firms, law departments and alternate legal services providers – to define, demonstrate and deliver greater value by balancing the scope of work, time, and resources as they strive for optimal efficiency, outcomes and client satisfaction.

Although many distinguish the business of law from the practice of law, innovators in legal project management take an integrated approach. In commercial and governmental settings, practicing law is not an academic exercise, nor an end in itself.

ALA's Job Description Toolkit was designed to assist legal management professionals and their employer organizations in drafting job descriptions using the ALA Uniform Process Based Management System (UPBMS) taxonomy classification/codes.

It provides a step-by-step guide for writing job descriptions, including sample job descriptions organized by the following areas: Administrative, Finance, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Legal Support Services, and Marketing and Technology.

Features of this resource include:

• A guide on creating job descriptions that apply the UPBMS taxonomy
• A list of resources and tools to use when writing job descriptions
• A sample of job descriptions using the UPBMS

Lawscape 2025: Defining the law firm of tomorrow is an exploration of the biggest innovations, strategies, and disruptors that are set to change the face of legal practice.

Today’s law firm is an entity in flux. Economic and technological disruption– along with a range of other factors – have contributed to this change, meaning that firms are not what they used to be. It is therefore a necessity that the way they are managed also needs to change. This means, among many things, the need to corporatize the running of the firm; a move away from the focus on the billable hour towards more intangible activities such as business development and marketing and –perhaps the most important factor – the development of a new kind of leader within the legal landscape.

Successfully managing a change initiative is no simple feat, regardless of the size of the firm – distilling the process of change into a workforce takes careful planning and support. Change is stressful and difficult for people to process and accept, as we often cling to what we know. This is especially true of lawyers, who are notoriously averse to change.

However, the legal sector has begun to rapidly transform – and the firms that don’t change with it are going to struggle to stay relevant. In these turbulent times for firms, change initiatives must be properly managed to ensure the whole firm can successfully shift to the new norm and stick to it. Without the proper support and management, a firm runs the risks of alienating their workforce – who will not take well to sudden and imposed change.

Covering Excel for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Excel for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It starts with the basics and works it way up, focusing exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It includes instructions on creating fiduciary accounting, amortization schedules, real estate closing statements, disbursement schedules, medical bill summaries, graphical representations of data, mail merging using Excel as a list manager, and many useful formulas for use with dates, numbers, text, and logic. This Microsoft Excel Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Outlook for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Outlook for Legal Professionals is easy to read and covers email management, fixing default settings, and all of the little-known features that make email, calendar, and contact management easier. This Microsoft Outlook Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Microsoft PowerPoint for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft PowerPoint. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents over 20 years of experience by Affinity Consulting Group using PowerPoint in and out of the court room, as well as including tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft PowerPoint Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking  Here.

Covering Word for Mac versions 2019 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Mac for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft Word for Mac. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word for Mac Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Word for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. This NetDocs Manual is written with you in mind!!

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents a compilation of years of how to tackle just about every NetDocs document management issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as tips, tricks and little-know techniques.

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

For law firms considering restructuring their business to meet the demands of a highly competitive market, hiring an experienced chief operations officer (COO) is sure to be a consideration.

It's no secret that individual lawyers are under siege in a profession with a high incidence of stress, divorce, substance abuse, and suicide. In this groundbreaking multi-dimensional collection, you can find tools and information that enable you to have both a successful career and a happy, satisfied life. These tools will teach you how to harness the transformative power of being more relational and less transactional.

An in-depth look at the impact Blockchain will affect the legal profession, both in terms of how processes will change in the future, and the legal issues that lawyers will have to become aware of in an increasingly digital era.

• Publication date: June, 2018
• Pages: 100

Are you already networking but all that effort is not translating into results? Does everyone seem to be getting further ahead even though you are just as smart? Are you looking for a new job or up for a promotion? Do you have great ideas but no one seems to be listening to them? If any of these situations resonate, this book is for you!

And even if you are already a Connector, this book will help you take it up a level.

The legal profession, like so many other fields, has continued to reel from the deep-reaching and significant impact of the 2008 financial crisis. 

In the years following the crash, a general downward turn in the demand for legal services compelled firms to tighten their belts, make tough decisions, and come up with innovative strategies in order to survive. One of these was an increased focus on profitability and different means of managing and improving it, a relatively new development for the legal industry. 

Managing the business of practicing law should be as important to the lawyer as the practice of law itself. It is pivotal to the success or failure of a law practice. The lawyer who considers hanging his own shingle cannot appreciate all of the moving parts involved in managing a profitable law practice until he has actually done it. When you do venture out, on your own or in a partnership with others, you soon realize that there is much more to the business of practicing law than you ever expected. Everything about your law firm affects the most important asset that your law firm owns: the attorney/client relationship. In From Lawyer to Law Firm, we address the commercial aspects of practicing law that are unique to a law firm. During our combined 70+ years in the legal profession, we have both experienced situations which may seem unbelievable. No matter where you are in your legal career, authors Elizabeth Miller and Joryn Jenkins offer you guidance and insights based on those experiences that will help to ensure success for both you and your law firm.

Much has been written about the pace of change facing the legal industry – how certain law firm functions are being replaced by artificial intelligence and new types of service providers, how accounting firms are looking to absorb and replace law firms, and how merging into worldwide mega firms of 3,000 to 10,000 lawyers is the only way to survive. Steve Jobs and others have called this evolution “creative destruction”. Richard Susskind referred to it years ago as “the end of lawyers”.

It is true that the legal market is facing massive change. Technology, new ways of working, alternative methods of billing, and highly disruptive new entrants have all made their mark on the traditional legal business model. The Future of Law Firm Business Models takes a look at all these trends and more, horizon-scanning for future developments, and the ways in which these issues will fundamentally change the market.

Innovation. How to go about it, what it can do for your business – what even is it? Can innovation be applied in the legal environment?

Such is the interest and appetite for legal innovation that, in the last 18 months, ARK has published over a dozen titles with innovation in their remit, covering everything from knowledge management to pricing, from marketing to recruitment, and everything in between.

This compilation deep-dives into the key areas that drive innovation forward in the legal profession, combining the views and experiences of 14 leaders in their fields.

The organizational competence of project management provides a solid foundation for every activity conducted by a business and the practice of law. Legal project management (LPM) provides the discipline that enables lawyers and those who manage legal work – in law firms, law departments and alternate legal services providers – to define, demonstrate and deliver greater value by balancing the scope of work, time, and resources as they strive for optimal efficiency, outcomes and client satisfaction.

Although many distinguish the business of law from the practice of law, innovators in legal project management take an integrated approach. In commercial and governmental settings, practicing law is not an academic exercise, nor an end in itself.

ALA's Job Description Toolkit was designed to assist legal management professionals and their employer organizations in drafting job descriptions using the ALA Uniform Process Based Management System (UPBMS) taxonomy classification/codes.

It provides a step-by-step guide for writing job descriptions, including sample job descriptions organized by the following areas: Administrative, Finance, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Legal Support Services, and Marketing and Technology.

Features of this resource include:

• A guide on creating job descriptions that apply the UPBMS taxonomy
• A list of resources and tools to use when writing job descriptions
• A sample of job descriptions using the UPBMS

Lawscape 2025: Defining the law firm of tomorrow is an exploration of the biggest innovations, strategies, and disruptors that are set to change the face of legal practice.

Today’s law firm is an entity in flux. Economic and technological disruption– along with a range of other factors – have contributed to this change, meaning that firms are not what they used to be. It is therefore a necessity that the way they are managed also needs to change. This means, among many things, the need to corporatize the running of the firm; a move away from the focus on the billable hour towards more intangible activities such as business development and marketing and –perhaps the most important factor – the development of a new kind of leader within the legal landscape.

Successfully managing a change initiative is no simple feat, regardless of the size of the firm – distilling the process of change into a workforce takes careful planning and support. Change is stressful and difficult for people to process and accept, as we often cling to what we know. This is especially true of lawyers, who are notoriously averse to change.

However, the legal sector has begun to rapidly transform – and the firms that don’t change with it are going to struggle to stay relevant. In these turbulent times for firms, change initiatives must be properly managed to ensure the whole firm can successfully shift to the new norm and stick to it. Without the proper support and management, a firm runs the risks of alienating their workforce – who will not take well to sudden and imposed change.

Covering Excel for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Excel for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It starts with the basics and works it way up, focusing exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It includes instructions on creating fiduciary accounting, amortization schedules, real estate closing statements, disbursement schedules, medical bill summaries, graphical representations of data, mail merging using Excel as a list manager, and many useful formulas for use with dates, numbers, text, and logic. This Microsoft Excel Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Outlook for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Outlook for Legal Professionals is easy to read and covers email management, fixing default settings, and all of the little-known features that make email, calendar, and contact management easier. This Microsoft Outlook Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Microsoft PowerPoint for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft PowerPoint. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents over 20 years of experience by Affinity Consulting Group using PowerPoint in and out of the court room, as well as including tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft PowerPoint Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking  Here.

Covering Word for Mac versions 2019 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Mac for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft Word for Mac. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word for Mac Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Word for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. This NetDocs Manual is written with you in mind!!

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents a compilation of years of how to tackle just about every NetDocs document management issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as tips, tricks and little-know techniques.

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Price: $195.00

Ops in a Box, Legal Edition is a magical kit to help jump start legal operations in the law department and law firm markets. With 30 templates and over 195 pages of content, it is the first essential tool kit for Legal Ops Professionals seeking to launch their strategic plan, for seasoned operations teams seeking to fine tune existing tools and for small departments that need operations help aids but do not have the budget for a full-time operations professional.

For every 2021 purchase you make using code ALA50, they will support the Foundation of ALA with a donation of $19.71 and share the love with a 5% discount for you!

Link to purchase: https://opsinaboxlegal.com/products/ops-in-a-box-legal-edition

For law firms considering restructuring their business to meet the demands of a highly competitive market, hiring an experienced chief operations officer (COO) is sure to be a consideration.

It's no secret that individual lawyers are under siege in a profession with a high incidence of stress, divorce, substance abuse, and suicide. In this groundbreaking multi-dimensional collection, you can find tools and information that enable you to have both a successful career and a happy, satisfied life. These tools will teach you how to harness the transformative power of being more relational and less transactional.

Are you already networking but all that effort is not translating into results? Does everyone seem to be getting further ahead even though you are just as smart? Are you looking for a new job or up for a promotion? Do you have great ideas but no one seems to be listening to them? If any of these situations resonate, this book is for you!

And even if you are already a Connector, this book will help you take it up a level.

ALA's Job Description Toolkit was designed to assist legal management professionals and their employer organizations in drafting job descriptions using the ALA Uniform Process Based Management System (UPBMS) taxonomy classification/codes.

It provides a step-by-step guide for writing job descriptions, including sample job descriptions organized by the following areas: Administrative, Finance, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Legal Support Services, and Marketing and Technology.

Features of this resource include:

• A guide on creating job descriptions that apply the UPBMS taxonomy
• A list of resources and tools to use when writing job descriptions
• A sample of job descriptions using the UPBMS

Covering Excel for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Excel for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It starts with the basics and works it way up, focusing exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It includes instructions on creating fiduciary accounting, amortization schedules, real estate closing statements, disbursement schedules, medical bill summaries, graphical representations of data, mail merging using Excel as a list manager, and many useful formulas for use with dates, numbers, text, and logic. This Microsoft Excel Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Outlook for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Outlook for Legal Professionals is easy to read and covers email management, fixing default settings, and all of the little-known features that make email, calendar, and contact management easier. This Microsoft Outlook Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Microsoft PowerPoint for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft PowerPoint. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents over 20 years of experience by Affinity Consulting Group using PowerPoint in and out of the court room, as well as including tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft PowerPoint Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking  Here.

Covering Word for Mac versions 2019 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Mac for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft Word for Mac. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word for Mac Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Word for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. This NetDocs Manual is written with you in mind!!

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents a compilation of years of how to tackle just about every NetDocs document management issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as tips, tricks and little-know techniques.

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

The Study Guide for the CLM Exam Practice Questions, Preparation and Reviews was designed to help you prepare effectively to earn the prestigious Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® credential. The study guide presents comprehensive information relating to the four functional areas covered in the exam, along with review questions and a 100-item practice exam.

The Study Guide for the CLM Exam Practice Questions, Preparation and Reviews was designed to help you prepare effectively to earn the prestigious Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® credential. The study guide presents comprehensive information relating to the four functional areas covered in the exam, along with review questions and a 100-item practice exam.

It's no secret that individual lawyers are under siege in a profession with a high incidence of stress, divorce, substance abuse, and suicide. In this groundbreaking multi-dimensional collection, you can find tools and information that enable you to have both a successful career and a happy, satisfied life. These tools will teach you how to harness the transformative power of being more relational and less transactional.

Are you already networking but all that effort is not translating into results? Does everyone seem to be getting further ahead even though you are just as smart? Are you looking for a new job or up for a promotion? Do you have great ideas but no one seems to be listening to them? If any of these situations resonate, this book is for you!

And even if you are already a Connector, this book will help you take it up a level.

Managing the business of practicing law should be as important to the lawyer as the practice of law itself. It is pivotal to the success or failure of a law practice. The lawyer who considers hanging his own shingle cannot appreciate all of the moving parts involved in managing a profitable law practice until he has actually done it. When you do venture out, on your own or in a partnership with others, you soon realize that there is much more to the business of practicing law than you ever expected. Everything about your law firm affects the most important asset that your law firm owns: the attorney/client relationship. In From Lawyer to Law Firm, we address the commercial aspects of practicing law that are unique to a law firm. During our combined 70+ years in the legal profession, we have both experienced situations which may seem unbelievable. No matter where you are in your legal career, authors Elizabeth Miller and Joryn Jenkins offer you guidance and insights based on those experiences that will help to ensure success for both you and your law firm.

Much has been written about the pace of change facing the legal industry – how certain law firm functions are being replaced by artificial intelligence and new types of service providers, how accounting firms are looking to absorb and replace law firms, and how merging into worldwide mega firms of 3,000 to 10,000 lawyers is the only way to survive. Steve Jobs and others have called this evolution “creative destruction”. Richard Susskind referred to it years ago as “the end of lawyers”.

It is true that the legal market is facing massive change. Technology, new ways of working, alternative methods of billing, and highly disruptive new entrants have all made their mark on the traditional legal business model. The Future of Law Firm Business Models takes a look at all these trends and more, horizon-scanning for future developments, and the ways in which these issues will fundamentally change the market.

ALA's Job Description Toolkit was designed to assist legal management professionals and their employer organizations in drafting job descriptions using the ALA Uniform Process Based Management System (UPBMS) taxonomy classification/codes.

It provides a step-by-step guide for writing job descriptions, including sample job descriptions organized by the following areas: Administrative, Finance, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Legal Support Services, and Marketing and Technology.

Features of this resource include:

• A guide on creating job descriptions that apply the UPBMS taxonomy
• A list of resources and tools to use when writing job descriptions
• A sample of job descriptions using the UPBMS

Lawscape 2025: Defining the law firm of tomorrow is an exploration of the biggest innovations, strategies, and disruptors that are set to change the face of legal practice.

Successfully managing a change initiative is no simple feat, regardless of the size of the firm – distilling the process of change into a workforce takes careful planning and support. Change is stressful and difficult for people to process and accept, as we often cling to what we know. This is especially true of lawyers, who are notoriously averse to change.

However, the legal sector has begun to rapidly transform – and the firms that don’t change with it are going to struggle to stay relevant. In these turbulent times for firms, change initiatives must be properly managed to ensure the whole firm can successfully shift to the new norm and stick to it. Without the proper support and management, a firm runs the risks of alienating their workforce – who will not take well to sudden and imposed change.

Covering Excel for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Excel for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It starts with the basics and works it way up, focusing exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It includes instructions on creating fiduciary accounting, amortization schedules, real estate closing statements, disbursement schedules, medical bill summaries, graphical representations of data, mail merging using Excel as a list manager, and many useful formulas for use with dates, numbers, text, and logic. This Microsoft Excel Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Outlook for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Outlook for Legal Professionals is easy to read and covers email management, fixing default settings, and all of the little-known features that make email, calendar, and contact management easier. This Microsoft Outlook Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Microsoft PowerPoint for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft PowerPoint. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents over 20 years of experience by Affinity Consulting Group using PowerPoint in and out of the court room, as well as including tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft PowerPoint Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking  Here.

Covering Word for Mac versions 2019 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Mac for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations specific for Microsoft Word for Mac. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word for Mac Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Covering Word for Windows versions 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Word for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It representations a 21-year compilation of how to tackle just about every Word issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as legal word processing tips, tricks and little-know techniques. This Microsoft Word Manual is written with you in mind!

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals is easy to read and full of numbered steps and screen illustrations. It focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. This NetDocs Manual is written with you in mind!!

NetDocuments for Legal Professionals focuses exclusively on topics relevant to legal professionals and skips those which are not. It represents a compilation of years of how to tackle just about every NetDocs document management issue encountered by Affinity Consulting Group in a legal environment, as well as tips, tricks and little-know techniques.

A sample of this content can be seen by clicking Here.

Price: $195.00

Ops in a Box, Legal Edition is a magical kit to help jump start legal operations in the law department and law firm markets. With 30 templates and over 195 pages of content, it is the first essential tool kit for Legal Ops Professionals seeking to launch their strategic plan, for seasoned operations teams seeking to fine tune existing tools and for small departments that need operations help aids but do not have the budget for a full-time operations professional.

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