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Chaotic Case-by-Case Project Management
Across the nation, there exists a relatively untested notion that the only approach to e-discovery is case-by-case ' that every unique case requires an equally unique approach to discovery. While this phenomenon is a natural component of any industry seeking standardization, the unfortunate byproduct can be seen when organizations incur great costs to marry pre-existing on-premise solutions with whatever contracted-for solution is required to react to the case that came down the pipe today.
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Three Magic Words
To be successful in generating new business and attracting new clients, it is essential to speak the language of your target clients. Furthermore, lawyers should actually use the words that clients want to hear.
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Enhance Your Firm's Compensation System
A list of compensation criteria that are considered by most firms when setting partner compensation.
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Professional Development: Black Women Attorneys
As law firms face the exodus of its Black women attorneys in unprecedented numbers, leadership of large law firms are faced with the challenge of reversing the trend and repairing the damage.
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Marketing Tech: Are Content Analytics the Next Big Thing?
It is no surprise that technology vendors are starting to develop software that crunches a variety of statistics in order to spit out metrics that law firm marketers can use to benchmark their success.
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How Torys Updated Its Intake Processes and Systems
In 2008 we began actively looking for a new system that would allow our lawyers and staff to easily enter all of the required pieces of information about potential new clients. We wanted a system that could create a central repository for that information and integrate seamlessly with our financial and document management systems. CorpIntake has helped us to dramatically cut down the amount of time it takes to open new matters, comply with regulations and keep all of our information in a central location.
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When Moore Means Lease
Moore's Law revealed the fundamental question we all ask when faced with a new technology: should I <i>purchase</i> that device? The fact is, we don't know. The period of exponential improvement which we are all now familiar with has shown time and again that there will be some breakthrough in technology over the next several months that delivers a product to me that is better, cheaper and faster.
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Can Using Facebook Be a Firing Offense?
You have likely read stories of employees being fired for poorly thought-out Facebook posts or controversial Tweets. Depending on your point of view, you may be sympathetic to the employer's desire to avoid being associated with offensive or controversial statements made by an opinionated worker ' or you may be appalled that an employer would concern itself with an employee's use of social media.
2014 Top Mantra for Marketing Success: It's Always the Same '
I have coined the phrase that the only secret sauce to marketing success is the 'consistent, persistent massive amounts of energy over a prolonged period of time.' That's it, but THAT'S ENOUGH.
Business Development in Today's Economy
Using any or all of these tactics will provide the client with more reasons to hire you while showing your interest and commitment to their company.
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