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What Your Firm Can Learn from Toyota
December 23, 2008
Any adjustments we can make to our management style using LEAN processing techniques can significantly beef up a firm's bottom line.
Exchange Rate Fluctuation in the Context of Partner Remuneration at the Global Firms
December 23, 2008
Foreign exchange issues can present problems in the partner remuneration context. Various internal methods can be employed, however, to successfully address the challenges.
Web 2.0: Don't Miss The Big Picture
December 22, 2008
Web 2.0 is more than merely an upgrade of Web 1.0; rather, it is an evolutionary step toward a major change to the practice of law ' and the end of the bricks-and-mortar world of law firms as we know them today.
Los Angeles Affiliates Feel Fallout From Charges Against Marc Dreier
December 22, 2008
The fate of 74 lawyers in Los Angeles was unclear after New York lawyer Marc Dreier was charged in December with $100 million in securities fraud. Dreier, the founder and managing partner of New York firm Dreier LLP, was charged with one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud, both of which involve a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Practical Advice for European Electronic Discovery Projects
December 22, 2008
If you are a U.S.-based IT or litigation support professional, have you ever received an e-mail message that ended like this: "And there are three people in the Munich office"? If you have not, you may very well receive such a message within the next few months. This article provides practical advice for European electronic discovery projects for litigation support and IT professionals.
Managing and Monitoring Your Law Firm's Reputation Online
December 19, 2008
In just a few hours, a single negative, biting reference about a firm on a single, well-trafficked blog can easily mushroom through viral marketing into widespread hostility or ridicule across the Internet. Here's what to do.
Networking Success for the Single Attorney
December 19, 2008
Many single and divorced people are savoring their unmarried lifestyles, and are leveraging the freedom of being unattached to creatively develop their business networks.
Finding the Right Person for the Job
December 19, 2008
Recruiting is the lifeline that continuously brings new blood into a firm. What follows is a step-by-step approach to finding the right person for the right job.
Rethinking Succession Planning for Tough Economic Times
December 19, 2008
In survey after survey in the business world, succession planning is near the top of the list of critical things to do ' and that doesn't get done. The author strongly suggests that firms recognize the urgency of succession planning for firm and practice succession in these treacherous economic times.
Revisiting MLF 2008: What You Missed!
December 19, 2008
At the beginning of a new year, we always look back on the year that was. The Year in Review, beginning herein, will present a pared-down reprint of one article from each of the last 12 issues of MLF (six articles this month and six next month).

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