How to deliver legal presentations in the correct way
The professionals of the legal sector need to deal during their workday with the task of communicating via presentations different aspects regarding their work. Moreover, they also have to succeed at transmitting in a clear and concise way a case in court and have good conversation skills with their...
TIL - 10 May 2023
Latin legal terms every lawyer should know
Every lawyer or professional of the legal sector has studied during their academic years a lot of Latin idioms in order to communicate in a correct and corporate way during the performance of their job. Some terms are difficult to comprehend and memorize and, over the time, many Latinisms will be fo...
TIL - 13 April 2023
Key factors that everyone should know about the legal sector
The legal profession involves some complex terminology that only people who have studied law will comprehend correctly. The thing is that people, regarding their job or educational level, should know at least some simple key factor in order to know what to do with the legal documents that everybody ...
TIL - 11 April 2023
Business feedback: a tool for law firm management
When people are affected by external stimuli, the human organism automatically generates a response known as feedback. This concept is also extrapolated beyond the functioning of the human body, specifically to the business sector when a company's employees receive a message about the work actions t...
TIL - 06 March 2023
How lawyers have to deal with a job interview
One of the most complicated situations for people is the job search. Lawyers study for years to be able to practice, achieving a brilliant academic training, and there are even some who already have a professional career. However, there are more and more requirements that lawyers must meet if they w...
TIL - 23 February 2023
Best market practice for companies to disclose their social sustainability metrics
Clear reporting of an organisation’s social sustainability credentials is vital to ensuring that internal and external stakeholders can understand the impact - positive and negative - an organisation is having on the wider world.  However, the reporting landscape in relation to soci...
TIL - 20 February 2023
Advantages of having a community manager in the legal firm
Social media give a new vision of the world and they have changed the way we look at things. People show in them their daily routines, their leisure time, the food they eat, and even the opinions they have on certain issues. Consequently, social media help to form an idea of ​​what a person is l...
TIL - 15 February 2023
Ten tips for lawyers to be more productive in Teams
  The organization of a team of workers is essential for the company to function properly. Lawyers in law firms make use of the Microsoft Teams application for internal communication thanks to the advantages it offers. But if you want to work effectively and productively with this digital too...
TIL - 10 February 2023
Top 10 Law Schools in the World
All over the world there must be thousands of schools or colleges where you can get a law degree. However, if we stick to the number of educational centers that make a difference and have international prestige, the number is drastically reduced. Below, we offer the ranking of the ten best law scho...
TIL - 27 September 2022
The importance of listening to clients
  The use of words is really important in the law profession, however, it is not only useful to speak but also to listen, and it seems that not all lawyers take this into account when dealing with their clients. In the following lines, we will see why this can be very useful for defense and th...
TIL - 24 June 2022
How to launch a podcast for lawyers. The case of 'How I Lawyer'
--- Jonah Perlin answers some questions about his successful podcast for lawyers "How I Lawyer"   How you came up with the idea of the podcast ‘How I Lawyer’?  I teach Legal Practice at Georgetown Law (where I also went to law school). In that capacity I spend a lot of time...
Jonah Perlin - 11 April 2022
how to listen to your client in a difficult moment
Advocacy is one of those professions where you really need to be able to multitask… at university no one will prepare you to play a psychologist, empathize with your client or tell them what they need to hear. We are social beings and outside of the labor relations we cannot avoid establishin...
Mariana González - 17 March 2022
Why an internal podcast could benefit our law firm's culture?
--- Corporate culture is important and that is the reason why companies should publish a series of internal podcasts Many of us have calls with colleagues and bosses via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and other online platforms, yet we sometimes wonder whether we really feel a sense of belongi...
William Brown - 28 November 2021
Building Business Relationships in a Virtual World
--- Initially this article examines the steps necessary to establish and build profitable business relationships, before going on to highlight the information missing and resultant disadvantages, when those relationships rely on virtual, rather than face-to-face communication. Finally, it then exam...
Nick Davies - 20 October 2021
Chatbots - Legal friendly?
--- Chatbot technology is based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning taking into account that it complies with all data processing principles and regulations Nowadays, it is difficult to determine whether a natural person or Chatbot is talking to a customer on a Company's website. And n...
Anete Garoza - 29 September 2021
The Dialogue You Need to be Having Regularly With Your Team
--- Maintaining a dialogue with your work team once per quarter can guarantee the success of your company by creating an environment that invites cooperation and teamwork. One of the key things that lacks in most firms is that informal deeply engaging discussion between the owner and their immedia...
Brian Maphosa - 24 May 2021
How to have complicated conversations at work?
--- It is advisable to advise people in advance about the importance of meetings to show confidence Have you ever had to tell your team about the dismissal of one of the lawyers? Have you ever had to tell your team about the loss of a client? Have you ever told your team about the end of a deadlin...
TIL - 25 April 2021
Internal podcasts for lawyers? It can be possible!
--- Interview with Molly Beck, CEO of private podcasting software: Messy.fm The Impact Lawyers has the pleasure to publish an interview made with Molly Beck, CEO of Messy.fm, an award-winning private podcasting software is trusted by dozens of teams across the Fortune 500, plus thousands of SMBs a...
TIL - 10 April 2021
Networking for lawyers: Tips for good networking
--- Networking is another professional area that has been affected by the pandemic. Not many professionals have mastered how to relate and interact with potential clients or collaborators. These difficulties can be found in any sector, including the legal sector Communicating with your network can...
TIL - 26 March 2021
Why coordinated communication is everything at your law firm
--- Coordination is a key element in any organisation. What teleworking has taught us is that establishing proper communication with workers in our own department, and with workers in other departments, is an important step that will help us on our way to success Here are some tips for improving i...
TIL - 19 February 2021
Is there a lack of communication between employees in your law firm? Learn how to communicate!
--- Working remotely is a standard issue in law firms and many are already opting for mixed models for their workers Countless firms are realising that teleworking saves costs on office space and maintenance, electricity, cleaning, etc., saving organisations $11,000 per employee per year, accordin...
TIL - 18 February 2021
Good communication on Social Media: key to the success of CEOs
Communication between business leaders and their employees and customers is very important. And even more so in times of COVID, where everything is uncertainty and misinformation.  The 2020 Brandfod study shows the importance of good communication between leaders and their employees and custo...
William Brown - 04 January 2021
Cuatrecasas advises Grupo Bel to become a shareholder in a large Portuguese media corporation
Cuatrecasas has advised Grupo Bel on the negotiations for entering as shareholder in Global Media Group, a media corporation that owns 19 Portuguese media outlets such as Diário de Notícias and TSF, and holds a stake in the news agency Lusa.  The legal team that advised Grupo Bel...
TIL - 22 September 2020 Portugal
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