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Who Should Be Partner in a Post-Recession Profession?
Partnerships are viable and sustainable only if there is a consistent and sufficient earnings stream to attract talent to the firm. This is accomplished when all timekeepers are personally productive and profitable.
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The Unforeseen Consequences of a Criminal Conviction
Even skilled criminal defense attorneys may unwittingly permit their clients to enter guilty pleas that could impair their client's medical license.
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Embrace Settlement Negotiations '
Is the non-admissibility of conversations that occur during settlement negotiations actually that immutable? The answer is, No.
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Maintenance: How Long Is Too Long?
In New York, usually the most important factor to consider when guessing at the ultimate award is this: Which judge will get the case?
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Divorce Funding
The value of Divorce Funding for anyone facing the daunting prospect of enormous legal fees is clear; it ensures that clients can afford to litigate if necessary.
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Cognitive Encapsulation: Thinking Inside the Box
This article is the second of two that address the ways in which education, training, and experience in providing health services often creates a cognitive box from which practitioners must extricate themselves if they wish to perform forensic services.
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Professional Development: Using Social Media to Advance Your Careers and Build Business
Lawyers who are looking to advance their careers and who want to build business should not underestimate the power of using social media to raise their visibility.
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Leadership in the Law: Bring All Your Values to the Table
If you are not perceived the way you want to be perceived and are not reaching the goals you have set out to meet, you want to re-evaluate your values and determine if your personal brand needs to be tweaked, revamped or potentially overhauled.
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Business of Branding: How to Boost Your Law Firm's Brand
Every law firm needs to make a strong impression to increase its name awareness, protect and build market share and instill loyalty in its client base. What is your promise to clients?
Women Lawyers Must Also 'Lean In' to Realize Their Career Dreams
While women lawyers must work a bit smarter and harder than their male counterparts, the basics of business development apply to all. If you fail to plan, you are, in effect, planning to fail.
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