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Using Financial Intelligence to Gain a Competitive Advantage
Many law firm finance leaders are using data to drive change in their organizations, amplifying the power of profitability, and leveraging their skill to fuel innovation. Ultimately, they are helping their firms gain a competitive advantage.
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Opportunity and Outsourcing In a Post-COVID World
2020 was a lesson in forced change management. Today, law firms are at a crossroads triggered by the transformational impact of the pandemic, and wondering…
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Digital Marketing Surged During the Pandemic, But Are Law Firms Managing Content Effectively?
When 2020, and its accompanying pandemic, ushered in a resurgence in legal digital marketing and social media use, it was expected given the circumstances. But not all firms are managing that content effectively.
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Report: Talent War Heating Up to 'Boiling Point'
Law firms are paying more for talent than ever before. But like other industries that've been hit by a so-called "Great Resignation," they're also hemorrhaging it like never before, and the result is a diminished return on investment that could reach a "boiling point" in the near future.
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Leading the Return to the Office
Many firms are shifting to a hybrid work model, where lawyers and staff will divide their time between in-office and outside-the-office work, making management and leadership tasks more challenging.
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Competitive Intelligence: CI in a Vacuum? Keeping Your Sanity Check in a World of Remote Working
As we approach the end of the year, office return dates are still uncertain. While we are very capable of functioning efficiently and effectively in our remote competitive intelligence environments, it can be easy to feel isolated, like you're operating in a vacuum.
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Five Things Law Firm Leaders Need to Do As People Return to the Office
Slowly, ever so slowly, lawyers and staff are making their way back to the office. While we all look forward to returning to normal, the normal we left…
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Legal Marketing Q&A: Part Two
Part two of a two-part Q&A with David McCann, J.D., senior director of communications at Snell & Wilmer continues our discussion on key topics relevant to legal marketing professionals.
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Online Extra: Talent Crunch Triggering Alarm Bells for Law Firms
The talent crunch has triggered alarm bells about law firms' long-term viability, as epic workloads and existential upheaval continue to rain on a generation that's less interested in the traditional benefits of Big Law life.
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Accountability Questions for Business Development Coaching Success
Working with a business development coach is an investment in yourself that can bring about career success by having a deliberate strategy in place.
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