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The 'Unfinished Business' of Failed Law Firms

Robert W. Dremluk & Ryan Pinkston

Recently, two New York federal district courts reached conflicting decisions in the Coudert Brothers LLP and Thelen LLP bankruptcy cases with respect to a law firm's purported ownership interest in future profits from its former clients' matters pending on the date of the law firm's dissolution, or "unfinished business.

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Traditional Cost Recovery

Robert Mattern

The firestorm of publicity regarding clients pushing back and refusing to pay for certain fees, and especially soft costs, begs the question: Is the traditional cost recovery model dying or perhaps already dead? The answer is no.

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2013 - How Many Law Firms Will Survive?

2013 - How Many Law Firms Will Survive? Only one in eight firms have strategic plans, according to a recent ALM Intelligence survey and many don't have the skills and staff to implement them. This is a troubling if not alarming statistic for nearly three quarters of the country's law partners and management. Is it keeping them up at night? How many of those firms will survive the next five years?…

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DO YOU GIVE SAMPLES?

Bruce W. Marcus

Every so often, in a particular area of a professional practice, somebody gets the bright idea to give samples ' to give a half hour of free advice as a way to entice a prospective client to ask for more. Two questions arise. Is it ethical? Is it good marketing?

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The Magnificent 25

Kimberly Alford Rice

Many mid-size firms have been growing, aggressively. And, from the creative submissions we received, it is clear why.

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Pinning Your Company's Hopes on Pinterest

Scott J. Slavick & Andrew J. Avsec

Heralded as the next big thing in social media, Pinterest presents new legal risks for companies engaged in social media marketing. By sharing images and encouraging others to re-pin them, Pinterest users may inadvertently engage in copyright or trademark infringement, violate licensing agreements, or run afoul of FTC rules for commercial endorsements.

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The Future in Law Firm Technology

Rick Hellers

As technology has evolved and we've gone from proprietary systems to open ones with standard data types, access to data is much easier. In fact, today's challenge is not accessing information, it's deciding what to access and what to do with it.

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Social Document Management Systems: A Thing of the Present

Eric Hunter

What is a social document management system? Social DMS is based off the 100% Web concept. This concept envisions that all firm processes, workflows and interactions are accessed and deployed through a 100% Web-based approach. Why? It is the future and reflects how the Web is organized and how consumer culture is organized.

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Microsoft Word 2010 Tips and Tricks

Sue Hughes

If you're moving from Microsoft Word 2007 to 2010, you won't have quite the initial shock as if you're upgrading from Microsoft Word 2003 or lower. The interface is vastly different. The biggest change you'll see is that Microsoft is now using Ribbon Tabs rather than drop down menu items: keeping your workspace clear while looking for specific features.

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Creating a Culture of Leaders

Jennifer G. Gallinson

This article examines how the author's law firm encouraged a culture of leadership by providing access to leadership development training across all disciplines and levels of experience.

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