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10 Things That Should Be on Every CMO's Radar in 2017 Image

10 Things That Should Be on Every CMO's Radar in 2017

Mark Beese

The legal profession, marketing technology and clients' buying and retention habits are changing dramatically. Law firm marketing leaders need to think differently about lead generation, big data, project delivery and leadership.

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Make 2017 the Year To Get Smart

Marcie Borgal Shunk

Taking Your Firm's CI to the Next Level

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The One Shift That Will Improve Lawyers' BD Results and Make Life Easier Image

The One Shift That Will Improve Lawyers' BD Results and Make Life Easier

Mike O'Horo

Business development needn't be complicated, difficult or distressing. However, for many lawyers, it's all of that. Much of the uncertainty and anxiety can be eliminated by a single shift in perspective.

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Virtual Snooping

Karen Ellis

The modern-day snoop is all too often someone you know. If this consideration doesn't leave you paranoid and looking over your shoulder, it should.

Law Departments and Clients Face Budgetary Concerns in 2017 Image

Law Departments and Clients Face Budgetary Concerns in 2017

Steve Kovalan

Law departments are not being asked to do more with less? Instead, they are being asked to do more with more (though sometimes their budget increases are not keeping up with their new responsibilities).

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Most Firms Feel Assured in Cybersecurity Abilities, But Is That False Confidence? Image

Most Firms Feel Assured in Cybersecurity Abilities, But Is That False Confidence?

Ricci Dipshan

Law firms are increasingly confident in their cybersecurity capabilities, despite many falling short of adequate breach response preparation.

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Mastering the Art of Self-Promotion

Carol Morganstern

Hard work alone will not propel your career forward to its highest possible level; you are going to need to be savvy at the art of self-promotion. This includes going outside of your firm to get new clients and letting those inside your firm know about your accomplishments to propel you up the corporate ladder.

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The Power of Monitoring for Recovering Lost Revenue

Tom Baldwin

Realization has hit an all-time low of 83%, plunging from 93% just a decade ago. Most firms are building pricing groups as the place to start addressing this pain. This is certainly a good starting point, but if your firm is pricing and not monitoring, you've actually got a problem.

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AI and the Law: The Paradigm Shift Hits the Fan Image

AI and the Law: The Paradigm Shift Hits the Fan

Pamela Woldow

In its astonishing "Free the Law" project, Harvard has teamed up with a California start-up called Ravel Law to digitize every state, federal, territorial and tribal judicial decision since colonial times by feeding over 40 million pages physically cut from the books shelved in the Harvard Law Library into a high-speed digital scanner.

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True Partnerships Reward Partner-Like Behavior Image

True Partnerships Reward Partner-Like Behavior

Steven J. Harper

A true partnership requires a compensation structure that rewards partner-like behavior — collegiality, mentoring, expansion and transition of client relationships to fellow partners, and a consensus to pursue long-term strategies promoting institutional stability rather than maximizing short-term profit metrics.

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