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10 Top Strategies for Retaining Tomorrow's Talent
All lawyers want to be wanted and valued by their firms. It has become apparent that tomorrow's legal talent requires even more hand-holding than previous generations because the "just do it" attitude, does not work. They want to understand why and what's the payoff of their efforts. By creating a firm culture that addresses these concerns you will heighten your firm's ability to retain precious talent.
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Determining Who Should Serve As the Billing Partner
Due to a law firm's team-oriented approach to business development and client service efforts, it is not always clear who should logically and most efficiently serve as the billing partner for a client or a particular client matter. A person should only be a billing partner if he or she is or will be performing the functions outline herein.
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Digital Dive: New Report Reveals Opportunities for Improvement on Digital Marketing Strategy for Law Firms
For those of us who have devoted more years in legal marketing than we'd care to admit, it's heartening to see the field receiving the recognition it deserves. The demand for top talent has never been higher and marketing plans are getting more attention from firm management. Still, there is more work for law firms to do. That's particularly true in digital marketing.
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Professional Development: Proactive Marketing for the Win
I Tend to Think of Marketing and Business Development Efforts In Four Buckets: Passive Marketing, Active Marketing, Reactive Marketing and Proactive Marketing The view of (most) law firm leadership has evolved, but there is a long expanse of ground between viewing the marketing function as a cost center and recognizing — and capitalizing on — its potential to drive revenue and profits.
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The California Consumer Privacy Act: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
Part Two of a Two-Part Article
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Supreme Court, Finally, Takes Up Google v. Oracle
The U.S. Supreme Court has jumped into a titanic copyright battle between Oracle Corp. and Google LLC with both barrels. The court's involvement is sure to reignite a 50-year-old debate over how much, if any, software should be subject to copyright, and the contours of the fair use defense in the digital age.
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More Chinese Companies Are Joining U.S. Firms to Fight Patent Trolls
Some of China's largest companies have banded together with major brands in the United States and elsewhere to neutralize "patent trolls," an indication that the country's firms are becoming increasingly concerned about patent infringement litigation.
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Booking.com Trademark Case
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Film and Music Cases Result in Different Outcomes for Default Judgment Motions
Non-payment of monies is an all-too-common complaint in the entertainment industry, with frustrated plaintiffs in many cases seeking default judgments against defendants who fail to respond to lawsuits seeking payment. Two new Central District of California federal court decisions illustrate — after the judges sort through the factors for determining whether to grant a default judgment — how consideration of the amount of money at issue resulted in different outcomes on whether to enter a default judgment.
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Editor's Note
We sadly note the November passing of long-time Entertainment Law & Finance editorial board member Jay Rosenthal.
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