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Diversity As a Differentiator in the Legal Profession

John J. Buchanan

One aspect of law firms that is becoming increasingly of interest to clients — and an area that might offer opportunities for differentiation — is law firm commitment to increasing and sustaining diversity.

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<b><I>Media & Communications:</I></b> How Being a Benefit Corporation or B Corp May Help Land the Right Clients

John Montgomery

This article explores whether or not it makes sense to organize your law firm as a professional benefit corporation and/or B Corp to help you attract the growing number of clients seeking a law firm aligned with their social and environmental values.

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<b><I>Leadership:</I></b> Linking Law Firm Leadership with Revenue Generation Image

<b><I>Leadership:</I></b> Linking Law Firm Leadership with Revenue Generation

Allan Colman

What is missing in driving revenue growth at law firms is accelerating leadership. It is one of 12 exceptional management practices that firms should focus on, including branding, building client value, strategy, team building, and so forth.

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Financing and Leasing Technology Is a Strategic Advantage

Scott McFetters

Law firms may want to leverage a specific law firm management technology to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, but might not want to purchase those tools outright. How are you equipping your firm to succeed both in the present day and into the future?

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How Firms Should Be Measuring the Profitability of Matters

Hugh A. Simons

Matter profitability matters. Yet most firms struggle to measure it in a manner that is accurate, focused on the levers partners control, and inclines partners to take action. Using margin per-partner-hour (MPH) to measure profitability delivers on these objectives.

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Smaller Firms' Message To Big Law on Alternative Fees: Join the Club Image

Smaller Firms' Message To Big Law on Alternative Fees: Join the Club

Miriam Rozen

Microsoft's vow to make its outside lawyers bill nearly all their work under alternative fee arrangements caused a stir, given large law firms' traditional devotion to the billable hour. But for a growing number of mostly smaller firms, those anxieties highlight a Big Law business model they've already left behind.

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Financing and Leasing Technology Is a Strategic Advantage

Scott McFetters

Law firms may want to leverage a specific law firm management technology to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, but might not want to purchase those tools outright. How are you equipping your firm to succeed both in the present day and into the future?

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Employee Privacy and Corporate Legal Risk

David Horrigan

The use of business email accounts and digital devices for personal communications can be risky for both employers and employees. However, employees of all levels may be commingling corporate communications with their personal information, according to new research.

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The New DOL Fiduciary Rule

Charles B. Blanton, Jr.

</b><i.What Does It Mean to Me?</b></i><p>While there are many items and complexities to the new rule, this article focuses on the basic premise of why the rule was developed and adopted and the effect on the retirement landscape and the players involved.

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Standing at the Crossroads of Legal Innovation

Teresa J. Walker

The law firm business model of the past is under attack. Slowly, private legal is responding with things like developing knowledge management systems, establishing jobs for data analysts who can establish pricing of services and beginning to look at ways to outline workflows and processes. Unfortunately, corporate clients are impatient and are beginning to push harder for improved efficiency and increased speed of service delivery.

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