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Texas Firm Sues Client For Negative Yelp Review

A Yelp user called “Joe B,” who posted a negative review of Grissom & Thompson, alleged that the firm, which […]

Using Sales Professionals In A Law Firm

Some law firms are employing sales professionals, and those that do are finding inherent tensions between the sales people and […]

Effective Service Delivery, Providing Client Value, and Applying Sound Decision Making to Matter Management

In the post-recession legal industry, lawyers must have an arsenal of tools when responding to an RFP or bidding for new work to effectively price a matter, efficiently manage a matter to completion, while also producing value to the client. Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. attorneys suggest essential steps to meeting client expectations in today’s legal services environment.

Every Good Lawyer Should Quit Working on Cases – Problem Solving versus “Working” for the Client

Clients don’t hire lawyers to work on cases – they hire lawyers to solve problems, and keeping that mantra in mind can be key to positive attorney-client relationships, an attorney with Butler Snow LLP says.

Rejecting Jewel v. Boxer, The District Court’s Heller Decision Is A Potential Knock-Out Punch Against Unfinished Business Claims By Insolvent Law Firms

A recent U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruling in the Heller Ehrman LLP bankruptcy case may prove to be a knock-out punch against “unfinished business” claims by insolvent or bankrupt law firms and their trustees.

E-Discovery Unit Equals Big Bucks For Winston & Strawn

In lieu of retaining an outside vendor, law firm Winston & Strawn has developed its own e-discovery unit, which for […]

Dewey & LeBoeuf Former Execs Seek Dismissal On Criminal Charges

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, charged with misleading lenders and bond investors in the economic unraveling of the once-lauded firm, […]

What The NBA Can Teach Law Firms About Lateral Hiring

Lawyers are free agents 365 days a year, notes law firm advisor Andrew E. Jillson of Hayse LLC in a […]

The Increasing Importance of Records And Information Management

Although even some of its practitioners consider it obscure and marginal as a distinct functional entity, Records and Information Management […]

Effective Service Delivery, Providing Client Value, and Applying Sound Decision Making to Matter Management

As the industry evolves, law firms need to cultivate additional tools to gain and retain clients, David Kearney with Cohen & Grigsby writes. Kearney provides a few focus points, including training, standardized time and activities, workflow improvement and the effective use of metrics.

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