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Law Firms May Make 'Course Corrections' to Battle Inflation Image

Law Firms May Make 'Course Corrections' to Battle Inflation

Andrew Maloney

If inflation remains at current levels, law firm billing rate increases won't be able to keep pace. But firm leaders may make other "course corrections" to capture profits through the end of 2022, analysts say, by utilizing leverage and alternative pricing models and making additional investments in technology.

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Great Marketing Initiatives Happening Now

Stacy West Clark

Some great marketing initiatives happening in law firms around the country — as well as some recommendations.

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Tips to Minimize Malpractice Claims

Michael R. McAndrew

So long as humans are practicing law, mistakes will happen; but well prepared attorneys are proactive and take the affirmative steps to put themselves in a position to minimize the danger to the client and the case.

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Traditional Legal Ops Putting Law Firms At Disadvantage When Recruiting for Cybersecurity and Privacy Image

Traditional Legal Ops Putting Law Firms At Disadvantage When Recruiting for Cybersecurity and Privacy

Bruce Love & Patrick Smith

Law firms are still insisting on engaging with clients in the traditional legal model — by hours billed. Whereas cybersecurity services such as breach monitoring have the potential for a much deeper and stickier relationship with the client.

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How to Properly Align Marketing, Business Development and Sales

Melissa "Rogo" Rogozinski 

As we move into a post-pandemic era of inflation and recession rumors, it is imminent that we make changes in how we operate and grow our businesses in order to move successfully — and profitably — forward. For law firms, we need to understand how marketing, business development and sales work together to produce new opportunities for revenue growth.

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Do Law Firms Need to Re-think Outsourcing Strategies? Image

Do Law Firms Need to Re-think Outsourcing Strategies?

Anthony Davies

flexible sourcing models, with interchangeable or multiple service providers, is now becoming the mainstay for most client sourcing strategies. This outsourcing trend has been consistent over the past two years, with clients describing their strategies as "multi-vendor" and "multi-sourced."

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The Great Unbundling: Do Law Firms Need to Re-think Outsourcing Strategies? Image

The Great Unbundling: Do Law Firms Need to Re-think Outsourcing Strategies?

Anthony Davies

Service "'bundling" provides economies of scale, lower overheads, a single point of contact and a single invoice at the end of each month. However, the bundling of services to create a single multi-service provider may now be hurting firms who are increasingly looking for specialization, especially with regards to onsite workplace experience services.

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Top Law Firms Look to Invest Profits In Future Success

Dan Packel

There's no doubt that much of the legal industry's profit gains are simply the result of surging demand. But smart firms were also able to harness booming demand to push through rate increases, owing to clients who were desperate to see their deals go through. There's no doubt that the firms taking advantage of this confluence are in an enviable position. That doesn't mean they are sitting on their laurels.

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The Interplay Between Vendor Finance Agreements and Bankruptcy

Ann Pille, Richard Tannenbaum, Alexis Leventhal & Emily Costantinou

While regularly used among lenders, manufacturers, and dealers, treatment of Inventory financing program agreements in bankruptcy is not uniform, and uncertainty exists with respect to how such agreements may be treated in the context of a manufacturer's Chapter 11.

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Current Economic Climate Likely to Cause Law Firms to Offer Flexible and Creative Fee Arrangements Image

Current Economic Climate Likely to Cause Law Firms to Offer Flexible and Creative Fee Arrangements

Nicole R. Rekant & Stevan J. Pardo

The current economic climate will incline lawyers, specifically litigators, to rethink their fee structures. With inflation at a 40-year high, residential and commercial rents rising, and a predicted looming recession, clients are tightening their budgets, but also demanding the same level of service and results from their attorneys.

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