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Sales Speak: New Opportunities in the Legal Industry

September 26, 2013

Research over the past four years is showing a slow-moving upward trend of law firms hiring professional sales people. This trend spans all sizes of firms, from small to global.

The Voice of the Client: What Loyalty Gets You

September 26, 2013

How does a law firm discover what it takes to become a Preferred Provider for a particular key client? Simple, just ask the client.

Media & Communications: New Ways to Provide Value

September 26, 2013

Business as usual is different now, and we're not going back to the "good" old days when the fa'ade of increasing billing rates masked a multitude of law firm management sins.

Career Journal: Messaging New Marketing Concepts

September 26, 2013

Law firms have begun to recognize that segmenting their services can be a good thing and a legitimate business model to deploy.

Service As a Strategy, Not a Buzzword

September 26, 2013

Every touch point a client has with a firm can contribute meaningfully to client satisfaction ' or dissatisfaction.

Managing Religious Diversity in the Workplace

September 26, 2013

In the U.S. workplace, increasing religious diversity means additional labor and employment responsibilities for in-house counsel, according to a new report from the Tanenbaum Center for Religious Understanding.

Whistleblower Retaliation Cases

September 26, 2013

Recent notable whistleblower cases are in some instances defining what it takes to be a successful retaliation plaintiff; in other ways, these cases are merely shaping the battleground for cases yet to come.

The Importance of Background Checks

September 26, 2013

The government routinely requires certifications from its contractors, who provide everything from weapons systems used in combat to health care services paid by Medicare and Medicaid.

Non-Compete Agreements

September 26, 2013

Rulings in two cases have substantially defined the landscape of non-competition law in Illinois, and have a profound impact on employers' use of restrictive covenants with their employees.

Anti-Assignment Clause?

September 26, 2013

The Third Circuit recently reaffirmed the policy underlying anti-assignment provisions in connection with bankruptcy cases, and the extent of bankruptcy courts' jurisdiction after closure of a case.

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