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Interested in taking a break from your law practice, but not from the intellectual stimulation associated with the law? There are several ways you can enrich your skills and experience while taking time away from your practice.

More legal practitioners are using the internet giant's business tools, says the author of a new book on how Google know-how can benefit lawyers.

Vancouver law firm Bull, Housser and Tupper has once again been recognized for its attention to the “people” side of the business. Managing partner Herb Isherwood and human resources manager Ann Johnston spoke to PracticeLink about how BH and T keeps employees engaged and why it's so important.

Most public companies are well on their way to converting to International Financial Reporting Standards. The situation is a little more complicated for private enterprises, which can choose between IFRS and the New Canadian GAAP. Here is what private business owners must understand about their options.

Whatever else can be said about the economic downturn of the past two years, it is unquestioned that law firms, like every other sector of the economy, have learned (or more likely re-learned) they cannot ignore the fundamental rules of business.

Consider preparing printed material for the client to take away with them, material that will help them understand what is going on. "Hand-holders" are tangible symbols of the help that’s being given, of the work that has been and will be done on the client’s behalf.

You’re not just practising law, you’re running a business. Try some of these simple tips and you’ll not only keep clients and staff happy, you’ll boost your practice’s bottom line.

Do you find yourself daydreaming about teaching yoga, delivering mail, doing anything but practising law? Maybe you’re in the wrong field. Or maybe you just need a change of scenery. Here’s how to perform a thorough self-assessment to determine if law is the right career for you.

If you want to build firm revenue, don’t let individual players steal the show. Working as a team means greater value for the client and greater long-term success for the firm.

While other firms are bracing themselves to weather the bleak economy, here’s how you can use these tough times to foster change and catapult your firm into the forefront of the marketplace.