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COVID-19 Forcing Firms to Keep Work In-House

Phillip Bantz

Legal departments have been reducing outside counsel spending amid the COVID-19 pandemic and keeping more work in-house, where the demand for specialists and legal operations managers continues to grow, according to a new report.

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Right-Resourcing Legal Services

Chase D'Agostino & Andy Banquer

What is the right strategic approach for a legal department to optimize its return on investment for the resources it deploys to render legal services?

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Implications of NJ BAIT for Law Firms

Edward J. Sadowski

NJ Senate Bill 3246 established the "business alternative income tax" (BAIT), an elective business tax regime for pass-through entities. Law firms are left wondering if electing to pay the BAIT is the right choice. This article summarizes how the NJ BAIT works, as well as its pros and cons.

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With Expenses Expected to Rise in 2021, Will Demand Match?

Dan Packel

Budget season is in full swing at firms whose fiscal year matches the calendar year, and leaders are exercising a newfound scrutiny over every component of next year's spending as they prepare for an uncertain 2021.

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Retirement Planning Under a Biden Administration

Lawrence L. Bell

The election of Joe Biden as President may clear the way for many changes in the retirement planning landscape.

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COVID-19 Dispels Long-Held Law Firm Operations Myths

J. Mark Santiago

During the COVID-19 pandemic, law firms have learned that a large number of "essential" services and Standard Operating Procedure rules and assumptions about how an office works are 1950's myths that need to be identified, examined and re-engineered or discarded.

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Law Firm Financial Management In An Era of Unprecedented Economic Uncertainty

Ari Kaplan

The pandemic has forced law firms to reevaluate their expenses, refine their budgets, and review their overall operations to adapt to an environment of perpetual uncertainty.

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Back to Basics In Times of Uncertainty

Patricia Ellard 

One of the keys to success in competitive intelligence is communication. Effective communication builds rapport with your clients, which, in turn, builds trust and instills confidence that you will be able to get what they need to achieve their goals. In the last few months, this element of trust and rapport has never been more important.

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It's 2025: What Did We Do to Successfully Shift Law Firm Operations?

Rob Mattern

A Look Back from the Future If we look back at 2020 five years from now, what will we point to as the key actions that brought law firms back, and which of those are still in play.

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Year End Is 90 Days Away, Make Every Day Count.

J. Mark Santiago

We are now into the sixth month of the COVID-19 pandemic and law firms across the country are entering the critical last quarter of the year. Historically, law firms collect between 30% and 50% of their annual revenues in the final 90 days of the calendar year. This year will be more challenging than prior years for a number of reasons.

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