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Establishing A Web Presence After A Merger
Merger activities typically disrupt "business as usual" and result in more questions than answers. This was particularly true when the law firms of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP and Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP merged in 2011. Edwards Wildman's marketing efforts, specifically our online and digital Web presence, were quickly devoted to achieving a cohesive "one voice, one brand, one solution" approach, as we set out to redesign our website and digital persona.
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Redaction: What You Need to Know
While the term <i>redaction</i> is well known in the legal community and government agencies, the term itself is new to those not in the fields mentioned above. Because of improper redaction making its way into the headlines, more and more people are seeing the term.
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Protecting Law Firms from Increasing Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks are increasing at a startling rate in the business community, not only by hackers for personal intellectual skullduggery, but cyberattacks aimed at obtaining sensitive information. Law firms have become major targets of these illegal attacks, which are aimed at discovering and pilfering the entire subject matter of a commercial operation.
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Planning a Merger? Avoid Pitfalls through Proper Due Diligence
After reaching an all-time high in 2013, the pace of U.S. law firm mergers and acquisitions is showing no signs of slowing down. With all of these deals in the news of late, you may be considering whether a merger or acquisition might be an appropriate growth strategy for your firm.
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Lawyers, Law Firms and Innovation
The important thing to note here is that decline need not mean extinction ' provided the industry changes. And changing it is.
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The Google Digital Footprint
Social networking sites have not only changed the way people interact and communicate, but also transformed the way business is done. And that includes the business of law.
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Professional Development: The New Operating Prowess Required of Today's Marketing Leaders
The creativity that law marketing professionals used especially in the area of marketing communications ' while remaining an invaluable characteristic ' has been usurped by the demand for stronger operational prowess.
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The Death Benefit Only Plan for Non-Profits
The Death Benefit Only (DBO) Plan for Non-Profits is an arrangement in which the employer, a 501(c) non-profit organization, agrees to pay the actuarially determined cost of the current death benefit on a permanent life insurance policy to be owned by the employee or employer. The employer and employee enter into a written agreement that ordinarily requires the employer to make premium payments as long as the employee works for the employer.
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Lawyers or Technicians: Who Make Better e-Discovery Project Managers?
The demand for e-discovery project managers is extreme, thus the bulk of career opportunities for e-discovery professionals are in project management. But not every e-discovery project manager has the same background or is even the same type of project manager.
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