Many firms that were formed in the late 1960s through the early 1990s are now facing a transition from their founding leadership to a younger generation. There are many problems and benefits that will be associated with this transition. This article discusses the issues and the approaches that a firm may take to make the transition effective and efficient with minimal disruption.
- December 20, 2010William C. Cobb
Too many lawyers in private practice are frustrated as they attempt to achieve both their personal and professional objectives due to the absence of sound management and administration of their firms.
December 20, 2010Joel A. RoseMost firms file their partnership income tax returns in their domiciliary state and maybe another state or two if they feel they enter the state enough to warrant filing. There are nonresident personal income tax filing requirements that come into play as well. Generally, that's the accepted state and local tax filing approach taken by many firms. Unfortunately, that's not the full spectrum of filings that must be considered in this new age of state and local taxation.
December 20, 2010John W. Sullivan IIIATTORNEY MARKETING IN 2011 - At the end of the year, it is vital to successful lawfirm marketing to review what's been working and those tactics which need reinforcing. We spend a day with our clients strategizing and brainstorming: 1. Increasing client retention 2. Enhancing relationship building 3. Growing business development talent 4. Looking at the success ratio of pitches and proposals 5. Evaluating community, business and NPO particiipation 6. Updating the competition and economic
December 16, 2010Law.com StaffATTORNEY MARKETING IN 2011 - At the end of the year, it is vital to successful lawfirm marketing to review what's been working and those tactics which need reinforcing. We spend a day with our clients strategizing and brainstorming: 1. Increasing client retention 2. Enhancing relationship building 3. Growing business development talent 4. Looking at the success ratio of pitches and proposals 5. Evaluating community, business and NPO particiipation 6. Updating the competition and economic
December 16, 2010Law.com StaffLAWYERS ARE THE MISSING LINK IN ATTORNEY MARKETING - Marketing for attorneys requires them to be in front of prospects and clients. It's the RED ZONE and the typical missing link is the attorney. Think about it - when you bring business development consultants in to train and motivate your lawyers, and get them out in front of prospects and clients, you are acknowledging they are missing from the action. Our newest CLE seminar presents the
November 30, 2010Allan Colman , Www.closersgroup.comService providers need incentives to continue providing top-notch service.That is what most customers believe. Whether a customer engages a vendor for cloud computing, software offered as a service ("SaaS"), outsourcing, or simply the maintenance aspect of a traditional software licensing agreement, if an element of the deal is for the vendor to provide ongoing services, the customer will always seek a financial lever to provide the vendor with an incentive to perform.
November 29, 2010Evan Henschel And Eric SwibelPossessing child pornography is such a potentially serious crime that institutions take pains to keep it off their premises. e-Commerce firms, whether they have significant physical premises or not, are no different.
November 29, 2010Marjorie J. Peerce And Carolyn Barth RenzinAttending conferences has a dual benefit: learning or keeping updated in a substantive area or industry, and business development. Both are critical to a successful practice.
November 29, 2010Sharon Meit AbrahamsIn the September issue, Part One of this article listed the 12 steps that are essential for a well planned and well executed Client Feedback program. Part One then went on to describe steps 1 through 4a. Steps 5 through 12 will be described herein.
November 29, 2010Donald E. Aronson
