To Have or Not to Have Partner Reviews: A Reflection of Firm Culture
July 01, 2022
Firms are conducting their mid-year associate reviews around this time. What about partners? Typically, partner feedback is given by means of their new annual compensation. If your firm is not doing partner reviews now is the time to start. As firms are looking for ways to increase retention and survive the great resignation conducting partner reviews might hold the key. Doing reviews makes a statement about your firm's culture.
Do Law Firms Need to Re-think Outsourcing Strategies?
July 01, 2022
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."
How Will the Am Law 200 Use Their 2021 Profits?
July 01, 2022
While nobody seems to think that the current inflationary period constitutes the new normal for the Am Law 200, the sustained demand has helped firms smooth out some of the challenges that will become sharper when there isn't as much legal work to go around.
NFTs and IP Protection
July 01, 2022
the legal frameworks governing NFTs — which could significantly impact the risks and rewards of buying or selling NFTs — are still catching up. This article addresses another key legal dimension of NFTs: intellectual property protections.
Fresh Filings
July 01, 2022
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Players On the Move
July 01, 2022
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
The Changing Face of Incident Response
July 01, 2022
A good incident response program helps firms affected by a cyberattack identify potential damage to their reputation, their regulatory obligations for reporting and issuing notifications, and the potential for future litigation.
The Great Unbundling: Do Law Firms Need to Re-think Outsourcing Strategies?
July 01, 2022
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.
What's the Difference Between a 'Customer' and a 'Client'?
July 01, 2022
a customer is someone who buys something from you once, while a client is someone who keeps coming back to you over and over again. And that subtle difference is what makes a lawyer just a lawyer and one who becomes a rainmaker.
