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Legal Tech ‘Trend’ Just The Beginning Of An Industry Revolution

August 13, 2014

Though some have suggested lagging investment in legal technology this year means the trend is fading, entrepreneur Basha Rubin says […]

Lawyers Can Use Judicial Praise In Ads, Appeals Court Rules

August 12, 2014

If a judge has glowing praise for a lawyer, that lawyer has the First Amendment right to use the endorsement […]

Netflix Hiring And Management Strategies Could Help Law Firms Innovate

August 11, 2014

Law firms can learnfrom the hiring and management processes that have allowed Netflix to grow quickly while maintaining industry excellence, […]

Crunching The Numbers: Law Departments Consolidating Outside Legal Work, And A Big Spend On M&A

August 8, 2014

LexisNexis has released its Enterprise Legal Management Trends Report (ELM), which details legal department spending trends. Among the findings: More […]

And an Associate Shall Lead Them …

August 7, 2014

It’s rare for career advice to center around a Kevin Bacon analogy, but legal marketing strategist Adrian Dayton says creating a professional LinkedIn and connecting with other lawyers, even within your own office, can make you more like the ubiquitous actor in a helpful, professional way.

Should You Take on a Client Who’s Forming a Nonprofit?

August 7, 2014

A few questions in an initial interview can answer the question, Julie Brook with the Continuing Education of the Bar for California says, and indeed may determine if the non-profit should be formed at all.

Alternative Fee Arrangements in IP Cases

August 6, 2014

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi attorney Marla R. Butler considers several alternative fee models specifically as applied to intellectual property […]

Visualized Metrics Help Evaluate Law Firms

July 31, 2014

Law department managers who are digging into the numbers in order to compare the performance of their law firms may […]

Texas Firm Sues Client For Negative Yelp Review

July 29, 2014

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

July 25, 2014

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

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