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<i>Marketing Tech:</i> Law Firms Are on a Collective Mission to Evolve, Adapt and Succeed
About a year ago, the author launched a cloud-based technology platform that provides weekly networking programs and accountability software to help lawyers execute their business development activities. Here's how it works.
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<b><i>At the Intersection</i></b>: The Human Barrier to LPM Technology
The author recently returned from the World Master of Law Firm Management Conference in Sydney, Australia, where she compared notes with folks deeply invested in the future of legal technology. They agreed that when it comes to Legal Project Management (LPM), the platforms, tools, templates and technology are evolving at the speed of ' frustration.
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<b><i>Product Review:</b></i>Time Tracker by eBillity
Time tracking and billing, an unpleasant and time-consuming distraction at the best of times, became far more painful than it needed to be.
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Transitioning Associates from Worker Bees to Rainmakers
There comes a day when the partners of your law firm will tell their associates that they need to build their own clientele. If you are the associate, this is a chilling moment. And if you are a marketing professional, here is how you can help.
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The 2015 Employer Mandate Is Here
The year 2015 is here ' in fact, the first quarter of 2015 has already flown by ' and so is the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) employer "play or pay" mandate, which has been delayed, in total or in part, twice.
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Federal Judges Survey Says '
Twenty years ago, few lawyers would have thought the notion of legal competency would come to include understanding and advising on technical issues surrounding the discovery of electronic information. In today's digital age, however, lawyers must be both legally and technically savvy to competently represent their clients.
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<b><i> Media & Communications:</i></b> Communicating Effectively to Both Genders
What you say isn't as important as what is heard. And each gender hears things differently!
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House Proposes Tax Reform Plan
In an attempt to raise revenues and simplify the tax code, the House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a draft tax reform plan containing sweeping changes to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), including a number of major executive compensation and benefits changes. The most significant of those could be the elimination of deferred compensation and nonqualified pensions.
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Process Is the Key To Success When Applying Legal Technology To Discovery
The litigation industry is awash with technology. According to consulting firm Gartner, law firms, corporations and service providers spent almost $2 billion in 2014 buying or licensing e-discovery software, almost none of which existed just 10 years ago. Why? The primary driver has been the explosion in the amount and variety of discoverable data in the world.
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<b><i>Voice of the Client:</i></b> Trusted Adviser?
What is a Trusted Adviser and how do you become one, thereby deepening and strengthening a relationship? The authors explains.
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