Midsize Firms / Regional Firms
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Small Law Firms, Technology
The Rise Of The Small And Mid-Sized Law Firms
Small law firms can adopt new technology faster and easier than Biglaw firms, allowing them to get an edge against Biglaw firms. -
Romance and Dating
This Proves That Lawyers Love To Bang Their Coworkers
Lawyers don't even TRY to avoid office romances. - 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… -
Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: 7 Steps To Getting A Job As A Lawyer
This is how you do it, according to managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld.
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Which Is More Important To The Success Of A Law Firm, The Rainmaker Or The Service Partner?
Rainmaker and service partner are yin and yang. Either without the other is of only moderate use. -
Contests, Holidays and Seasons
ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Finalists!
Which of these law firm holiday cards is the best of 2014? -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: You Don’t Have To Be Good At Everything, But You Have To Be Great At Something
Take a look around at your partners and your associates; how many are truly “great” at everything? -
Contests, Holidays and Seasons
Above the Law’s 6th Annual Holiday Card Contest
We welcome your submissions for our sixth annual holiday card contest. Here are the rules; please read carefully! -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: In Defense Of The Billable Hour
Should the billable hour really be vilified as something that rewards inefficiency and incompetence, or is it a benchmark with which to judge performance, or is it both? - 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. -
Technology
Why Attorney Websites Are A Waste Of Time For Most Law Firms
How can you better spend money on marketing and client development? Not with a website. -
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? -
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, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Making Partner -- Doing The Math
Why are large law firms so stingy when it comes to making new partners? -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
Strategy Of Merger: 4 Steps To Success For Law Firm Leaders
How should small to medium-sized firms approach a merger strategy, what are the "rules of the road" for a successful merger, and how can the inherent risks be managed?
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Embracing Volatility For A Law Firm
Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld offers 7 tips for how to run a law firm. -
Biglaw, Gender, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Women's Issues
Stop Treating Women Lawyers Like Crap
Just how much sexism do women lawyers face on a day-to-day basis? It’s astonishing. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Layoffs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Beyond Profits Per Partner -- Embracing Volatility
Why are lawyers so afraid of volatility, and what are the advantages of overcoming that fear? -
Biglaw, Celebrities, Law Schools, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Morning Docket, Real Estate
Morning Docket: 10.01.14
* Weil Gotshal is tired of winnowing its workers, so this time around, the firm is relinquishing some of its real estate. The firm will have the same address as usual, but its space will be smaller — 20 percent smaller. [WSJ Law Blog]
* It’s not just leaders of Biglaw firms who are looking to downsize. Leaders of midsize firms are trying to do the same thing, but with their management responsibilities instead of their people. Charming. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* Lawyers are typically stereotyped by the uninformed as being some of the richest people in America. As luck would have it, some lawyers are the richest people in America. Which ones? We’ll have more on this later. [Am Law Daily]
* “If I could redo a year ago, I would still go. Just because I know that [law school] still opens doors.” We’ve got a correction: Silly 2L, Columbia Law — not law school in general — still opens doors. [USA Today]
* Tracy Morgan has spoken out for the first time since his tragic accident this summer, but only after Wal-Mart blamed him for getting hurt in the first place. It’s a rollback on pure class. [New York Daily News]
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: A 'Profits Per Partner' Emancipation Plan
What are the many advantages of not fixating on Profits Per Partner as a law firm metric? -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Profits Per Partner -- A Good Servant But A Bad Master
Has the focus on "Profits Per Partner" gone too far? This managing partner thinks so. -
Email Scandals, Gay, Gay Marriage, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Religion
Is Walter Kubitz The Greatest Lawyer Of All Time?
Becker & Poliakoff issues yet another statement about how they won't fire a homophobe.