# Raise the Bar

> The industry newsletter for lawyers at small and mid-size law firms, breaking down legal news into practical insight for marketing, growth and client interactions

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## Posts
- [California takes on legal AI ](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/california-takes-on-legal-ai): Plus: What SB 574 means for attorneys everywhere | The best SCOTUS term previews
- [Q&A: Your appeal strategy should start on day one of trial](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/q-a-your-appeal-strategy-should-start-on-day-one-of-trial): Christina Vassiliou Harvey, appellate attorney, on building your appeal record at trial
- [Will lawyers have to start paying for AI insurance?](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/will-lawyers-have-to-start-paying-for-ai-insurance): Plus: When senior partners won't step aside | The UN podcasts worth your commute
- [Q&A: Marketing 101: Fractional, in-house or agency? ](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/q-a-marketing-101-fractional-in-house-or-agency): Law firms can't afford to slack on marketing. Which route should your firm go?
- [The legal industry is thriving. Lawyers are not.](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/the-legal-industry-is-thriving-lawyers-are-not): Plus: Small firms aren't too small to hack | The election law podcasts worth listening to
- [Q&A: The case for legal interpreters](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/q-a-the-case-for-legal-interpreters): Attorney & Interpreter Cynthia Herber on why lawyers serve clients best when legal interpreters are involved
- [Associates want to RTO](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/associates-want-to-rto): Plus: Legal billboard spend doubled since 2021 | Does AI actually save law firms money?
- [Q&A: Your partnership agreement needs another look](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/q-a-your-partnership-agreement-needs-another-look): The partnership agreement mistakes that turn amicable splits into courtroom dramas
- [Is Meta the new Big Tobacco?](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/is-meta-the-new-big-tobacco): Plus: Justice Clarence Thomas on Ted Cruz's podcast | Time to start planning the office holiday party
- [Why your best paralegal is about to quit](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/why-your-best-paralegal-is-about-to-quit): Deann Groce, chief of staff at a Houston trial firm, on why paralegals really quit and how to stop it from happening
- [An expert witness let ChatGPT write his report](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/an-expert-witness-let-chatgpt-write-his-report): Plus: Comparing yourself to the wrong lawyers | Earn CLE credit from podcasts
- [A judge just compared AI tricks to jury tampering](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/a-judge-just-compared-ai-tricks-to-jury-tampering): Plus: Morgan & Morgan challenges Florida's celebrity ad ban | Why 'stay interviews' work
- [Hourly billing isn't as safe for lawyers as everyone assumes](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/hourly-billing-isn-t-as-safe-for-lawyers-as-everyone-assumes): This IP attorney shares why she stopped billing by the hour and never went back
- [Burnout isn't your fault (Source: ABA)](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/burnout-isn-t-your-fault-source-aba-7598): Plus: The podcast strategy worth stealing | Tupac's murder trial 
- [Burnout isn't your fault (Source: ABA)](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/burnout-isn-t-your-fault-source-aba): Plus: The podcast strategy worth stealing | Tupac's murder trial 
- [Attorneys quit their boss, not their career](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/attorneys-quit-their-boss-not-their-career): A legal recruiter on why most attorneys solve the wrong problem when they decide to leave
- [Private equity is coming for law firms](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/private-equity-is-coming-for-law-firms): Plus: Courts are banning smart glasses from their buildings | Back-to-school marketing ideas beyond the backpack drive
- [Are OF models really getting genius visas?](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/are-of-models-really-getting-genius-visas): D'Alessio Law's Leslie Howard on what the O-1 visa headlines got wrong
- [Back-to-school season is your firm's next marketing moment](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/back-to-school-season-is-your-firm-s-next-marketing-moment): Plus: The job search checklist that works both ways | AI outputs in court: who has to disclose?
- [This firm closed for a week and nobody panicked](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/this-firm-closed-for-a-week-and-nobody-panicked): The systems that let a solo immigration attorney go fully dark for a week
- [ICYMI: Are you chasing trends or building trust?](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/icymi-are-you-chasing-trends-or-building-trust):  Plus: The $600 client gift policy | A tax red flag to watch
- [The second-largest search engine has almost no lawyers on it](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/the-second-largest-search-engine-has-almost-no-lawyers-on-it): Plus: New ABA ethics rules for government lawyers | The real reason lawyers can't disconnect
- [Every employee at this firm has a $600 client gift budget](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/every-employee-at-this-firm-has-a-600-client-gift-budget): This personal injury firm takes a different, more meaningful, approach to client gifts
- [Referral system > referral luck](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/referral-system-referral-luck): Plus: Your transcription tool may be leaking data | Associates are job-hopping fast
- [Community trust is a real growth strategy for law firms](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/community-trust-is-a-real-growth-strategy-for-law-firms): Why cost-per-lead can't measure your best marketing move
- [The intake script that wins clients in 30 seconds](https://www.raisethebarmedia.co/p/the-intake-script-that-wins-clients-in-30-seconds): Plus: A major firm's partnership agreement just went public | Lawyers earning $200/hr to train AI