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Online Extra: Talent Crunch Triggering Alarm Bells for Law Firms
The talent crunch has triggered alarm bells about law firms' long-term viability, as epic workloads and existential upheaval continue to rain on a generation that's less interested in the traditional benefits of Big Law life.
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COVID-19: Economic Stimulus and SBA Loans
A summary of information on the various provisions under the new federal economic stimulus package.
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Leading Through Disruption
Some tried and true leadership practices for firms and partners who are focused on retaining and developing top talent in the current context.
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Registered Nurses In a Top Hat Plan
As the healthcare industry is emerging from the pandemic they are looking for ways to reward, retain and recruit a very important segment of its people — Registered Nurses. Employers are looking for ways to provide benefits in an economically efficient fashion that does not create an immediate and punitive tax on the participant.
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Obstacles to Overcome So Attorneys Can Train Others
This article delves into what firms can do to support their attorneys who lead training initiatives such as on-boarding new associates, delivering substantive knowledge, designing skill development training or any other aspect of professional development in the legal field.
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Managing Outreach Is the Most Important Task for Practice Group Leaders
No other job of a practice group leader does more to solve the many challenges of running a practice group than does a steady flow of new work from new clients.
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The Most Important Task Practice Group Leaders Fail to Manage
There is one task that practice group leaders prioritize above all others: the management of the group's outreach. No other job of a practice group leader does more to solve the many challenges of running a practice group than does a steady flow of new work from new clients.
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How Many Is Too Many? Billable Hours Can Reach Diminishing Returns
By now, it is well known that this year has been defined, at least in part, by the furious pace at which lawyers have been working. At what point do high billable hours mean diminishing returns for both the lawyer and the firm?
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How to Cut IT Costs and Streamline Operations with Leasing
While analysts predict firms will still see savings from expense cuts in 2021, these savings won't be as dramatic as in 2020 and, moreover, recommend that firms should use profit gains to invest in long-term strategies for growth — like technology.
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Understanding Your Clients' Changing Needs In a Post-Pandemic Legal Market
If it was challenging to get facetime with clients pre-pandemic, that challenge has only multiplied in the post-pandemic world. As firms look for creative ways to reconnect with clients, client interviews and surveys have become more important than ever for ensuring client satisfaction, loyalty and profitability.
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