Midsize Firms / Regional Firms
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Biglaw, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: On Competition
Does a law firm need to crush the competition in order to succeed? -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Creating Customers – Peter Drucker
What lessons does the work of management guru Peter Drucker offer for the business of law? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Headhunters / Recruiters, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Solo Practitioners, Unemployment
Back In The Race: Checkpoint
Three months in, how is this lawyer's job search going?
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Back In The Race: Occupational Reconnaissance
When looking for a job, how do you pick between many different types of opportunities? -
Biglaw, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Screw-Ups, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
3 Steps To Owning Your Mistakes
How should you respond when you screw something up? Columnist Keith Lee explains. -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Blend In At Your Peril; You Need To Stand Out
According to managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld, you don’t need all customers (clients or lawyers), just a few who really want you badly. -
Biglaw, Blogging, Google / Search Engines, Lawyer Advertising, Media and Journalism, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, New York Times, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Are Law Firm Websites Evolving Or Dying?
What might the law firm website of the future look like? Thoughts from Kevin O'Keefe of LexBlog. -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Achieving The Mission -- Attracting, Training, Retaining And Inspiring Talent
Eight insights on talent management from Bruce Stachenfeld, founder and managing partner of Duval & Stachenfeld. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Biglaw, Blogging, Media and Journalism, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
On Blogging: Throw Your Heart Over The Bar, Let Your Writing Follow
Kevin O'Keefe, CEO and founder of LexBlog, offers expert advice on blogging. -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: The First Mission -- To Attract, Train, Retain, And Inspire Talent
Why is talent management so important to a law firm? Bruce Stachenfeld, founder and managing partner of Duval & Stachenfeld, explains. -
Biglaw, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: An Introduction
Please welcome our newest columnist: Bruce Stachenfeld, founder and managing partner of Duval & Stachenfeld LLP. -
Associate Salaries, Bankruptcy, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Football, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, Real Estate, Sexual Harassment
Morning Docket: 04.24.14
* The $160K-Plus Club welcomes its newest member: Duval & Stachenfeld, a real estate firm in NY, is more than doubling its starting salary for associates to $175K. Look for them recruiting at your “tier one” school soon. [New York Law Journal]
* In this economy, bankruptcy firms are being hit hard: Stutman Treister & Glatt, a top L.A. firm that once assisted businesses like Lehman Brothers and Enron Corp. in their Chapter 11 proceedings, is closing up shop. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* It ain’t easy being dean at the law school with the best Biglaw prospects — oh wait, yes it is. Congrats to Gillian Lester, who will serve as Columbia Law’s fifteenth dean come January 2015. [Columbia News]
* “Do I think he thought he was gonna beat it? Yeah.” The district attorney who brought charges against Stephen McDaniel thinks the law school killer was too big for his chainmail britches. [Macon Telegraph]
* From catcalling to “jiggle tests,” NFL cheerleaders have to put up with a lot of really ridiculous stuff. Not being paid the minimum wage is one thing, but having to put up with being groped is quite another. [TIME]
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California, Layoffs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: A Double-Digit Dump
Which firm just conducted a double-digit layoff?
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Biglaw, Fabulosity, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
Want A Better Work/Life Balance? How To Spend More Time Chilling When You're Done Billing
Sadly, this lawyer's free time is usually spent complaining about the fact that she to go to work the next day and do it all over again — is there no rest for the weary??? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
Are You A Crappy Litigator? A Self-Assessment Test!
Veteran litigator Mark Herrmann provides a test for litigators to take. -
B for Beauty, Biglaw, Bonuses, Boutique Law Firms, Gender, Hotties, John Paul Stevens, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Morning Docket, Old People, SCOTUS, Small Law Firms, Supreme Court, Television, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 02.19.14
* We’re not sure that the best way to convince the Supreme Court to allow television broadcast coverage of its proceedings is to air commercials on news channels. Even SCOTUS justices fast forward during the commercials. [Legal Times]
* Old farts just wanna have fun: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens told reporters about a wild night out with the late Justice William Brennan that involved Ginger Rogers and pants that were too big. [National Law Journal]
* When “the only way to be successful [as a first-year associate] is to go into the role expecting to be treated poorly,” it’s no wonder that Biglaw firms continue to fail their women lawyers. [Washington Post]
* Just because you work at a small, boutique, or mid-size firm, it doesn’t mean your bonus bounty will be less than that of your Biglaw brethren. You could actually earn much, much more. [New York Law Journal]
* Yes, you can be fired for being “too cute.” No, it’s not gender discrimination. Sorry, beauties, but being a hottie isn’t protected a characteristic under Title VII, says this Playboy Playmate. [Corporate Counsel]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Bar Exams, Biglaw, Law Professors, Law Schools, Layoffs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Morning Docket, Music, Partner Profits, Texas, You Go Girl
Morning Docket: 02.07.14
* According to the latest Citi report, the Am Law 50 outperformed the rest of their ilk in terms of net profits and profits per equity partner. As for the rest, ha ha ha, enjoy all of your “modest” returns. [Am Law Daily]
* The ABA’s Standards Review Committee is close to a decision on its bar-exam passage standard for accreditation. It’s tough to protect students and law schools at the same time. [National Law Journal]
* Oh my! Professors at Albany Law are incredibly pissed the school would dare imply they suggested lowering academic standards to put asses in seats and stave off faculty layoffs. [New York Law Journal]
* Wendy Davis has left her position at Cantey Hanger, one of Fort Worth’s largest law firms, to dedicate herself fully to her bid to become Texas’ Next Top Governor. You stand, girl! [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
* Yuna, a Malaysian pop star with a law degree who’s worked with artists like Pharrell, doesn’t think she’ll be able to fall back on her J.D. now that she’s in America. Funny, because many Americans feel exactly the same way. [Pittsburgh City Paper]
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Akin Gump, Biglaw, Contests, Fabulosity, Fenwick & West, Holidays and Seasons, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Reader Polls, Small Law Firms
ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Winner!
Which law firm prevailed in our 2013 holiday card contest? -
Akin Gump, Biglaw, Contests, Fabulosity, Fenwick & West, Holidays and Seasons, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Finalists!
Which of these law firm holiday cards is the best of 2013? Cast your vote! -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Small Law Firms
Holiday Gifts for Your Secretary / Administrative Staff: Open Thread
How much should you give to your secretary or assistant this year? Let's turn to the wisdom of crowds.