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Law Firm Leadership Isn't a Role, It's a Mindset Image

Law Firm Leadership Isn't a Role, It's a Mindset

Michael A. Gerstenzang & Hy Pomerance

When a law firm does not subscribe to a traditional corporate structure At most companies, the leadership structure is typically clear and hierarchical. But what does leadership look like at a law firm when a traditional corporate structure doesn't apply?

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10 Common Misconceptions Lawyers Have About Media Relations Image

10 Common Misconceptions Lawyers Have About Media Relations

Randy Labuzinski

Traditional media continue to evolve and constrict in a marketplace consumed by non-traditional influencers, including bloggers, social media stars, bots. Accordingly, the art of media relations is more important than ever to make sure PR professionals are doing all we can to influence the dwindling number of legitimate journalists while managing and enhancing the public reputations of our law firm clients.

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When Being a Star Rainmaker is Not Enough: Why EQ Leads to Even Better Business Results Image

When Being a Star Rainmaker is Not Enough: Why EQ Leads to Even Better Business Results

Marla Grant & Yuliya LaRoe

Why EQ Leads to Even Better Business Results It is not uncommon for law firms to face negative business outcomes caused by the behavior of a star rainmaker who is unaware of the impact that they have on others. And that's what emotional intelligence (EQ) is about and why it's so important to lead to better business results. What can law firms do to help their star partners increase their emotional intelligence to avoid potentially disastrous business outcomes for themselves and their firms?

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The 5-Step Path to Meeting Your Firm's Marketing Goals Image

The 5-Step Path to Meeting Your Firm's Marketing Goals

Jennifer S. Bankston

Law firms of all sizes struggle to define a marketing and business development pathway that strikes the right balance to deliver measurable value at a manageable cost. A well-defined, quantifiable approach (proactive, not reactive) is necessary to execute a law firm's strategy.

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Maximize the Impact of Firm Sponsorships with Social Media Image

Maximize the Impact of Firm Sponsorships with Social Media

Spencer X Smith

Pro bono work on an individual level is often not publicized, but the work you do in the community as a firm should be. Here's how to ensure both you and the charities, nonprofits, etc. you're supporting gain the maximum amount of exposure and awareness for their causes.

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15 Free Things to Do for Clients That Will Make Them Love You More Image

15 Free Things to Do for Clients That Will Make Them Love You More

Stacy West Clark

There is a huge bonus to doing free things for clients at their place of business: You can bring as many lawyers from your firm with you as you like.

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Litigation Support, E-discovery and the Recovery of Costs Image

Litigation Support, E-discovery and the Recovery of Costs

Nathan Curtis

The Data Explosion vs. Recovery Model Stagnation Firms are struggling with a legacy practice of writing off litigation support/e-discovery and related costs but have been challenged to identify and implement recovery models or managed services models that are both acceptable to the firm and to their clients. On top of all of this, many firms simply fail to dispose of the data at the matter closing and costs continue to accumulate year over year. Mattern has launched the first ever e-Discovery and Litigation Support Cost Recovery Survey to gather that needed data to help drive firms' better business decisions.

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Leadership for the Strong Image

Leadership for the Strong

Silvia Coulter

There are a few things about being an effective leader that books and professors don't seem to directly address. Here are some tips to help partners who lead operational teams, offices, practices, departments, or the firm itself, to implement for leadership impact.

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When Being a Star Rainmaker Is Not Enough Image

When Being a Star Rainmaker Is Not Enough

Marla Grant & Yuliya LaRoe

Why EQ Leads to Even Better Business Results It is not uncommon for law firms to face negative business outcomes caused by the behavior of a star rainmaker who is unaware of the impact that they have on others. And that's what emotional intelligence (EQ) is about and why it's so important to lead to better business results. What can law firms do to help their star partners increase their emotional intelligence to avoid potentially disastrous business outcomes for themselves and their firms?

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Caste System Persists Among Attorneys and Business Professionals Image

Caste System Persists Among Attorneys and Business Professionals

Dylan Jackson

While the last decade has brought a revolution of global law firms employing thousands of attorneys and an army of professional staff — pricing executives, marketers and legal operation specialists, among many others — many professional law firm staff tell stories of a two-tiered system that minimizes their role and contributions. Observers said the caste system is a long-standing cultural mindset that stems from an age when firms were smaller and more informal, without hundreds of employees.

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