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What Law Firms Can Learn from The Ninth Annual Law Department Operations Survey Image

What Law Firms Can Learn from The Ninth Annual Law Department Operations Survey

Robin Snasdell

Over the last few years, the legal operation manager's role has flourished, growing from a profession in its infancy into an unruly teenager, far more mature but with substantial areas poised for development. The results of the survey showed that more than ever, law departments are focused on implementing programs and structures to improve their financial management and deliver value.

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Information Security: The Human Factor

Michael Kemps & Kimberly Pease

Law firms must be diligent about their information security — not just via protection through technology, but by training staff on what to look for and how to react to cybersecurity threats. Most security breaches arise out of human error or negligence. Educating users is one of the best defenses.

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Big Law Heads Home

Meghan Tribe

<b><i>Will It Work for Your Firm?</b></i><p>Flexible working arrangements support greater productivity and employee engagement while enhancing millennials' personal well-being, health and happiness, according to a survey by Deloitte. And what do employers get for giving millennials this flexibility? Loyalty.

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Is Your Firm's Partner Comp Spread Too Narrow? Image

Is Your Firm's Partner Comp Spread Too Narrow?

Hugh A. Simons

It is fast becoming an imperative for elite firms to widen the range of their partner compensation. Too narrow a range allows competitors with wider ranges to lure away the most commercially successful partners.

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Proposed Partnership Regulations Create Estate and Charitable Tax Planning Opportunity Image

Proposed Partnership Regulations Create Estate and Charitable Tax Planning Opportunity

Lawrence L. Bell

The New Year and the New Administration has areas of taxation estate planning and philanthropy on the front burner. No one is sure what will be happening with the minority discounts regulations in turmoil and proposed guidance of the modification of charities partnership interest and unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). By integrating a number of tried and tested tools, we may create a platform for substantial savings.

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Using Gamification to Drive Business Development Performance Image

Using Gamification to Drive Business Development Performance

David Freeman

How to use gamification for business development.

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The Possible Consequences of Pursuing Outstanding Legal Fees Image

The Possible Consequences of Pursuing Outstanding Legal Fees

Sue C. Jacobs

The attorney-client relationship is not one that always ends well. The client is able to discharge the attorney at any time, but outstanding legal fees must be addressed.

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Step into Power: Lead with Aplomb Image

Step into Power: Lead with Aplomb

Anne Collier

For a firm to be successful, its leaders must create the circumstances for "1,000 flowers to bloom." As corny as this may sound, that is what great law-firm leaders do.

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Lawyers Can Innovate with Design Thinking Image

Lawyers Can Innovate with Design Thinking

Robert Cullen

In a legal setting, Design Thinking can be used by the lawyer to match his or her client's needs to what is legally and practically achievable in order to create a successful business or problem-solving strategy.

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Third-Party Money Launderers<br><i><font size="-1">The FBI Takes a Second Look</i></font> Image

Third-Party Money Launderers<br><i><font size="-1">The FBI Takes a Second Look</i></font>

Justin du Rivage

Each year, the U.S. government secures more than 1,200 money-laundering convictions. Now, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), at least, is setting its sights with renewed vigor on those who help criminal organizations and terrorists conceal billions in illicit funds.

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