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October issue in PDF format

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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Responding to Client Calls for Value Image

Responding to Client Calls for Value

Kristin K. Stark & Silvia L. Coulter

Over the past year, market dynamics have aligned, creating an opportunity to transform services provided by law firms in order to better meet or exceed client demands.

Billing and Collections Image

Billing and Collections

Bret Baccus & Andrew Gastwirth

Opportunities exist in the back office for law firms to reduce administrative expenses, improve cash management, and increase staff performance to optimize and deliver exceptional customer service. Trends suggest that by focusing on the billing and collections function, a firm may find success in achieving these objectives.

What's Your Practice Worth? Image

What's Your Practice Worth?

Edward D. Heben

Law firms, because of caseload analysis and the project-oriented nature of their work, are notoriously hard to value, even more so than accounting firms and other professional service industries where there is an established schedule of work for at least a 12-month period.

Features

Are You Thinking About China? Image

Are You Thinking About China?

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

If you have been thinking about entering the China market to diversify your revenue stream, here are some legal issues to consider.

Features

New 'Dualing' Amendments to Dealer-Protection Laws Pass Legislatures Image

New 'Dualing' Amendments to Dealer-Protection Laws Pass Legislatures

Rick J. Gibson, Jeffrey J. Jones, J. Todd Kennard & Douglas M. Mansfield

Many auto dealer contracts prohibit "dualing," that is, operating competing linemakes out of the same facility. Under new legislation passed in some states, automobile manufacturers could be forced to allow dualing, notwithstanding any terms to the contrary in written agreements and trademark laws.

October issue in PDF format Image

October issue in PDF format

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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News Briefs Image

News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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Court Watch

Darryl A. Hart & Charles G. Miller

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

Employee Free Choice Act Slowed, But Not Dead Image

Employee Free Choice Act Slowed, But Not Dead

Kevin Adler

Although passage of the federal Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") has taken a distant back seat to health care reform, the proposed changes to workplace unionization and collective bargaining rules have significant potential impacts for business owners.

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