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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

More and more professions that require advanced degrees or highly specialized skills are joining the gig and/or on-demand economy. Key quote: "Three-quarters of law firms with more than 250 lawyers use contract attorneys, says a 2016 report from legal consultancy Altman Weil." A good example is law. 

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Forecasts: 2017 the Year Corporations Embrace the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

Based on the 2017 trends forecasts we've been reading, corporations are going to actively expand their use of contingent labor in 2017. The researchers predicted that by 2017, the share of "nontraditional" workers would grow to 25% contingent, 34% gray area, and 41% traditional workers.

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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

Success

Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. I was equipped with both and strong leadership skills that could help me succeed anywhere. “If

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AI may boost productivity, but we are already becoming reliant on it, and that’s a problem

Workplace Insight

Generative AI, a powerful new technology, even shows promise in assisting with legal tasks like contract drafting. Interestingly, the report suggests the technology might help bridge the skill gap between low-skilled and high-skilled workers. Google’s Gemini comes in even higher at $191 million.

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Bring out your to-do list! What form does yours take?

Office Dynamics

How many people use Excel, Outlook, sticky notes, legal pads, posters, whiteboards or even emails to themselves? Registration closes on April 10, 2017. I’ve always been interested in how they go about it, and what their lists actually look like. Is there some method that seems to work wonders for admins?” Learn more here.

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21 Ways to Read More Books

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You must first decide what information, knowledge, entertainment or skills you want to extract from the books you read this year, or else you’ll quickly become overwhelmed. I sit in my quiet place early in the morning with a cup of coffee and a legal pad. This article was published in August 2017 and has been updated.