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Performance, Not Size, Leads to Growth In Today’s Market
September 30, 2025
In today’s market, growth is no longer a function of how big you are, but how well you perform — how quickly you can make informed decisions, respond to shifting client needs, and align the entire firm around a shared vision of success. The firms that pull ahead over the next five years won’t be the ones with the most lawyers or the flashiest marketing budgets. They’ll be the ones that master the art and science of firm performance.
Transparency Is a Leadership Imperative In Today’s Environment
September 30, 2025
In an environment where silence often breeds suspicion, and ambiguity opens the door to distraction and misinformation, law firm leaders cannot afford to treat transparency as optional. Transparency is often seen as a communication tactic or a box to check; however, in today’s environment, it’s a leadership imperative.
5 Ways Law Firms Are Optimizing Their Back Office
September 30, 2025
Forward-thinking firms are reimagining the back office. By centralizing support functions, adopting technology, and making data-driven decisions, they are creating scalable, flexible, and resilient operations. The result? Higher productivity, improved client service, and stronger career pathways for staff. Here are 5 of the top strategies firms are implementing to optimize their back office.
How Lawyers Can Deliver More Value and Reduce Risk In Transactional Work
September 30, 2025
Firms that enable lawyers to practice at the top of their license by embracing smarter workflows and AI-driven systems that enhance human judgment aren’t just more efficient; they’re setting a new standard for excellence, reducing risk for clients, and elevating the role of the lawyer.
Tracking Technology Trends and Risk Mitigation Techniques
September 30, 2025
U.S. companies face a massive wave of wiretapping law class action lawsuits and regulatory enforcement actions over online “tracking technologies.” With this backdrop, the article below identifies some trends and new directions concerning tracking technology legal exposure and highlights some potential solutions for mitigating legal impact.
Making the Leap: Practical Guidance for Migrating to RelativityOne
September 30, 2025
The transition from on-premise e-discovery systems to a cloud-native platform like RelativityOne is now at the heart of legal technology strategy for organizations racing to modernize discovery, compliance, and client service. While the promise of greater scalability, automated upgrades, and advanced analytics is motivating, a RelativityOne migration is a journey, rich in both complexity and opportunity.
Pioneering AI In Law Firm Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation With Risk of Using GANs and Other Novel Solutions
September 30, 2025
The cybersecurity arms race shows no signs of slowing. Attackers continue developing more sophisticated techniques, forcing defenders to evolve accordingly. Generative adversarial networks (GANs) represent one of the most promising developments in the defensive arsenal, but only when deployed wisely. Organizations should evaluate their risk appetite and technical capabilities carefully.
Real Property Law
September 30, 2025
Town Did Not Obtain Prescriptive Easement to Discharges Stormwater Over Neighboring Land -Adverse Possession Claim Rejected Because Use Was Permissive -No Injunction Against State for Failure to Stop Neighbor’s Unauthorized Use of State Property -Foreclosing Lender Entitled to Second Opportunity to Establish Fair Market Value In Attempt To Recover Deficiency Judgment -Offer to Purchase Does Not Negate Hostility Requirement for Establishing Adverse Possession
Landlord & Tenant Law
September 30, 2025
Class Certification Upheld On Habitablity Claim -Colorable Claim of Fraud Justifies Looking Back Past Four Years -Tenant Entitled to Return of Deposit Because Lease Was Illegal
Players On the Move
September 30, 2025
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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