Two Practices That Will Drastically Improve Your In-house RFP Results
Defining goals and maintaining clear communications about needs and wants is key.
Innovation And The Law: Technology To Assist With The Dreaded RFP Process
Ediscovery columnist Kelly Twigger discusses a powerful new tool to help more clients get better access to services.
Do Law School Rankings Affect Your Choice?
Share your insights in this brief survey.
House Rules: Be Prepared
Here's why David Mowry thinks it's important that in-house counsel be involved in a difficult deal as close to its inception as possible...
House Rules: Fieldwork
David Mowry discusses taming the three-headed dragon of supply-side legal work...
Inside Straight: Showing, Not Telling, That You’re Competent
When we write briefs, we show — we don’t tell — the reader that we win. Thus, we do not tell the reader: “This case is barred by the statute of limitations,” which is mere assertion. Instead, we show the reader why we win: “The accident in which plaintiff was hurt occurred on June 1, […]
Inside Straight: Packaging Flotsam and Jetsam
Admit it: Your corporation has a lot of legal flotsam and jetsam. This is probably true no matter what business you’re in. On the corporate side, you have routine business transactions, and you may well handle those in-house. On the litigation side, you have a bunch of routine cases that pose little risk to the […]
Inside Straight: The Delusion Of Personal Exceptionalism
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann discusses the delusion of personal exceptionalism when it comes to Biglaw firms and the request for proposal process. When everyone sounds the same, how can you make your firm stand out?