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Professional Development: Three Business Development Lessons
The newest generation is dying for opportunities to develop their skills. Now it's your turn to teach.
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Leadership in the Law: Five Ways to Improve Lateral Recruitment
Here are five ideas that law firm leaders can embrace to improve their own success rate at finding and integrating laterals into their firms.
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The Business of Branding: Help! I Need an Effective Web Strategy!
Your firm's website is the single most important component in its marketing communications efforts. Period. It's the lynchpin on which all of your other mar/com efforts rest, it's your "first impression," your opportunity to communicate with targeted clients on a regular basis via blogs, and hopefully it supports your firm's business development efforts.
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'Glass Ceilings' and Women in Leadership Roles
This wide-ranging discussion, originally presented at a seminar, introduced statistics suggesting that women still are not reaching the highest level of leadership in law firms and Fortune 500, as compared with their male counterparts.
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Real Property Law
Four important rulings are discussed.
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Involuntary Bankruptcy Standard
A judgment creditor that is considering filing an involuntary bankruptcy petition against a debtor should consult venue-specific controlling law if the debtor has appealed the judgment. Here's why.
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Intercreditor Agreements
This is the third article in a series covering various aspects of intercreditor agreements.
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A Victory for Forum-Selection Clauses
A recent Supreme Court decision overturns both the United States District Court for the District of Western Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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OR's Environmental Clean-Up Statute
This article discusses and summarizes the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act ("OECAA").
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PA Superior Court Confirms CGL Coverage
Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate court recently confirmed the availability of CGL coverage for manufacturers facing product liability claims that allege damages to persons and property other than the manufacturers' products.
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