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April 02, 2015John Hellerman and Cari Brunelle
In an attempt to raise revenues and simplify the tax code, the House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a draft tax reform plan containing sweeping changes to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), including a number of major executive compensation and benefits changes. The most significant of those could be the elimination of deferred compensation and nonqualified pensions.
April 02, 2015Lawrence L. BellThe litigation industry is awash with technology. According to consulting firm Gartner, law firms, corporations and service providers spent almost $2 billion in 2014 buying or licensing e-discovery software, almost none of which existed just 10 years ago. Why? The primary driver has been the explosion in the amount and variety of discoverable data in the world.
April 02, 2015Benjamin Beck and Tobin DietrichWhat is a Trusted Adviser and how do you become one, thereby deepening and strengthening a relationship? The authors explains.
April 02, 2015Bruce HeintzAs more and more commercial clients move their legal teams in-house, competition among law firms continues to grow. With the legal industry still feeling negative impacts from the financial crisis, a considerable number of law firms have been pooling expertise and gaining market share through mergers and acquisitions.
April 02, 2015Scott McFettersWhether or not your clients have suffered a data breach, cybersecurity is undoubtedly a critical concern. Many of your clients are actively searching for and plugging any gaps in their security. And if your clients haven't done so already, they're also going to focus their attention on what could potentially be an Achilles Heel for them ' their law firms.
April 02, 2015Jason StraightAs pressure on pricing continues, Big Law firms are buying (or building) analytics technology and hiring pricing specialists ' people who use market data, internal firm data and economics/pricing experience to ensure that firms are smart about bidding on work.
February 28, 2015Tam HarbertWhat do legal departments want from their law firms? The General Counsel of 35 global corporations. give their candid and outspoken responses.
February 28, 2015Pamela WoldowThe question of how to manage paper records ' both onsite and off ' is probably the greatest hurdle faced by many of law firms. For most areas of back-office operations not running optimally, firms can outsource or hire a new manager and typically solve the problem. This is not the case for paper records.
February 28, 2015Rob MatternLinkedIn has gained popularity as the social media tool for professional networking, and there are good reasons:. Here is what you need to know.
February 28, 2015Tracie Bedell and Mayumi Wille