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Digital Dictation: Make the Leap
Law firms that defend insurance cases are in a battle for survival. Most insurance companies pay by the case, not by the hour. This means that how much a firm actually earns depends on how productive it is. Firms that handle cases expeditiously are assigned more work, while laggards see their work dry up.
At Methfessel & Werbel, a 35-lawyer firm in Edison, NJ, we're constantly on the lookout for technology that can help make our time more valuable. It's not enough to be more productive; we also want to keep improving the quality of our work and cutting the cost of support services. Because almost all of our work involves insurance cases, we have no choice but to keep improving.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.