Diversity Metrics
September 30, 2010
Every law firm should strategically monitor its publicly reported diversity statistics to ensure their accuracy and to provide an opportunity to incorporate goals with regard to these measurements into daily operational decisions.
Succession in Leadership
September 30, 2010
This article discusses the issues and the approaches that a firm may take to make the transition from its founding leadership to a younger generationeffective and efficient with minimal disruption.
Are Legal Blogs Dead?
September 28, 2010
I am now hearing murmurs that blogs are dead ' or at least dying ' within the legal profession. The universe of blogs has become too crowded, too noisy, and too cluttered with spam to have any value, some say. Services such as Twitter and Facebook are easier, more direct and more personal, they contend. So I come today to declare blogging alive, well and thriving within the legal profession.
Is a Web Site's Look and Feel Protected?
September 28, 2010
In recent years, a growing debate has emerged over whether the overall look and feel of a Web site can be protected. To be sure, online content, videos, and other media are copyrightable, but the law remains unsettled when it comes to using trademark law to protect a site's distinctive interface and design elements. This article discusses trade dress generally, the issue of copyright preemption, and recent decisions that have wrestled with the issue of Web site trade dress infringement.
Prognostication Is a Mug's Game
August 31, 2010
What are reasonable assumptions about the future of the legal profession in this dynamic society? Here, we can surmise ' if not predict ' a future by extrapolating two things from the past.
Discovery and 'Non-Egregious' Marital Fault
August 27, 2010
Even as no-fault divorce legislation in the State of New York has been signed into law, matrimonial practitioners continue to deal with the vestiges of fault-based litigation.
Prognostication Is a Mug's Game
August 27, 2010
Because of the disconnect between professionals and marketers, many firm marketers are inhibited from innovating. Perhaps time and competition will temper this situation.
'There's No Longer a Fit'
August 27, 2010
Unlike the effective handling of associates' terminations, many firms do not have standardized policies and procedures in place for terminating partners.
