Category: AAC
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Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue
Last month, in my blog on workplace bullying, I referenced a phenomenon called vicarious trauma and I’ve gotten a number of questions about what that is and what to do about it. Vicarious trauma is the cumulative effect of witnessing trauma or its after effects. Most people are not confronting trauma on a daily basis…
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![[January 2019 Video] Social Media for Lawyers | Lael Sturm](https://attorneyactionclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Laelheadshot-Lael-Sturm.jpeg)
[January 2019 Video] Social Media for Lawyers | Lael Sturm
About the Event “Social Media for Lawyers” talk will be presented by Lael Sturm. Lael Sturm will lead the session and answer your marketing questions with the goal of giving you actionable advice that you can put to work immediately. Lael has been working in digital marketing for over 20 years. His agency, LPSS supports…
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Do It Now: Name a Guardian for Your Minor Child(ren)
I know it’s hard. Thinking about someone else raising your children can stop you in your tracks. It feels crushing and too horrific to consider. But you must. If you don’t, a stranger will determine who raises your children if something happens to you – your children’s guardian could be a relative you despise or…
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Bully-Proof Your Workplace
In my last blog, I talked about the prevalence of workplace bullying. Across industries, 27% of people will experience bullying. That number is significantly higher in the healthcare field however. Why is that? Any organization is more vulnerable to bullying during times of change and increased workload. In addition, healthcare organizations tend to have dense…
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[December 2018 Video] Avoiding the Marital Doghouse | Mark Perlmutter
https://vimeo.com/310844216 About the Event “Avoiding the marital doghouse: counsel from an old law dog who now practices couples therapy” presented by Mark Perlmutter. A former 30- year-plus Texas Trial Lawyer, “superlawyer” and “legal innovator,” Mark Perlmutter, MA, JD, now helps individuals and couples to have a more satisfying business and intimate relationships. He also mediates,…
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Don’t “Should” on Me
The above statement is one of my favorite bumper stickers. It is a reminder of one of the ways in which we both allow others to tyrannize us and tyrannize ourselves. When partners, whether business or personal, try to “should” on each other, intense conflict almost always results. “Shoulds” come from cultural, parental and peer…
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All Wins, Great and Small
Everyone loves a winner, it’s been said. And who doesn’t like to win? Then again, are all wins created equal? As an attorney, my goal is to help every client walk away from their experience with me feeling like a winner, even if that means all I did was help them stay out of more…
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The Attorney Action Club’s Growth and Shaping the Future
The Attorney Action Club (AAC) is a community of legal professionals that exists to help lawyers succeed in life and business. Our membership includes both practicing lawyers and legal professionals who help lawyers succeed. The AAC helps shine a light on the importance of taking care of yourself and learning to create commercial profitable legal…
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THE MODERN ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS APPRAISER
Today, the public views the role of the business appraiser differently. We are being scrutinized more by the legal system and public and private entities. The accumulated histories of all types of financial transactions clearly show that some evaluators of marketable securities and other business assets have lacked knowledge of more sophisticated and informed methodologies…
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No, Practice Management Software Is Not A Requirement
We all want to become more organized. It would be great if there were some sort of magic software that would allow us to organize our work and thoughts simply. Practice management software claims to be that magic. There must be hundreds of software solutions on the market for law firms. Developers see that we…