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EQ Exercises Help Lawyers Optimize Their Leadership and Business Development Potential
The role of emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, Emotional Quotient, is critical to the success of lawyers who are leaders in their firms. But what, exactly, is EQ?
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Recession Proofing Your Law Firm
Whatever term the economists use to describe the slowing pace of commerce, the real question is: how do you protect your law firm's revenue stream when economic pressures are causing current and prospective clients to tighten their budgets?
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How to Solve the Information Governance Groundhog Day Syndrome
Security and privacy start with good information governance, and for many firms — trying to get their information governance policy implemented feels a lot like Groundhog Day. Yes, the one with Bill Murray. Let's take a closer look.
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Today's PR Tips for Law Firm Laterals
There are steps that a law firm can take to be proactive in their messaging, marketing and public relations no matter if a lawyer is leaving or joining the firm. As with many legal marketing efforts, careful planning and strategic thinking is key to ultimate success.
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Rebounding from a Layoff or Just Want to Build Your Confidence and Profile?
Law firms, along with many others, seem to have transitioned from the challenges associated with the Great Resignation to wondering whether they overhired. Some lawyers will be the victims of a layoff. Victims? And that's the problem. If you've ever been laid off, downsized, made redundant, or any other of the euphemisms for being fired, it can feel terrible.
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Is Twitter Worth the Bother?
A current question on a lot of marketers' minds: "Is Twitter worth the trouble?" For some firms, Twitter may be the best social media platform; others may not say the same. Let's discuss Twitter and whether the time and effort needed are worth it.
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Are We Over Thinking Office Return Strategies?
Routines based around 'work from home' are calcifying, and commuting, parking, sandwich shops and childcare are fading into distant memory. With each passing week, the challenge to win attorneys back into the office increases.
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Recession Proofing A Law Firm
Whatever term the economists use to describe the slowing pace of commerce, the real question is: how do you protect your law firm's revenue stream when economic pressures are causing current and prospective clients to tighten their budgets?
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Using Emotional Quotient to Help Lawyers Optimize Leadership and Business Development Potential
The role of emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, Emotional Quotient, is critical to the success of lawyers who are leaders in their firms. EQ can be defined as skills people use to manage their own emotions wisely, to maximize their chances of influencing others constructively, and achieve their goals. Having high emotional intelligence helps professionals build stronger relationships, reduce stress, defuse conflict, and improve job satisfaction.
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Law Firms Loosening Mandatory Retirement Rules Creates Challenges With Younger Lawyers
Mandatory retirement policies have dogged Big Law for decades, creating partnership tensions and fractures in some law firm client relationships. But more law firms are beginning to loosen their retirement policies, analysts say, even when it creates more challenges with younger generations of lawyers.
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