In this second of three related posts, we consider whether clients' increasing efforts to control outside legal spend forces their outside counsel to "cut corners."
November 01, 2014Pamela Woldow And Doug Richardson
Are you an ISTJ or an ENFP, perhaps an INTP? What is this alphabet soup, you ask? It's the letters used in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment tool. Why should you care? Because knowing your letters will help you be a better rainmaker.
November 01, 2014Sharon Meit AbrahamsIn this Q&A, panelists discuss the impact of Legal Analytics on the legal profession and how it can be used to gain an edge in the highly competitive business and practice of law.
November 01, 2014Law.com StaffWhen was the last time you had to sign a document or collect signatures as part of a larger business process? Or wait on someone else for a signature? Did you opt for the old-fashioned "wet signature" or the new-fashion electronic version?
November 01, 2014John MarchioniIn recent years, as client fee pressure has increased and client loyalty has decreased, law firms are investing significant time and money in business development programs ... in an often-futile attempt to turn everyone into a capable rainmaker.
November 01, 2014Timothy B. CorcoranThe cloud is everywhere, raining down apps and digital services on companies. The potential benefits are clear: more storage and portability of company information and customer data, as well as time and cost savings for management and employees.
October 01, 2014Rebekah MintzerEven though lawyer management in most mid-size firms recognize the importance of developing and implementing principles of practice management as a means to insure the high quality service to clients and to improve profitability, the extent to which practice management may be implemented varies greatly from firm to firm.
October 01, 2014Joel A. RoseA number of scholars have studied relationship development and the science/psychology around building relationships. This article looks at a perspective on four stages of relationship-building, and provides some insight into each.
October 01, 2014Silvia L. Coulter And Jim CranstonLeadership. It's an accidental career. Yet, too many leaders are leaving their leadership to chance. They have not sought out the skills to lead intentionally and confidently.
October 01, 2014Aleta NorrisLast month, in Part One of this article, we explained that two judges sitting in the District Court in the Northern District of California had issued decisions with respect to unfinished business claims. The rulings on all these cases (one of which was updated after press time) favored the law firm defendants. We continue this discussion herein.
October 01, 2014Robert W. Dremluk
