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Attributes of Successful Managing Partners

Joel A. Rose

Hardly a week passes without receiving information about a new publication or seminar about law office management. However, information is not readily available about what specifically managing partners and members of management committees should do to coalesce their partners, associates and staff into a well-managed and informed organization.

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Alternative Fees

John F. Brown Jr.

The diversity of AFA approaches and objectives can divide consumers and providers of legal services, and magnify the law firm-client communication challenges presented by movement away from an entrenched business model.

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Managing the Compensable Workday in a New Electronic World

Christopher A. Parlo & Michael J. PumaManaging the Compensable Workday in a New Electronic World

What is work? When does the workday begin and end? These seemingly easy questions are not so easy anymore. Here's why.

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Six Strategies for Transitioning a Firm's Client Base from Senior to Other Partners

Joel A. Rose

Successful transitioning of client work from senior to other partners involves numerous components that have to be planned and implemented in an effective and timely manner.

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Challenges and Solutions for Electronic Billing

Ryan E. Ladisic

Coming into 2010, it has become clear that, for law firms, not only is electronic billing here to stay, but adoption by corporate clients will continue to accelerate.

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The Drive Toward Performance Measurement in Law Firm Administrative Functions

Kristin Stark

In response to increased pressure, administrative leaders are seeking out ways to measure the performance of administrative functions ' to justify the function's staffing and costs and to demonstrate the group's value to firm leadership. The drive for performance measurement programs in law firms entails a shift toward careful assessment and analysis of the overall performance of various law firm administrative functions and their respective value to the firm.

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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The Best of MLF 2009: More Fabulous Articles Image

The Best of MLF 2009: More Fabulous Articles

Wendy Kaplan Stavinoha

Here is the rest of "The Best of MLF 2009," from July through December.

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COBRA Subsidy Extended; Further Extensions Likely

Stuart Sirkin

In the midst of the ongoing health care reform debate, Congress was able to unanimously agree on retroactively extending the Federal 65% COBRA health care premium subsidy for workers involuntarily separated.

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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