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Taking Responsibility for the e-Discovery Process
This article provides a checklist of best practices for both in-house and outside counsel to consider, discuss and monitor throughout the litigation to ensure confidence in the client relationship and the e-discovery process.
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Pay Proportional to Performance
Pay Proportional to Performance is an important guiding principle underlying good compensation decisions. Individual firms will select different compensable criteria and weigh them according to their specific views. Good judgment will bring the principle alive.
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How Social Media Builds Your Practice
Is using social media really worth the time it's taking out of yours busy days, and how do you know if it's paying off for your practice?
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You Don't Have to Sell to Develop Business
According to industry research experts, every hour spent on business development can yield up to $34,000 in additional fee revenue per year. So why aren't attorneys doing more of it? And why is it so hard to train them to do it effectively?
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The Place to Network: What's So Good About Hosting an Event?
The intent of this column is to provide a framework for identifying the relative benefits of hosting an event. How can we turn an event into a means for generating revenue?
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Practice Tip: What I Learned In-House That Helps Me Succeed in a Law Firm
The author shares his recollections and advice.
LEGAL SALES - QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROSPECTIVE CLIENT
lEGAL SALES - QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROSPECTIVE CLIENT In law firm business development, when preparing for a prospective client meeting, it's important to not only prepare your pitch, but also to prepare answers. Doing your homework on the client is the most important research you can do before you are in the RED ZONE, ready to make a pitch. When you show up to the meeting, being able to show them you've done research about their…
FROM THE GROUND UP- BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
FROM THE GROUND UP - BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS If you want your law firm to have deep roots and a solid foundation, you need to build from the ground up. And while the foundation contains elements like tactics, ideals and approaches, the main ingredients are the attorneys. finding, hiring and cultivating your attorneys will crate a base that you will always be able to rely on and be proud of in any situation -…
NO, NOT THE FIRM ... THE MARKET
A marketing plan should focus not on the firm, but on the individual practice. When this is done effectively, not only does the plan work, but this kind of program redounds to the entire firm.
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Client Speak: Client Feedback ' Best Practices
Part One of this article listed the nine components of the How best practices. It then went on to describe the first four; the remaining five are described herein.
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