Video continues to be one of the most powerful marketing tools available to law firms. With the number of viewers growing exponentially and the new video features now available on virtually every social media platform, adding video to your social media marketing is a no-brainer. Here are ten tips to help you easily add video […]

Here at the Academy we’ve been shaking things up a bit, starting with our Job Descriptions. What if the team member in each position wrote the description outlining what they’re committed to accomplishing instead of the company handing out a sterile, boring list of tasks and skills required for the position? Which job description turns you […]

A comprehensive estate plan is one that includes all the documents necessary to handle the affairs of the person if they were to die or become incapacitated today. That means that any funding which needs to be done is done. In the very simplest of plans, that could mean having powers of attorney in place […]

Happy Friday from Your Girl Friday, reporting to you from my new post as an Academy Practice Building Consultant! There’s a lot of excitement to that news in itself, but we won’t address that here today (if you want the scoop, shoot me an email and I’ll tell you all about my new adventure at […]

This week I’m sharing a blog on Medicaid from Dave Zumpano, who focuses in Medicaid planning. I’ll be sharing Medicaid blogs from Dave Zumpano monthly in this space. Now, here’s Dave’s blog: Blog Author: David J. Zumpano, Esq, CPA, Co-founder Lawyers With Purpose, Founder and Senior Partner of Estate Planning Law Center We as attorneys, […]

Far too many Estate Planners across the country have a belief that summer seminars are not as effective as other months due to the vacations and travel plans of their target audience and potential clients. The facts prove just the opposite. We analyzed data from more than 48,273 seminar events and 106,851,800 targeted households to […]

With the holiday weekend upon us, most of us are looking forward to three full days away from the office, but for many of the estimated nine million people in the U.S. who work remotely, “unplugging” can be more of a challenge. I’m one of those nine million people. In fact our whole team is, […]

Recently, the world was stunned when the United Kingdom voted narrowly to leave the European Union. This exit of Britain, often called “Brexit”, could have many consequences, mainly in Europe, but some in the United States, as well. E.U. nationals may need to leave the U.K. U.K. nationals may need to leave E.U. countries Goods […]

As cloud computing proves that it’s here to stay, every user and non-user seems to have an opinion on whether it’s a benefit or a way of making your company’s valuable assets even more vulnerable to hackers. I’m not here to change your mind one way or another, but merely to provide a few facts […]

Last month, the Department of Labor passed new Overtime Rules that could have a far-reaching and major impact on American businesses, including law firms. But what does this really mean for employers, and what do you need to consider to remain compliant with the law? What is the FLSA?* In 1938, the FLSA (or Fair […]