Features
Career Journal: What Are Your 'Pet Peeves'?
What do your team members do that drives you crazy? Why you should compile a list.
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Law Firm Mergers Are Growing, Again!
Our industry most likely will surpass the record 70 mergers reached in 2008. With theinflux of laterals, legal marketers can play an integral role in the new attorneys' success.
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Client Feedback
Every touch point a client has with a firm, including support staff, can contribute meaningfully to client satisfaction ' or dissatisfaction.
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New Opportunities in the Legal Industry
Should law firms hire professional sales people?
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Understanding Your Firm's Culture
When law-firm leaders create or modify a firm's strategic goals, they typically do not spend enough time thinking through the ways in which they may have to change the culture if the strategy is to succeed.
Columns & Departments
At the Intersection: Magical Thinking
Even enlightened leaders often find it hard to get rank-and-file partners to align their individual near-term behaviors with the leaders' long-term strategic vision.
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Financial Considerations That Involve Your Partnership Agreement
Is becoming a Partner still a realistic expectation in most large firms?
Columns & Departments
Movers & Shakers
John B. Sivertsen has joined Ranstad North America as its associate general counsel.
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10 Proven Strategies To Effectively Implement the Two-tier Partner Structure
This article describes 10 proven strategies that we have recommended to clients to effectively implement the two-tier partner structure.
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Word File Types and Compatibility
This column addresses the new compatibility features of Microsoft Office Word 2013.
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