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Data Sharing in the Cloud

Gregory Mottla & L. Elise Dieterich

Storing and sharing data "in the cloud" has become, in many instances, a business necessity. The practical and economic advantages of cloud computing are clear ' it eliminates the need to send client data via traditional, costly methods, and is significantly less expensive than building and maintaining the same data storage capacity in-house.

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Information Is Changing Law Firm Models

Hank Grezlak & Gina Passarella

The standard law firm model that has been in effect for the better part of the last 20 years is becoming less viable, and the way law firms are run is undergoing a subtle, yet significant change, driven largely by information.

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<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> Are You a 'Manterrupter'?

Doug Richardson

In the battle for leverage among powerful players, all too often, women end up as the losers. Here is one reason why.

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Uncovering the Inner 'Intrapreneur' in Law Firms

Terri Mottershead

One of the most pervasive impacts on law firms is the need for sustained continuous change. Change is never easy. Continuous change is harder and particularly so in conservative profession like law. Here enters the business case for law firm intrapreneur programs!

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Take Credit for Your Work: ROI for Marketing Directors

Spencer X. Smith

How much money should firms spend on marketing? Instead of simply choosing a percentage based on conventional wisdom, this article shows you three simple calculations to use when you're trying to determine how much money your firm should spend on marketing.

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Tackle Billing Now To Avoid a Year-End Surprise

Randy Evans & Shari Klevens

Attorneys rarely think about billings and collections in the summer. Instead, those are topics often left to the year-end collections push. By waiting, however, attorneys lose money, assume risks and otherwise miss important red flags for potential problems that can be avoided or resolved.

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Easy-to-Use Collection Technology Leads to Lower e-Discovery Costs

Brad Harris

Corporate legal departments are all about cost control and efficient processes, yet when hit with a new investigation or lawsuit, legal teams often reflexively fall back on the "collect everything" mentality. The emergence of targeted and remote collection technologies now makes it possible for corporations to collect in a legally defensible way that reduces cost and minimizes business disruption.

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Law Firm 3.0: Compensation, Billable Hour Limiting Firms' Success

Hank Grezlak & Gina Passarella

This is the second installment of a series examining the shift in law firm business models and the issues law firms must address to remain competitive in a new age of providing legal services. The third installment will appear later this year.

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Proxy Advisory Firms

Jeffrey A. Scudder

For the past several years, I have been tasked with providing an update on proxy advisory firms, most notably ISS and Glass Lewis, and the evolving policy updates they issue on an annual basis.

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Building a Vendor Management Program

Tim Strong

In-house counsel are facing a dramatic increase in discovery costs, the associated expenses related to compliance and a growing emphasis on initiatives such as diversity programs within an increasingly challenging economic landscape.

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