Cost Recovery in 2016
January 31, 2016
2016 is in full swing and we will soon be conducting the 2016 Mattern & Associates Cost Recovery Survey. We've been conducting this bi-annual survey since 2004 and, during that time, it has become an industry resource for tracking the cost recovery practices of law firms across size and geography.
Prioritizing e-Mail Security in the Legal Sector
January 31, 2016
Data breaches and cyberattacks aren't new occurrences, but it can sometimes feel like they are. It's only in the last few years that we've seen these attacks make headlines more and more, increasing in both quantity and impact.
Break Down the Silos and Lead Your Firm's Information Services From the Data
January 31, 2016
Law firms are metrics-driven organizations, and the need for accurate metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) will only continue to increase as law firms answer the client's demands to re-tool service delivery and organizational structure. This need for metrics-driven analysis now extends to the firms' research services, a heretofore last bastion of resistance to technology and measurement.
8 Ways to Secure Your Law Firm in the Ubiquitous Cloud
January 31, 2016
The cloud will soon be as ubiquitous in legal as it is in other businesses. It's inevitable. As our reliance on the cloud grows, it's more important than ever for lawyers to understand how they connect to the cloud, the evolving risks that apply to them and what questions they need to ask to ensure confidentiality and privacy for their firms and their clients.
Marketing Tech: Embracing IoT and Big Data Means Future Success
January 31, 2016
These days, we are continually being bombarded by one new tech concept after another ' the most current being IoT (or the Internet of Things) and Big Data. To feel secure moving our businesses forward among the onslaught of all these changes, it is necessary to simplify our understanding to bring peace to the progress of our quickly advancing world.
Media & Communications: Upgrade Your PR Game!
January 31, 2016
Admit it: You've been doing the same thing for too long in an attempt to get your firm in the news. And it's just not working anymore. Below are five ways to be more effective in 2016.
Training Tomorrow's Lawyer
January 31, 2016
"There's math and technology involved? Count me out, that's why I went to law school." But the practice of law is not immune to technological advances, especially in the areas of research methodologies and, of course, electronic discovery. Furthermore, clients are continuing to focus on value, whether that is in seeking alternative fee arrangements or evaluating outside counsel on their efficient delivery of legal services.
