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Law Firms Need Artificial Intelligence to Stay in the Game
The Legal Department Is Savvier and Has More Options In the Form of ASPs and Legal Technology. It's Time for Law Firms to Embrace Change. AI Is a Key Ingredient In Doing So.
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Media & Communications: How to Make PR Simple, Convenient and Unintimidating for Lawyers
Top Tips for Public Relations Success in Law Firms
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You're Fired!
<i><b>Dealing With a Job Loss</b></i><p>The chances are that many of us will either be terminated or laid off from at some point in our careers. It happens. How you deal with the loss of a job and get back on your feet as quickly as possible is what's important.
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Executive Benefits at Non-Profits after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant changes to certain Internal Revenue Code provisions dealing with highly compensated employees. Among these are restrictions (in the form of excise taxes) on compensation of certain highly paid employees of “applicable tax-exempt organizations.”
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'Law Firm Leadership:' Creating a Collaborative Work Environment
Collaborative cultures soar in profitability, talent acquisition and retention, client retention and client service.
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'Competitive Intelligence:' Leveraging CI for Successful Business Development
<b><i>Sometimes You Don't Know What You Don't Know</b></i><p>Over the last decade, the definition of competitive intelligence has evolved to be about all of the data and information I have access to that helps to isolate and leverage my firm's competitive advantage and close the deal on business development opportunities. The more data available to analyze, the better informed your decisions and strategies will be going forward.
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Creating a Collaborative Work Environment
Collaborative cultures soar in profitability, talent acquisition and retention, client retention and client service.
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'Professional Development:' Those Were the Days: Lessons from Silicon Valley's Marketing Culture
There were elements of the corporate culture in the early Dot-com years that helped shape my perspective on the critical role marketing could (and should) play in driving tangible and bottom-line business results. Those shaping influences, when applied to law firms, can help us legal marketers realize even greater returns for our internal and external clients.
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Will Law Firms Be Ready When the Next Recession Hits?
<b><i>The Bottom Is Eventually Going to Drop on the U.S. Economy, and Many Law Firms Won't Be Positioned to Handle the Fallout</b></i><p>No economic expansion lasts forever. That's a hard-and-fast truth of macroeconomics, one that's on the minds of certain law firm leaders.
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Yes, You'll Retire Someday. Avoid These Retirement Financial Pitfalls Now.
Here are some common retirement planning pitfalls that lawyers often experience.
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