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Law Depts Balking At Firm Associate Fees

October 16, 2014

Legal departments are preferring more experienced law firm attorneys over associates, apparently concluding that doing so represents a cost-savings once […]

Paying Practice Group Leaders To Manage Pays Off

October 14, 2014

Requiring practice group leaders to devote half their time to managing the group, and compensating them primarily based on performance […]

Five Things to Cover in Your Initial Case Assessment

October 9, 2014

What key observations a lawyer can present to a prospective client about a case at first blush, including what significant legal or factual issues are at hand, and potential duration and cost of litigation.

The General Counsel Is Not The Shareholders’ Agent

October 9, 2014

Gatekeeper status is incompatible with the function of attorneys, argues Keith Paul Bishop of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP.

Commit to Your Clients

October 9, 2014

“Commitment” topped the list of most important qualities in outside law firms listed by inside counsel in an ABA-conducted survey, and the Wicker Park Group lists a few ways firms can show their commitment to current and potential clients.

The Biggest Law Firm Stressors And How To Keep Them Manageable

October 9, 2014

The law firm will always be a high-stress work environment, but there are things that legal managers can do to […]

Most Lawyer Searches Start With Yelp, Survey Finds

October 9, 2014

Yelp is the site most people trust when it comes to finding a lawyer, a recent survey from Software Advice […]

Most Lawyer Searches Start With Yelp, Survey Finds

October 8, 2014

Yelp is the site most people trust when it comes to finding a lawyer, a recent survey from Software Advice […]

Is The SEC Encouraging Lawyers To Betray Clients?

October 8, 2014

Names of whistleblowers who provide information to the SEC normally are not made public, but in a recent case involving […]

Lateral Partner Hiring — Is There a Better Way?

October 2, 2014

Only 28 percent of surveyed managing partners said lateral hiring was “highly effective,” yet 96 percent of say such hiring is part of their firm’s growth strategy. Applying rigorous due diligence efforts to hiring strategies could help optimize lateral hires.

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