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The Administrative Services Hat Trick

J. Mark Santiago

At the ALA annual conference in Denver, I was speaking on how law firms could provide better administrative support for their attorneys and how alternative strategies were being deployed by some law firms to achieve those goals. After my session, the discussion continued with a group of participants and the hat trick metaphor was born.

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<b><i>Marketing Tech:</i></b> Data Science for the Law

Andrew Duchon

"Data Science" and "Artificial Intelligence" are terms being thrown around in every field, including legal. But what are they? Why are they generating so much excitement these days? There are many definitions out there, but Data Science is really just statistics of the real world, including business and customer data. The question is how do you get the right statistics?

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<b><i>Professional Development:</i></b> Getting 'Gig'gy with It: The New 'Gig Economy'

Michael DeCosta

<b><i>Law Firm Marketing Teams Need to Adapt!</b></i><p>For the most part, law firms continue to structure themselves in a traditional operating and employment models with a dedicated workforce of talent arranged in an organizational hierarchy. In today's Gig Economy, however, this will unlikely hold. Here's why.

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Alternative Fee Arrangements in Complex Litigation

Overton Thompson III & David Rue

<i><b>The Case for Value Billing</i></b><p>Alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) are about value, a benefit legal departments are increasingly pressured to bring to their companies. When hiring an outside lawyer, clients are not looking for "hours," and they certainly are not looking for tenths of hours. They seek value.

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Professional Coaching: A Gift That Keeps on Giving

Kimberly Rice

This article offers a case for legal marketers to consider when strategizing how to best support their lawyer clients on a level that they are personally unable to do on their own, given the many diverse demands within a busy marketing department.

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<b><I>Competitive Intelligence:</I></b> What Does CI Mean in Law Firms?

Patricia Ellard

Competitive intelligence in law firms can mean very different things, depending on the context, size and type of law firm (national vs. global), and so forth. Here's why it's so important.

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<i>Legal Tech</i><br> Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Business Process Management and Law Firms Image

<i>Legal Tech</i><br> Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Business Process Management and Law Firms

Zachary Beauchemin & Alisha DiGiandomenico

Though traditionally considered laggards when adopting new technology, law firms have recently started to explore new tricks to fortify performance across their organizations. While this evolution is critical to a firm's survival, it's important that firm administrators understand that substantive improvements are only possible through multi-directional change.

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<b><I>Marketing Tech:</I></b> Five Digital Marketing Trends That Affect You

Larry Bodine

Today's digital marketing is happening on mobile devices. Viewing law firm marketing through this mobile lens makes decisions easier concerning SEO, content marketing, social media, podcasting, webinars, email outreach, blogging, video and downloadable content.

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<b><I>Voice of the Client:</I></b> Ask, Listen, Act, Learn, Repeat

David McCann

The idea that law firms should seek client feedback is hardly an innovative concept. So why does anecdotal evidence, as well as industry research, continue to show that many firms are not actively and routinely engaged in capturing this meaningful information?

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Is Anyone Reading Your Content?

Edie Reinhardt

<b><I>How to Make Sure They Do</I></b><p>Giving clients and prospects valuable information is a proven way to market, but to be effective it must be the right kind of content, both in terms of style and substance. It also needs to be marketed with your end goals in mind.

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