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Arbitration Awards: What Is the Standard of Review?
LJN's Franchising Business & Law Alert
In Paul Green School of Rock v. Smith, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided a franchise-related case on Aug. 2 that addressed judicial review of arbitration awards.

Prognostication Is a Mug's Game
Marketing the Law Firm
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.

10 Commandments for a Successful Loan Workout
The Bankruptcy Strategist
There are indications that commercial real estate loans are on increasingly shaky ground. With that in mind, here are 10 commandments for a successful loan workout.

New Employee Rights Poster for Federal Contractors
Employment Law Strategist
Pursuant to Executive Order 13496, and its implementing regulations 29 CFR, Part 471, federal contractors and subcontractors must notify employees about their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as of June 21, 2010. Here are the details.

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Client Profiling and Segmentation
By profiling current clients and looking back over the years of data accumulated, law firms have an abundance of experience to determine what works and what does not when it comes to business development. The key is to set up a systemized approach to extract that data.

Pricing Management Survey
A comprehensive, worldwide survey of pricing management practices in the legal sector conducted by the author's firm shows that law firms continue to face a significant execution gap in the context of pricing management — meaning they intellectually understand what’s needed to price legal services more effectively, but they struggle in executing this to their advantage.

Policing Workplace e-Mail Use
On-the-job Internet surfing has become a problem that employers can no longer ignore. A recent Office of Inspector General investigation, for example, revealed that senior-level SEC staff, including an attorney, used their workplace computers to view online pornography for up to eight hours per day during the period of time that led this country’s biggest economic meltdown since the Great Depression.

Leadership Training Is an Oxymoron
Leadership development is about learning, not training. Your firm's future leaders must be given the opportunities, tools, and motivation to develop their leadership.

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