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Announcing the Third Annual MLF 50 Image

Announcing the Third Annual MLF 50

Elizabeth Anne 'Betiayn' Tursi

Once again, it is time for law firm marketing and communications departments to start thinking about their submissions for consideration to earn a spot on the coveted MLF 50 ' The Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing and Communications.

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WALK THE WALK - DON'T TALK THE TALK

Allan Colman, Managing Director, the Closers Group: www.closersgroup.com

Walking the walk means following through on what got you selected by inside counsel in the first place. Where 68% of law firms rate themselves an "A" for serving their clients, only 19% of in-house counsel would agree. This is according to the recent 18th Annual Survey of General Counsel by INSIDE COUNSEL. We will be spending the next several weeks reviewing how to avoid this disconnect and what in-house counsel expect their new firms…

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Unfunded Retirement Plans: An Ongoing Problem Image

Unfunded Retirement Plans: An Ongoing Problem

Blane R. Prescott & William G. Johnston

During the past year, we witnessed a marked increase in the number of law firms, both large and small, which are finding that their existing unfunded retirement plans are becoming significant, disruptive forces. The underlying problem created by these plans is that the plans result in current income being diverted to former partners, thereby reducing the compensation of the remaining active partners. Today, the combination of an expected spike in retirements related to the baby boom generation and, for many firms, greatly increased benefit exposure due to sharp increases in firm profitability that is factored into the value of retiree benefits, stand ready to test the financial viability of even the strongest firms.

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MAKE REJECTION WORK

Allan Colman, Managing Director, the Closers Group: www.closersgroup.com

Make rejection work for you. I've often heard inside counsel bemoan the fact that most lawyers do not follow up with them after losing a rfp competition. They have almost as much investment in the rfp and selection process as outside counsel and frequently indicate that they learned alot of helpful information from the competitors. Yet they may not hear from the "losers" for years. The key here is to address the fact that they…

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MAKE REJECTION WORK

Allan Colman, Managing Director, the Closers Group: www.closersgroup.com

Make rejection work for you. I've often heard inside counsel bemoan the fact that most lawyers do not follow up with them after losing a rfp competition. They have almost as much investment in the rfp and selection process as outside counsel and frequently indicate that they learned alot of helpful information from the competitors. Yet they may not hear from the "losers" for years. The key here is to address the fact that they…

MAKE REJECTION WORK Image

MAKE REJECTION WORK

Allan Colman, Managing Director, the Closers Group: www.closersgroup.com

Make rejection work for you. I've often heard inside counsel bemoan the fact that most lawyers do not follow up with them after losing a rfp competition. They have almost as much investment in the rfp and selection process as outside counsel and frequently indicate that they learned alot of helpful information from the competitors. Yet they may not hear from the "losers" for years. The key here is to address the fact that they…

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CRM Failure: Old Wives' Tale or Success Story? Image

CRM Failure: Old Wives' Tale or Success Story?

Julio Quintana

The latest study on CRM projects (known as the CHAOS Chronicles), conducted in 2006, shows that close to 50% of projects fail, much lower than the over 74% figure that has been circulating for years. This is good news: It means, in part, that many industries are learning to manage CRM as a living entity that changes and grows as an organization does. It also reveals that we are getting wiser about our approach to CRM projects, heeding the advice that the best way to 'eat an elephant' is one piece at a time.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Organizational Change

Steven Burchell

When introducing new technologies or processes, managing the challenge of change requires a clear vision, ongoing two-way communication with the affected stakeholders and an understanding of people's levels of influence and commitment to the change. A law firm's culture can impede the adoption of new processes. When employees are accustomed to performing tasks in a certain way, you are bound to come up against some resistance if the new processes translate into a loss of their routines and comfort levels. Therefore, it is imperative that you get the appropriate people involved early in the planning to make sure they understand the new systems and processes ' and how the changes will affect them and the firm.

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The RED ZONE - Selecting Outside Firms

Allan Colman, Managing Director, the Closers Group: www.closersgroup.com

CLIENT CO-MARKETING CONCLUDED - What else do inside counsel want?

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The Practice Group: A Firm Management Tool Or an Anchor? Image

The Practice Group: A Firm Management Tool Or an Anchor?

Bruce W. Marcus

The popularity of the practice group — an entity within a firm comprised of those who practice a specific area of law or serve a specific industry — is well grounded, in that it opens a number of advantages to managing a practice and better serving clients. But so complex and management sensitive are practice groups that they open, as well, the easy propensity to misuse the practice group concept in a classic case of poor management canceling the value of a good concept.

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