Client Relationships
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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.... - Sponsored
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50… -
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.
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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? -
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? - Sponsored
How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the… -
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, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
ROR — 'Return On Relationships' Is How To Measure Social Media
How can a law firm tell if its social media efforts are gaining traction? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Can You Build A Cathedral?
Phone calls, emails, meetings -- columnist Keith Lee asks, what is the point of it all? -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What's Worse Than Billing A Client For Bottled Water? Billing Them For Sanctions
We've got to do better than this, according to columnist Keith Lee. -
Billable Hours, Cheapness, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Do You Build Invoices Or Relationships?
An egregious episode offers a lesson in client service.
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50…
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the…
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Biglaw, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Are You A Hunter Or A Farmer?
What's the difference, and why does it matter when picking an employer? -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Intellectual Property, Patents, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: The Limits Of Lawyers
Lawyers, it's not all about you. -
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. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Qui Tam: Memo To Outside Counsel
An in-house lawyer offers advice to outside counsel -- in verse. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Do Solos And Smalls Have A Hometown Advantage?
How much of an edge does a lawyer’s hometown -- or college or law school town, for that matter -- provide in starting a successful solo practice?