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Leadership in the Law: The Role of Big Data in Law Practice Image

Leadership in the Law: The Role of Big Data in Law Practice

Timothy B. Corcoran

The latest fad phrase in the legal trade press is "big data" and, as with many fad phrases, it means many things to many people and is a complete mystery to others.

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The Business of Branding: We Already Have a Website, So Why Do We Need a Microsite?

Candis Roussel

What is a microsite and why do you need it in addition to your firm's primary site? Here are a few reasons why...

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Managing Your Money: What Happens After Leaning In?

Bridget Grimes & Lisa Mu'oz Fell

Female law partners have little idea if they are on track toward a comfortable retirement.

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Document Exchange Breaches

Charles Magliato

While law firm IT can make sophisticated security systems available, it is ultimately attorneys who are responsible for protecting their clients' data and documents.

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Managing Your Money: What Comes After Leaning In

Bridget Grimes & Lisa Mu'oz Fell

Female law partners are not saving appropriately, putting money into wise investments or taking advantage of employer-sponsored retirement accounts. Further, they have little idea if they are on track toward a comfortable retirement.

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At the Intersection: More Magical Thinking

Pamela Woldow

All too often, Practice Group Leaders are the big rainmakers of a practice area and truly lack the interest or skills to lead a practice group. Here's how to herd the cats.

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Dancing on the Cliff Edge

William C. Cobb

The old business model of law firms is not sustainable. Here's what the "new normal" looks like.

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Financial Stability Board's Four Recommendations

Michael R. Nelson & Molly E. Lang

Recently issued recommendations could influence the ongoing debate regarding the way insurance is regulated in the U.S.

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No Right to a Jury Under the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act

Sherilyn Pastor & Mario S. Russo

The New Jersey Appellate Division, on Oct. 9, 2013, held that there exists no statutory or constitutional right to a jury trial under the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act ("the Act"), N.J. Stat. Ann. '' 17:33A-1 to -30.

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Corporate Successorship: What You Don't Know Could Cost You

Jennifer R. Devery & Rachel Gart

A corporate successor's right to coverage under a predecessor's policy is not a foregone conclusion. Here's why.

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