Habitual responses quickly turn into behavioral practices. Too frequently, inappropriate conditioned responses escalate to bad habits due to frequency of use and lack of awareness. What can be done?
March 30, 2010Debra Forman
Firms of all sizes are faced with increased competition and increased client demands ' and consensus management is ill-equipped to deal with the new environment. There are several reasons for this, discussed herein.
March 30, 2010Robert W. DenneyThis article outlines some of the essential advantages, and the challenges, in constructing an effective in-house training program.
March 30, 2010Steven C. BennettThe vision of this article is to provide a model that may be used in discussing how a firm can power into the next few years. It uses a watershed analogy to demonstrate drivers for higher margins and the skills required to maximize each stream of effort running toward the earnings "lake."
March 30, 2010William C. CobbWhat's happening in neighboring states.
March 30, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |A review of recent case law.
March 30, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Federal district court judge Shira A. Scheindlin has given preliminary approval to a settlement between a class of plaintiffs whose names are on the state's child abuse registry and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
March 30, 2010By Janice G. InmanLast month, we discussed a Texas case in which the the spouse of a military service member had her share of her husband's military retirement cut off by the retiree's decision to opt for disability payments instead. Herein, we discuss the situation in New York.
March 30, 2010Janice G. InmanThe newly implemented program for electronic filing of abuse and neglect petitions with the hard-pressed Family Court has cut by more than half the time it takes to get the papers before a judge, according to a preliminary evaluation.
March 30, 2010Daniel WiseWhile evidence of adultery used to consist of lipstick smudges on the collar, credit-card receipts from motels and so forth, now it's far more likely to be in the form of text messages, e-mails, IMs or postings on online Web sites. Can these forms of evidence be discovered?
March 30, 2010Stephen A. Zorn and Sophie Jacobi