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Amending (or Terminating) Deferred Compensation Plans Without Penalties Image

Amending (or Terminating) Deferred Compensation Plans Without Penalties

Lawrence L. Bell

This article reminds readers of §409A's draconian penalties and specific guidance of amending modifying, amending or terminating existing nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

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Meeting Client Expectations

ageisler

The New Reality, for which law firms are scrambling to equip themselves, is that law firms no longer define their own service levels. Now it's the clients, and they have clear expectation parameters.

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The DOL and Benefit Planning for Independent Contractors

Lawrence L. Bell

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for independent broker-dealers (IBDs), insurers, and other companies to treat professionals who want to flourish in the gig economy as independent contractors.

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Outsourcing and the Difference Between Service and Hospitality

Anthony Davies

Today we see outsourcing accelerating as the pandemic has served to highlight the traditional benefits of outsourcing: cost reduction, flexibility, expertise and efficiency. But providers need to do something more to increase satisfaction rates among their law firm clients.

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Hiring for Long-Term Success

Corey Castillo

Many law firms are hunting for talent with a focus on traditional "industry experience" and prestigious educational backgrounds as familiar criteria in their candidate search process. But what if law firms are missing high value talent — on both the legal and administrative side — that may be right under their nose?

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The Difference Between Service and Hospitality

Anthony Davies

Today, we see outsourcing accelerating as the pandemic has served to highlight the traditional benefits of outsourcing: cost reduction, flexibility, expertise and efficiency. But providers need to do something more to increase satisfaction rates among their law firm clients.

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Are You Stuck With the Hasty Tech Decisions Made In Crisis Mode?

Tomas Suros

In March 2020 and the months immediately following, many firms found themselves scrambling to implement tools that would meet the needs of new remote work realities. Understandably, many of these decisions were done quickly without the normal level of due diligence. Now, the same firms are realizing that those hasty, though necessary, decisions should be revisited or undone.

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Billing Rates Have Increased, But Not Enough to Beat Inflation

Andrew Maloney

Law firm billing rates have increased across all law positions in 2022, but not necessarily enough to keep pace with inflation. That's according to news reports that point to some more challenges for law firm profits.

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Are We Over Thinking Office Return Strategies?

Anthony Davies

Routines based around 'work from home' are calcifying, and commuting, parking, sandwich shops and childcare are fading into distant memory. With each passing week, the challenge to win attorneys back into the office increases.

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Recession Proofing Your Law Firm

Melissa "Rogo" Rogozinski

Whatever term the economists use to describe the slowing pace of commerce, the real question is: how do you protect your law firm's revenue stream when economic pressures are causing current and prospective clients to tighten their budgets?

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