In an increasingly competitive marketplace, with fewer seats at the table, a successful candidate for equity partnership must demonstrate a full complement of personal and professional skills and experience.
April 27, 2013James D. Cotterman
Today's global law fims need the expertise international lawyers offer, but they also need those lawyers to write and speak with a clarity approaching that of a native speaker. An overview of the issues and options for helping international lawyers communicate effectively in English.
April 27, 2013Dianne RoskyMany changes continue to occur in the traditional partner/associate structure in law firms. Permanent associates, staff or contract attorneys, temporary attorneys, of counsel (in one form or another) and non-equity partners have been added to the mix.
April 27, 2013Robert DenneyWhile the economy continues to limp along and the experts continue to predict a flat legal market, it is more important than ever to ensure your back-office operations are functioning in the most cost-effective, efficient way possible.
April 26, 2013Rob MatternTurning time into money begins with the metrics a firm has in place, whether the key performance indicators are being measured and tracked, and how technology is being leveraged to streamline the entire process. technology plays a vital role in not only monitoring and 'policing' these metrics, but financial management and billing technology in particular, can always be tweaked and customized to better firm metrics ' especially as they relate to firm utilization, realization, and A/R aging.
March 29, 2013Liz LamarWhen corporate legal and IT departments deploy new enterprise software, migrating legacy data into the new system is usually one of the larger challenges faced. When it comes to e-discovery software, this challenge is exasperated as matter information may be contained in legacy systems or in a collection of spreadsheets or other ad hoc tools.
March 29, 2013David Hartmann and Scott GiordanoWho's doing what; who's going where.
March 29, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Who's doing what; who's going where.
March 29, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Writing in many parts of the legal and business worlds has probably changed more in the last decade than in any comparable period over the last five centuries. Those who fail to adapt will pay the consequences.
March 28, 2013Steven StarkAttorneys are typically very good at describing their skills and recounting problems they have solved for other clients, but they struggle with asking for the business.
March 28, 2013Larry Bodine