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Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson, and John Simek hit on a financial pain point that is hitting law firms hard: skyrocketin...
06/05/2026

Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson, and John Simek hit on a financial pain point that is hitting law firms hard: skyrocketing cyber insurance premiums. If strict underwriting questions are stressing you out, you need to hear this right now. Learn how basic system maintenance and staff phishing tests can save your budget and protect your insurability: https://vist.ly/56r9k

Cyber insurance costs are soaring. Discover the practical, behavior-driven steps law firms must take to satisfy strict underwriters and lower premiums.

More bar groups are addressing workplace bullying in the legal profession, but it remains misunderstood, pervasive and d...
06/05/2026

More bar groups are addressing workplace bullying in the legal profession, but it remains misunderstood, pervasive and deeply corrosive. Stopping it doesn’t require perfection, says “Surviving Bully Culture” author Andy Regal; it requires accountability. Here are three quick actions your law firm can take this quarter.
https://www.attorneyatwork.com/workplace-bullying-in-the-legal-profession/

PE pros negotiating Legal MSO deals have a language all their own. They reference EBITDA multiples and waterfall distrib...
06/05/2026

PE pros negotiating Legal MSO deals have a language all their own. They reference EBITDA multiples and waterfall distributions like someone ordering coffee. Law firm partners react in one of two ways. Either they’ll nod their heads and then quietly disengage, or they’ll be mesmerized by the valuation and upfront money and assume the rest of the deal is just “standard.” Nothing is standard right now. This plain-language explanation from Frederick Shelton and Ayven Dodd for can help firm owners understand the seven pillars of legal MSO transactions: valuation, upfront capital, compensation, governance, capital deployment, cultural alignment, and the cashout at the end, aka “second bite.”

Read ‘The 7 Pillars of Legal MSO Deals’ at https://www.attorneyatwork.com/seven-pillars-of-legal-mso-deals/

When you hear the phrase “law firm website accessibility,” you’re probably thinking "compliance risk,” not “marketing op...
06/04/2026

When you hear the phrase “law firm website accessibility,” you’re probably thinking "compliance risk,” not “marketing opportunity.” But many firms don’t realize they are accidentally turning away good leads because of invisible barriers in their intake process. How accessible is your site? Here are 5 quick things you can check today (no developer required). Mike Barton
https://www.attorneyatwork.com/law-firm-website-accessibility-intake-tips/

Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson, and John Simek will completely flip how you look at firm security. The big "Aha!" moment...
06/04/2026

Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson, and John Simek will completely flip how you look at firm security. The big "Aha!" moment? Cyber insurance is no longer just a boring tech checkbox. Carriers are actually pricing your staff's daily behavior. If you do the basics well, your premiums drop immediately. Tune into the podcast episode here: https://vist.ly/56m9v

Cyber insurance costs are soaring. Discover the practical, behavior-driven steps law firms must take to satisfy strict underwriters and lower premiums.

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