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A great way for lawyers to find inspiration in their practice is to hear from experts about topics related to the legal field and both career and personal goals. Watching TED Talks can be motivating, giving you another point of view on themes and subjects you’re already thinking about or those you haven’t yet considered. NextChapter put together this list of TED Talks that are relevant to lawyers, grouped by category.

Whenever a new technology is introduced in your practice, there will always be some kind of learning curve. New software is no exception, but remember that using innovative tools for your law practice will be worth it in the end. Modern software improves workflows, increases law firm efficiencies, and makes your entire team more collaborative and productive. You’ll no longer have that frustration of outdated, slow, and buggy software, and everything will move quicker.

There’s no escaping the fact that millennials now make up a good share of your client base—and that share will continue to increase. Millennials are projected to become the largest generation in 2019, overtaking Baby Boomers, according to Pew Research. To stay competitive, you need to adapt to the needs of these clients. Here’s how to keep impressing millennials to get more clients and stand out from other attorneys in your area.

Part of ensuring your practice stays relevant and profitable is keeping up with the latest trends in the legal world. Clio, a legal practice management and client intake software company, provides insights in its 2019 Legal Trends Report. Here’s what the report is all about and reasons why attorneys should check it out.

Meet Trace Daniel, NextChapter's Business Development Manager. Trace joined the NextChapter team in July with 9 years of experience in entrepreneurship and business development. Completely new to legal tech, Trace enjoys the challenge of learning and working in a new space. Trace's high-energy and enthusiasm for building relationships and providing attorneys with the best tools to grow their business is what drives his work at NextChapter. He is excited about showing attorneys a software that makes their firm more efficient and thus, more profitable.

The law is a demanding field. Whether you’re an attorney or a legal professional, you’ve probably worked after hours taking client calls, responding to emails, finishing up petitions before the end of the month… and the list goes on. It’s hard to disconnect, as many lawyers think they always have to be plugged in. While this can be helpful to clients, never unplugging will start to take its toll. With smartphones and more mobility in our digital age, you have access to your email in your pocket. While this is a positive most of the time, this can lead to you constantly checking email and never really taking a break from work.

One of the benefits of practicing law is that there are plenty of new avenues to pursue if you feel like you’re able to take on more. If you’re looking for a way to expand your impact on your community, consider adding bankruptcy law to your practice. This area provides a lot of variety to your work and impacts a large portion of the population (there were 767,721 nonbusiness bankruptcies filed in 2017, according to US Courts data).