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Four Legal Ops Traps That Can Stunt Growth
For legal stakeholders seeking to take their existing legal operations programs to the next level or start new programs from scratch, there are a few all-too-easy traps that can stunt growth, cost political capital and cause headaches. Having a strategic plan, budget and critical executive buy-in is not enough to avoid these four common issues.
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Using the Generational Gap To Enhance Engagement
In an era where the power dynamics in the legal industry are shifting decidedly to talent, a firm's ability to tap into generational differences to invigorate, attract and retain talent is a competitive advantage.
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The Am Law 100: Equity Tiers Rose But That Might Not Last for Long
the word "invest" was top-of-mind for many law firm leaders, particularly when it came to Managing their equity partner ranks. Even as demand and profits fell in 2022, Am Law 100 firms increased their equity ranks by 1%.
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Reducing Headcount May Not Be the Best, or Only, Option to Weather an Uncertain Economic Climate
One of the lessons we learned — or should have — from the pandemic was that, from a market share perspective, if companies are not visible and in front of customers, it is hard for them to retain existing clients and prop up market share
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Won't You Stay? Using Stay Interviews To Gain Employee Feedback
Stay interviews are designed to give employees a chance to give feedback and insight into their experience at work so that companies can better meet their needs and concerns.
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ChatGPT or Me?
A Generative AI Primer for Law Firm Marketers ChatGPT can provide a new channel for client engagement and interaction, which can help improve the client experience and drive client acquisition. It also has its pros and cons.
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GC Panel Reveals Challenges and How Outside Firms Can Help
While General Counsel are becoming involved in more areas of the business, especially as a result of COVID, their core responsibility remains enterprise risk.
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Help! My Clients Want My Firm to Start Using ChatGPT!
Part One of a Two-Part Article Corporate legal departments are increasingly receiving requests from business clients to use ChatGPT or similar AI-powered tools in their operations. These requests can be urgent, with business clients demanding enablement from legal. This article is in two parts: Part One briefly details what "generative AI" tools like ChatGPT are and provides an overview of key legal considerations, including by looking forward to upcoming AI-specific legislation in the EU and the U.S.
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Investing In Practice Management Can Pay Off for Partners, Talent and Clients
While the practice leaders, partners and lawyers in a practice know their clients best, they focus most of their time and energy on being legal experts. This is where practice, operations, and firm-level leadership need to provide focus, process and resources to help their legal experts deliver their unique value to clients.
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Legal Industry 'Ripe for Disruption'
While the law firm model has historically rewarded inefficiencies, recent trends show that model is reaching its expiration date.
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