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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
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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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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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