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Media & Communications Corner: Upgrade Your Communications Tools for Free

Nicholas Gaffney

A host of free Web applications are surprisingly effective in helping law firms from solo practitioners to large firm in-house PR and marketing staff, stay on top of the game. The trick is knowing which tools out there are worth your time. Here are the applications that made our top 24 list.

Career Journal: Real Advice for the Real World

Michael DeCosta

Suggestions can help guide you through a situation you have not previously found yourself in before ' looking for a job in a really bad economy.

Op Ed

Elizabeth Anne 'Betiayn' Tursi

Ms. Tursi: "It's time for you to seat your CMOs at the management table ' if they are not there already. It's time for partners to understand that these individuals are not just employees."

Features

News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

Court Watch

Cynthia M. Klaus & Meredith A. Bauer

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

Features

Preventing Conflicts Between Secured Creditors and Franchisors

Craig R. Tractenberg

A franchisor has rights and remedies that a secured creditor is not granted under the UCC, but the franchisor, by becoming a competing secured creditor, does not necessarily advance its rights and remedies in a default situation. The inter-creditor agreement and remarketing agreement are alternatives to maximize recoveries and reduce conflicts by cooperation, rather than by litigation.

Features

Franchise Companies vs. Hackers: Twenty Questions on Cybercrime

Henfree Chan & Bruce S. Schaeffer

The 21st century is clearly the age of cybercrime, and franchise companies should be especially concerned because, simplistically, there are only two types of computer systems: those that have been hacked, and those that will be hacked.

Features

Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

Features

In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

National cases of importance.

Compliance Now More Than Ever

Michael Zeldin

In a profit- and loss-driven world, there is always a risk that companies facing an uncertain economic future may choose to cut compliance expenses," SEC Chairman Christopher Cox noted last November at the SEC's Compliance Officer Outreach National Seminar. Then he issued a stern warning: "When a company cuts compliance, violations will occur. And if violations occur, punitive actions should and will be taken."

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