Developing Client Loyalty Brings Both Firm Growth and Client Value
Today and in the future, a successful law firm's culture must include investment in the business-development sales engine. While classical marketing investments continue to be needed, they are no longer enough.
Get on the Winning Side of Alternative Fee Transactions
Marketers at mid- to large-sized firms can win more business from major corporate clients by offering alternative fee arrangements ("AFAs") ' despite the bipolar response of companies to them.
Think Big Picture for Firm Pitches
At a time of great debate on traditional versus social media and the best means of contacting prospective clients, it is worth examining the essentials of successfully pitching a reporter on your law firm's news.
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ACC Value Challenge
We have all heard about the ACC Value Challenge and much has been done to help in-house counsel close the gap between legal budgets and value received from law firms.
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Legal Times, They Are a'Changing
The year 2010 was another challenging one for the legal services community nationwide, though there have been some signs of stabilization.
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Letter from the Editor
A Note from the new Editor-in-Chief of Marketing the Law Firm
District Court Dismisses Medicare's Suit Seeking Reimbursement from Defendants, Insurers And Attorneys
A look at <i>United States of America v. Stricker, et al.</i>, in which Medicare sought reimbursement for payments that it had allegedly made for medical care provided to a settling class members.
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Practice Tip: The SPILL Act
Thanks to a recent act of Congress, the oil spill may be seeping into product liability law. Meet the SPILL Act.
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Recent Developments in Class Actions
This article reviews two cases ' one decision and one case under review by the U.S. Supreme Court ' in which class counsel sought certification of a class after a similar class was denied certification in another jurisdiction.
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