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Successfully Finding, Hiring and Managing Marketing Consultants and Agencies

John Buchanan

There's no one perfect solution for finding the right consultant, making a "good hire" and then effectively managing that resource, but there are a few guidelines that can, at least, set you on the right path.

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Women Champions

Debra Forman

Women lawyers will develop their practice and client development skills more effectively if they are mentored and championed by other women lawyers. Here's why.

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More Firms Put Non-Lawyers at the Top

David R. Maurer

The point of this article is not to determine exactly who should run a law firm, but to explore some factors worth considering when contemplating the most effective and efficient form of law firm leadership.

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Dangers of Neglecting Business Savvy

allan colman; [email protected]

DANGERS OF NEGLECTING BUSINESS SAVVY In a recent business radio program interview, I was asked a series of questions about client development and retention. One was "WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF AN EXPERT LAWYER NEGLECTING THEIR BUSINESS SAVVY?" According to our May, 2012 Closers Group U.S./Canada survey on Client Retention, 365 of the respondents indicated that a lack of attention and communication by the attorneys caused them to be fired. Reasons pjrovided included lack of contact, dissatisfied…

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THE LAST DAYS OF THE LAST DAYS

Bruce W. Marcus

Big companies, including law firms, sometimes go into bankruptcy. It happens a lot. But when it's a major law firm, like Dewey LeBoeuf, the reasons for its demise can give us some clues about the future of all law firms.

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Career Journal: What to Do After the Interview

Michael DeCosta

Your job interview was a success. But don't celebrate just yet ' you still have your work cut out for you.

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Media & Communications: Why Law Firm Marketers Don't Like PR Firms

Jamie Diaferia & Nicholas Gaffney

It's an open secret among marketers that PR agencies often engender feelings ranging from dislike to outright disdain. Among law firms especially, the criticisms are consistent. Here are some solutions.

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Integrated Online Marketing

Lori Chavez

There's more to online marketing than simply getting a website for your law firm or getting your business listed on Google Places. The biggest trend for 2012 is the use of integrated marketing solutions

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Voice of the Client: Are You Listening?

Silvia Coulter

Clients have been telling lawyers for years how to make the relationships work; what we are looking for and how to win business. Are they listening? Most of us don't think so." Here's what to do.

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Best Practices for ERISA ' 408(b)(2) Compliance

K. Jennie Kinnevy

To achieve the goals of the new ERISA laws, participants and sponsors will have access to more information which will increase the responsibility of plan sponsors to act upon the information received.

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