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Buying In to the ALSP Market

Dan Packel

Some Firms Are Forming Subsidiaries to Deliver Legal Services In New Ways Buyers have a broader slate of options in 2020 than ever before, whether that means handling more work in-house, hiring temporary lawyers during a crunch, or turning to a recently launched "alternative provider" to address the massive pile of contracts they need to manage.

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The Critical Role of Law Firm PR During the COVID-19 Crisis

Randy Lauzinski

PR is earned and sustainable, especially during a crisis. That's why PR is positioned to step up, take a leadership position and have the greatest impact on company reputation during tumultuous times. The focus and approach necessarily changes during a crisis, but the work should go on.

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A 3-Step Formula to Maximize Your Social Media Effectiveness

Spencer Smith

The Ben Franklin Strategy Benjamin Franklin will never know this, but he gave us the only social media strategy we need: "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." In the middle of the COVID-19 health crisis, there's never been a better time for a legal marketing professional to look for the good she or he can highlight within their communities, within their firms or companies, or for individual people.

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How Cultivating Existing Client Relationships Can Boost Business Development

Scott Wallingford

Strategic business development is critical to support firm growth, and CRM software is the backbone of a data-driven approach. This article highlights a few ways to leverage data and software to improve your client experience and create future opportunities.

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COVID-19 and Working Remotely: Embracing the Changes and the Challenges in a Pandemic

ljnstaff

Experts share their experience and insight around workplace trends and the value of technology tools to drive productivity and engagement in a roundtable discussion.

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Accounting for the Coronavirus

John Drum & Melissa Rutzen

This article examines challenges facing accountants due to economic and financial stress increasing at the same time that oversight may be relaxing, provides insight into the question of whether we should expect a rise in accounting manipulations, and concludes with comments on mitigating hindsight bias.

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4 Challenges for Law Firm Management In 2020

Jessica L. Mazzeo

Challenges facing us in 2019, while seemingly very distant, deserve attention in addition to the new obstacles our firms face during what may be a temporary flattening of the COVID-19 curve. Here are four areas that law firms must continue to address to remain on the right side of 2020.

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Preparing for the LIBOR Phase Out: Contract Remediation Starts with Contract Intelligence Image

Preparing for the LIBOR Phase Out: Contract Remediation Starts with Contract Intelligence

Ryan Drimalla & Karl Dorwart

The London Interbank Offered Rate has long been the global basis for agreements that include a variable interest rate component. However, LIBOR would be replaced by other benchmarks by the end of 2021. Key to assessing risk of exposure, quantifying the financial impact, developing remediation plans and communicating material information to stakeholders will be the identification, analysis and remediation of LIBOR-based contracts.

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How to Ensure Financial Health Ahead of an Economic Downturn

Derek F. Meek & Hanna Lahr

The economic downturn that is projected to come out of the shutdowns mandated due to COVID-19 is likely to be more wide-ranging than the Great Recession of 2008 in light of the non-discriminative impact of the virus. Given this outlook, now is a critical time for companies to reassess their business and finances so that they can be prepared for the future.

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