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Connecting the Legal and Tax Departments

Kevin Oldham & Drew McEwen

Now that the personal tax return deadline has passed, it might be a good time to consider your company's tax needs. Counsel at a Fortune 500 company recently told a colleague of ours that all of their tax matters are handled entirely outside of the legal department. This arrangement is not good. Corporate counsel and accountants must work together to bring the full measure of the company's resources to bear on tax-related issues.

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Third Circuit Revives Challenge to Firm's Debt Collection Practices

Saranac Hale Spencer

A lawsuit over a law firm's foreclosure practices on behalf of Bank of America has been revived by the Third Circuit. But while the appeals court revived the plaintiff's federal claims, it upheld the dismissal of the state law claims after it predicted how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would rule on the issue.

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<i>Social Media Scene:</i> Identifying the Utility of Social Networks Image

<i>Social Media Scene:</i> Identifying the Utility of Social Networks

Stephan Hovnanian

You've heard it a thousand times: You need to market yourself and your firm on social media. And it's true, you do, but maybe not for the reasons you think, and maybe not on the networks that self-proclaimed "experts" tell you to be active on.

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<i>Marketing Tech:</i> Law Firms Are on a Collective Mission to Evolve, Adapt and Succeed Image

<i>Marketing Tech:</i> Law Firms Are on a Collective Mission to Evolve, Adapt and Succeed

Ari Kaplan

About a year ago, the author launched a cloud-based technology platform that provides weekly networking programs and accountability software to help lawyers execute their business development activities. Here's how it works.

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<b><i>At the Intersection</i></b>: The Human Barrier to LPM Technology Image

<b><i>At the Intersection</i></b>: The Human Barrier to LPM Technology

Pamela Woldow

The author recently returned from the World Master of Law Firm Management Conference in Sydney, Australia, where she compared notes with folks deeply invested in the future of legal technology. They agreed that when it comes to Legal Project Management (LPM), the platforms, tools, templates and technology are evolving at the speed of ' frustration.

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<b><i>Product Review:</b></i>Time Tracker by eBillity Image

<b><i>Product Review:</b></i>Time Tracker by eBillity

Josh F. Young

Time tracking and billing, an unpleasant and time-consuming distraction at the best of times, became far more painful than it needed to be.

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Transitioning Associates from Worker Bees to Rainmakers

Larry Bodine

There comes a day when the partners of your law firm will tell their associates that they need to build their own clientele. If you are the associate, this is a chilling moment. And if you are a marketing professional, here is how you can help.

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The 2015 Employer Mandate Is Here

Jennifer S. Kiesewetter

The year 2015 is here ' in fact, the first quarter of 2015 has already flown by ' and so is the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) employer "play or pay" mandate, which has been delayed, in total or in part, twice.

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Federal Judges Survey Says '

Bob Rohlf

Twenty years ago, few lawyers would have thought the notion of legal competency would come to include understanding and advising on technical issues surrounding the discovery of electronic information. In today's digital age, however, lawyers must be both legally and technically savvy to competently represent their clients.

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<b><i> Media & Communications:</i></b> Communicating Effectively to Both Genders Image

<b><i> Media & Communications:</i></b> Communicating Effectively to Both Genders

John Hellerman & Cari Brunelle

What you say isn't as important as what is heard. And each gender hears things differently!

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