client relations
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
6 Warning Signs For When Not To Take On A Client
Though often you just don’t know until you’re already knee-deep in the representation, here are some red flags signaling when it might be better to pass on a certain prospective client. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Betting On Clients
Not all of your clients are going to be ideal, but you have to go out there and get them. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Respect Is In The Details
Columnist Gaston Kroub asks: why is an attention to detail so important for a lawyer to demonstrate?
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Small Law Firms
Friends As Clients
Tough calls can deepen a client relationship, assuming a screw-up didn’t bring a friend’s business crashing into the ground. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: 5 Tips For Dealing With Billing Guidelines
You want to get paid, and for the client to think you are a great lawyer -- so follow this simple advice, from boutique-firm columnist Gaston Kroub. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: The Smelly Beach
An unfortunate vacation incident offers lessons for lawyers about client service. -
Federal Government, Legal Ethics, Public Interest
Agency Capture: Who Is The Client?
When a government lawyer answers a legal question, whose question is he answering, and for whose benefit? When a government lawyer takes a position, whose interests or preferences is she advancing? -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: A Satisfied Client Is… A Disaster!
If "satisfying" clients is not enough, what must law firms do in order to survive and thrive? - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
Focus On Keeping And Growing Your Existing Clients
Smart businesses don't chase new clients at the expense of keeping and growing existing clients -- and law firms shouldn't either. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Why Big Firms Can't Break In (Or, Developing Business At Biglaw)
Here's how a law firm can win new business -- but it's not easy.... -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Technology
An In-House Lawyer's Interesting Compliment For Cravath
When it comes to quality control, Cravath remains the gold standard. -
Accounting / Accountants, Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
10 Tips For Managing Partners From A Managing Partner Turned General Counsel
If you're involved in law firm management, here are some things you should know. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Back In The Race: The Pure Solo Business Plan
How can you get by as a "pure solo" or "true solo," a solo practitioner without any associates or support staff?
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
Sponsored
This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, Technology
Beyond Biglaw: Feedback Culture
Law firms of all sizes tend to sit on the sidelines of our feedback culture; is this a mistake? -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Top Of Mind
If you want to assess your current standing in the legal profession and job security, ask yourself this one important question. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
So What's Your Story?
What is your personal narrative as a lawyer, and why does it matter? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Back In The Race: Firing A Client
Breaking up with a client is hard to do; here is how columnist Shannon Achimalbe recently did it. -
Blogging, Rudeness
Thinking Like A Lawyer Is A Technique -- Not A Lifestyle
Lawyers, don't be so cocksure about the upside of being a 24/7, devoid-of-emotion, professional a-hole. -
Biglaw, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, In-House Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partner Issues, Willkie Farr
I'd Do Anything For A Client, But I Won't Do That
How did Biglaw partners have to humiliate themselves in order to win a lucrative engagement? -
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.