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Scorecards and Client Book Due Diligence Can Improve Lateral Hiring Performance
The lateral partner challenge is, essentially, a vetting challenge. And yet, few law firms take a strategic approach to vetting and hiring laterals.
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Pandemic Drives Law Firms and Clients to Common Ground on Pricing
The current circumstances are giving rise to conversations about pricing, and driving both sides of the law firm-client relationship to seek common ground — both in the form of tried-and-true alternative fee arrangements and those that reflect a more innovative approach.
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Following the Winding Business Development Road
We all know that business and business development will be different post-pandemic, and we are not sure how. This article discusses the trends that lawyers and firms should be tracking and how they should plan and execute when the future is murky.
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Media & Communications: What ALM Reporters and Editors Expect from Law Firms and PR Pros In 2021: Part I
Instead of sharing my insights, experience and opinions as a 20-year vet in legal public relations, I went directly to the source – the ALM Media editorial staff. Here is what they had to say about the impact of COVID-19 on the industry as a whole and what they want and expect from law firms and PR pros in 2021.
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Why a Mutuality of Services Mindset In Legal Makes for A Better Post-COVID Culture
In the legal industry, transitioning to a culture of care poses more of a challenge to law firms than other businesses. What is needed now is for attorneys to seize the chance to reshape their profession and strengthen their position as leaders of our society.
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Leveraging Data to Drive Innovation in A Post-Pandemic (We Hope) World
With a new year and fresh outlook for the future, the time is ripe for legal technologists and innovators to take the delivery of legal services and client experience to the next level. One key is recognizing that successful innovation is equal parts mindset, method and message.
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Providing Superior Value to Clients In a Rocky Economic Climate
What kinds of firms are best positioned to provide superior value to clients and why this is such a critical consideration in the current economic climate.
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Firms Adding Financial Analysts to Calculate Profitability
Law firms are increasingly adding new staff members and software to calculate their profitability, helping firms determine partner compensation and make other business decisions.
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How ALSPs Can Effect Law Firms' Bottom Line
As alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) continue to take root with significant growth across the legal world, law firms have to consider how these niche companies affect their bottom line and how to react to this burgeoning parallel industry.
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For the New Year, Copy High Growth Firms by Prioritizing Marketing Investment
Firms must be cautious as they re-examine budget priorities to not underestimate the harm that can be caused by failing to consider the long-range damage that can be done to a firm's brand by cutting back too much on their marketing efforts.
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