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Data Analytics
Data analytics, the same data mining and interpretive analysis used for decades in other professions, is bringing change to the core business side of the legal profession ' and in the process, revealing great potential for increased efficiency, cost-savings and new ways of managing risk.
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$1,000 Per Hour Isn't Rare Anymore
As recently as five years ago, law partners charging $1,000 an hour were outliers. Today, four-figure hourly rates for in-demand partners at the most prestigious firms don't raise eyebrows ' and a few top earners are closing in on $2,000 an hour.
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Connecting Self-Awareness to Profits
A look at the DISC style assessment tool and what it means for your bottom line.
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Voice of the Client: Connecting with Law Firm Clients
There is often a gap between in house and outside counsel, and closing that gap can be easier than one may think.
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Media & Communication: Maximize Client Alerts
Reports of the death of the client alert are greatly exaggerated. But is it healthy?
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Sales Speak: Top-Down Business Development Influence
Obstacles to developing a great business development culture come in all different shapes and sizes, and managing partners need to identify and deal with those challenges.
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Social Media Scene: Using Social Media
It's been wonderful to observe the growth and progress in social media marketing over the years, but certain fields continue to lag behind. Financial. Pharmaceutical. And yes ' Legal.
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Five Truths About Law Firm Content Marketing
Content marketing is far from a turnkey solution, and it requires a tremendous amount of thought and attention to succeed.
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Slow Growth on Tap for 2014
The painful decisions to cut staff and attorneys may now be a distant memory, at least for most firms, but there remain two distinct drags on Big Law businesses.
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New Associates and Your Firm
This article is a guide for developing and improving new associate training in your firm.
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