Using 'Sharing Origination' Credit to Motivate Partners to Develop Business
In today's competitive practice environment, client origination looms large in its significance to the success of a firm's future. Hence, strong incentives should be provided to partners for "bringing new business from potential and existing clients through the door." Below, several kinds of Origination Credit are examined.
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Law 2023: A Look Ahead
The future of the legal industry isn't what it used to be. Or so says a recent report issued by Law2023.org, a group of industry insiders ' including the author' who spent a year studying the trajectory of the legal marketplace. .
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Practice Tip: Is <i>Ex Parte</i> Communication with a Physician OK?
Because <I>ex parte</I> meetings and discussions with treating physicians can be so informative, they are often seen as invaluable tools for any party permitted to meet with treating physicians. But is this OK?
Culture Shift
"We have excellent lawyers, but the market for our services is not what it used to be. We've cut all we can from our overhead. How can we get our lawyers focused on developing more business?" Here are some answers.
Improve Your Communication Skills in Six Steps
Thirty-four gigabytes. That's how much data it's estimated that each American consumes daily via all forms of media: TV, newspaper, Internet, radio, you name it. Statistically, this volume of data comprises 100,000 words on average. So how can you communicate effectively?
Marketing Tech: Aligning Accountability and Action
Those who monitor their own progress, collaborate with others to ensure forward momentum, and focus on achieving self-selected goals fuel the ultimate disruptive force: accountability.
'Pipeline' Franchise Sales and Redisclosure
Pipeline" franchise sales are sales of franchises to franchisees who received a now (or soon to be) superseded Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) but who have not yet signed a binding agreement with, or paid any money to, the franchisor. This article addresses these sales and what steps a franchisor must take with respect to franchisees in the pipeline once the franchisor has issued a new successor FDD (such as happens every year at franchise registration renewal time).
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