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What We Should Have Learned from COVID: Communicate
First COVID Lesson: Leaders should communicate regularly to their firms in a more personal way, let their personality shine through, show some vulnerability and maybe reveal that they own a dog.
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Privilege in Public Relations: Can Clients Protect Communications Between Their Lawyers and PR Firms?
Because PR firms may be considered third parties for privilege purposes, it is crucial that communications between a company's counsel and its PR firm are handled with care to avoid waiving the attorney-client privilege.
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Using Collaborative Content Development Highlights Lawyers Expertise
The goal of a collaborative content approach is to fill resource gaps in the content process, from concept through creation to publication or release, so that more and better content gets to the right audiences.
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Can Clients Protect Communications Between Their Lawyers and PR Firms?
This article summarizes how courts view communications between a company's counsel and its PR firm during investigations in the context of privilege and provides practical insights and tips for counsel to maintain privilege over such communications.
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Want to Improve Law Firm Culture? Be Authentic
We hear a multitude of ideas and solutions for attracting and retaining lawyers and business professionals in today's ultra-competitive environment. Tellingly, when surveying the landscape of a multigenerational workforce operating in a mixture of hybrid and remote work, authenticity is essential to workplace satisfaction and loyalty.
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Maximizing Marketing ROI Requires Data-Driven Approach
In today's competitive legal market, understanding the return on investment (ROI) from marketing efforts is no longer a luxury for law firms, but a necessity. One that can mean the difference between maintaining a competitive edge or losing ground to competitors.
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How to Structure Lawyer Blog Posts for Content Marketing
Every law firm has its own platform for attorneys to establish themselves as thought leaders, but blogs written in legalese miss the mark. Here are easy ways to structure blog posts to make them more readable almost instantly.
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Retirement Succession Can Hedge Against the Risks of Lateral Partner Acquisition
Increasingly, law firms rely upon acquiring lateral partners and practice groups to grow revenue more quickly than they can by increasing output with existing talent. With this kind of money at stake, a prudent firm is constantly on the lookout for ways to hedge against the risks of acquiring laterals. Implementing an effective retirement succession program is one of them.
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Why Are Lawyers Still Working Remotely?
It's time for attorneys to return to the office on a five day a week schedule. There is significant evidence that shows remote learning is not as effective as in-person instruction.
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Sensory Designed Hospitality: Enhancing Workplace Experience Through the Five Senses
Organizations understand that their workplace environment reflects the culture of their organization and are making extraordinary changes to their real estate and fundamental differences in their office operations. But is it working?
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