Since the active use of the term risk management, perhaps sometime in the 1980s, I have thought of the confluence of risk and management as an oxymoron.
September 02, 2014Nina Cunningham
Many individuals desire to acquire insurance on their lives using funds held in a qualified retirement plan. The acquisition of insurance using funds within an IRA is beneficial since the Plan uses tax deductible dollars to acquire the insurance. Furthermore, the Plan Funds are not otherwise being directly used by qualified plan participant (Participant) for the Participant.
September 02, 2014Lawrence L. BellWe've long known that vague, incomplete or misunderstood instructions from partners to associates is a prime source of profitability leaks ' revenue lost because of all the time spent on reinventing the wheel. We've also long known that an amazingly simple delegation improvement technique can help reduce write-downs of time by up to 18%.
August 02, 2014Pamela WoldowWhen you're working with clients, it is important to keep them happy and to remember to continue selling throughout the engagement. Here's why.
August 02, 2014Allan ColmanThe future of the legal industry isn't what it used to be. Or so says a recent report issued by Law2023.org, a group of industry insiders ' including the author' who spent a year studying the trajectory of the legal marketplace.
August 02, 2014Timothy B. CorcoranLawyers leaving a law practice have an economic interest in monetizing their career-long investment in building a client portfolio and a referral network. How each lawyer has accomplished this depends on his or her particular practice, market and style. But while the means may vary, the results are the same ' access to clients who have legal needs. And this is the value the acquirers wish to capture.
August 02, 2014James D. CottermanDiscussion of a case in which a Texas law firm filed a defamation lawsuit over an ex-client's negative Yelp review.
August 02, 2014Law.com StaffThe stature and credibility of any marketing and business development team in the country is based on the experiences that internal clients have with the team. The challenge occurs when a ball gets dropped; no matter how significant or insignificant, "marketing" dropped the ball.
August 02, 2014Adam SeversonCorporate journalism ' also known as brand journalism ' is journalistic content produced by a law firm (or any other entity) about that firm, its work, or the issues that it deals with on a regular basis. Here's how it works.
August 02, 2014John FordWhat is the DNA of an in-house e-discovery project manager ' and how can you become one, whether you are a lawyer or a technician? Let's define an in-house e-discovery project manager, examine in-house corporate hiring trends and endeavor to understand what the corporate appetite is for grooming talent or, conversely, for hiring experienced e-discovery professionals.
August 02, 2014Jared Coseglia
