As a result-oriented, focused-to-a-fault legal professional, it can be easy to get lost in your routine and ignore the external factors that affect your productivity. As it turns out, there are hidden consequences to this tunnel vision; in fact, the layout and decorations in your office can directly impact your creativity, morale, and efficiency - not to mention, your clients' opinions of you.

As a legal professional, you're in the business of constantly composing new writing samples - be they pleadings, speeches, client letters, or blog posts. All this writing isn't easy, especially when your goal is to finish quickly... and cover all your bases... and sway your audience... and stay within your page limit. Luckily, there are ways to improve your writing while simultaneously making the process less exhausting; the secret is planning ahead. Through strategic planning, you'll be able to convey your message in a more efficient way - which means fewer words, less time, and greater impact.

Earlier this year, Bob Ambrogi talked about security and how lawyers should be scared - and take the subject more seriously. He made mentions of a few noteable instances in which lawyers were hacked and had to pay penalties to recover data, or in which they were sued in a class action.