The Five Biggest Mistakes of Law Firm Leadership
February 28, 2011
Over the years, the author has observed many common mistakes that law firm management makes, and he now identifies the five most common ones so that they may be recognized and avoided.
Law Firms' Top Three Factors for Operational Success
February 28, 2011
Partners want to work for a firm that runs its operations well and gives them the best opportunity to be well compensated. There are many specific traits that can be debated, but there are three inherent operational difference makers that every law firm can control: business development, pricing controls, and controlling overhead costs.
How Clients Are Evaluating Pricing Today
February 28, 2011
Law departments are looking not only at the bottom line price, but also at the components that contribute to that bottom line. Law firm administrators can use the same type of analysis and information to guide pricing and matter management, and therefore demonstrate their firms' commitment to providing value and efficiency.
Upcoming Event
February 28, 2011
SXSW Music Conference 2011 CLE Program. Austin, TX, March 18-19
Bit Parts
February 28, 2011
Film Investment Negotiations Lead to Personal Jurisdiction over Out-of-State Defendants<br>Music Festival Insurance Doesn't Cover Assault by Security Guard<br>No Grandfathering for Louisiana Film Tax Credit<br>"Offering" Allegation Insufficient for Infringement Claim
Case Briefs
February 28, 2011
Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.
Tactics for Seizing Rogue Web Sites
February 28, 2011
In cyberspace, the activities of ostensible rogue Web sites ' many attacking U.S. commercial interests or preying on our citizens in a variety of endeavors ' include copyright infringement, illegal gambling and pornography, to name a few. Web site domain seizures may be the 21st-century digital equivalent of 20th-Century gang busting police raids on the haunts of criminal organizations. In place of the remnants of destroyed contraband, a subsequent visitor to these targeted Web sites may instead confront a message left by court order, declaring that the site has been "taken down" for certain illegal activities.
Consideration of Potential Conflicts in <i>U.S. v. Clemens</i>
February 28, 2011
Snow is melting, seed catalogs are arriving, and eyes have turned to Spring Training. Some baseball fans are also turning their attention to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to follow the recent developments in <i>U.S. v. Clemens.</i> The indictment charges player Clemens with six counts: three counts of making false statements to Congress, two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of Congress.
