The beginning of a new year is an ideal time to take control of your career by developing a practical, step-by-step marketing plan to guide your business development and marketing activities throughout the year. Commit to making 2014 a more strategic, deliberate year for your marketing efforts.
Almost 10% of large U.S. companies have selected new General Counsel in 2013. This is a wake- up call to anyone who believes their 'corporate' relationships are solid.
The newest generation is dying for opportunities to develop their skills. Now it's your turn to teach.
Here are five ideas that law firm leaders can embrace to improve their own success rate at finding and integrating laterals into their firms.
Your firm's website is the single most important component in its marketing communications efforts. Period. It's the lynchpin on which all of your other mar/com efforts rest, it's your "first impression," your opportunity to communicate with targeted clients on a regular basis via blogs, and hopefully it supports your firm's business development efforts.
This wide-ranging discussion, originally presented at a seminar, introduced statistics suggesting that women still are not reaching the highest level of leadership in law firms and Fortune 500, as compared with their male counterparts.
Nearly 20% of the firms included in The National Law Journal's annual survey of large law firm billing rates last year had at least one partner charging more than $1,000 an hour.
Who's doing what; who's going where
Here we are in 2014, the number of law firms outsourcing parts of their back-office is increasing and more and more firms are interested in the process as a way to control costs and increase the efficiencies in their back office operation. Why the change? To explain it fully requires one to look at the evolution of the process.
What is the top skill for career professionals in climbing the corporate ladder? It is the ability to sell your ideas and funding requests.
