Whose Signature Is on the Check?
When it comes to getting paid for legal services, attorneys typically focus far more on getting paid than on who is making the payment. But they need to be concerned about the signature on the check.
Social Media Marketing
There are good reasons to believe that social media represents the next frontier in effective legal marketing, and many competitors have already hit the ground running. What do you need to know?
New Laws Expand Whistleblower Protections
Federal statutes protecting whistleblowers are on the rise. Most recently, the Dodd-Frank Act, meant to overhaul and strengthen federal oversight of the financial system, included workplace protections for whistleblowers in the financial services industry. But that is not the only new law to include whistleblower protections.
Recruiting and Developing Associates
Ensuring longer-term and continuous improvements in providing greater value, and therefore sustaining higher levels of client satisfaction, requires addressing areas that have received little attention in the whole value discussion — the recruiting and development of associates.
Japan's Proposed Deregulation
It has recently been reported that the Japan Ministry of Justice has decided to revise its Practicing Attorney Law to allow a foreign law firm to conduct its law practice in Japan through a Legal Professional Corporation. These revisions may be submitted to the Extraordinary Diet session this autumn for introduction in 2012.
Recruiting and Developing Associates
Ensuring longer-term and continuous improvements in providing greater value, and therefore sustaining higher levels of client satisfaction, requires addressing areas that have received little attention in the whole value discussion ' the recruiting and development of associates.
FBAR Rules for Employee Benefit Plans
Employee benefit plans and those with authority over their investment activities may be required, like other investors, to file an FBAR if plan investments involve foreign banks or securities accounts.
Diversity Metrics
Every law firm should strategically monitor its publicly reported diversity statistics to ensure their accuracy and to provide an opportunity to incorporate goals with regard to these measurements into daily operational decisions.
Succession in Leadership
This article discusses the issues and the approaches that a firm may take to make the transition from its founding leadership to a younger generationeffective and efficient with minimal disruption.
