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John Hutchinson
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Bill O'Connell
Recently, we had the opportunity to spend time with two executives, Jeff Hohner, Treasurer for Kirkland & Ellis, LLP and Rick Nietsch, Treasurer of White & Case LLP. These two men are at the forefront of managing the increasingly complex and global fiscal requirements of today's leading law firms.
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Joel A. Rose
To evaluate its policies and procedures for associate recruiting, career development, and profitability, a firm must take stock of its current recruiting and associate career development program, assess its future needs, and set in motion a unified plan that involves all components of the organization.
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Bruce Jackson
Part One of this article discussed the importance of personal ownership of the lateral integration process and the importance of a formal business plan for lateral moves. This second installment addresses the more specific elements of the business plan and other 'how's' and 'how not's' in the lateral integration process.
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Stuart Sirkin
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Christa Haas Bierma
In <i>LaRue v. Dewolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc.,</i> the U.S. Supreme Court has officially recognized that the times have changed for retirement plans.
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ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
A founding partner of one of L.A.'s few remaining litigation boutiques has jumped to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton's Century City office. Entertainment litigator James Curry took his name off the door of White O'Connor Curry, a Century City firm that spun off of what is now Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro in an acrimonious split more than a decade ago.
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Jennifer Black
Most people don't seek a lawyer until they need one. If they are buying real estate, suing someone, or have been arrested, then they need a lawyer fast. And when these prospects need a client fast, they turn to the Internet to find one. To get your share of these motivated prospects and turn them into clients, you will need to develop a comprehensive Search-Engine Marketing ('SEM') strategy. An effective SEM campaign ' combined with local search engines ' can reach new clients you're seeking and help you further develop new content for your site that keeps them coming back.
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Joshua Fruchter
There is no question that online video has become one of the hottest mediums on the Web. For example, a recent Accustream iMedia study found that user-generated video captured 22 billion page views in 2007. Importantly, the interest in online video is not limited to young viewers, but is also shared by a significant and growing audience of older, more educated, and more affluent viewers.
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Evan
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Chuck Polin
One of the major mistakes the authors see attorneys and law firms make when they pitch business is that they spend too much time outlining their experience and what they can do for their client (the pitch), and they don't spend enough time asking their potential client what is important to them when hiring an attorney.
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Paramjit L. Mahli
So the question arises, how do attorneys when giving speeches and business presentations connect with their audience without losing themselves in legal-speak? Here are the answers.
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David H. Freeman
Statements like, 'We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding levels of client service' sound great. They are the Pavlovian pablum we whip out when we meet new clients, promote ourselves on our Web sites, write the openings of our RFPs, and attract laterals. The problem is, they're just not true.
