Practice Management

Key Future Insights from the Top Performing Talent Articles from 2019

Our Top 5 most read content involving Talent Development from 2019 tells an interesting story about new, holistic approaches to the development of legal industry…

Natalie Runyon January 23, 2020

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “Doing Good and Doing Well Are Both Possible” — Speaking with Hilary Dessouky, General Counsel at Patagonia

We continue our monthly feature, “Upfront & Personal”, a column created by Rose Ors that brings “the person behind the title” to the forefront in…

Rose D. Ors January 21, 2020

Trends in the Lateral Partner Recruiting Market

Given all the changes in the legal market, one might assume that the lateral partner market would also be caught up in some level of…

Toby Brown January 15, 2020

Scaling Feedback to Fuel Growth: Betsy Miller & Tory Nugent of Cohen Milstein, (Part 2)

We continue our conversation with Betsy Miller and Tory Nugent, co-chairs of the Public Client practice at Cohen Milstein, about how they use feedback to…

Legal Executive Institute January 14, 2020

Intersect 2020: Lessons from a Law Firm Pricing Master Class

MIAMI — Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the 6th annual meeting of the True Value Partnering Institute, which kicked off with an…

Bill Josten January 13, 2020

General Counsel Q&A: Legal Departments Should Be Proactive, Not Reactive, says Phyllis Wallitt of Priceline.com LLC

Phyllis Wallitt, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Priceline.com LLC, recently spoke with Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law The Journal: Transactions & Business (PLJ) about…

Legal Executive Institute January 08, 2020

Using the Coaching Mindset to Drive Growth: Betsy Miller & Tory Nugent of Cohen Milstein (Part 1)

When Betsy Miller and Tory Nugent were appointed co-chairs of the Public Client practice at Cohen Milstein in 2017, their approach to cultivating talent and…

Legal Executive Institute January 07, 2020

Downfall of the “Up-Market” Strategy

“I am sorry, but your services are focused on very standardized low-value work, and our strategy is to move up-market.” As a legal tech salesman,…

Anders Spile December 18, 2019

New Podcast: Black BigLaw Pipeline — How One Group of Black Attorneys are Advancing Diversity

Law firms are hiring more people of color but are less successful at retaining them, according to the recent Vault Diversity Survey. More than 22%…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color December 16, 2019

Securing Your Practice’s Future: Your Future Depends on Developing New Business

Every law firm is unique, but many of them share the same struggles, such as how to bring on new clients or develop new business…

Mark Haddad December 16, 2019

At the Intersection of Process Improvement & Project Management

This article was co-authored by Frederick J. Esposito, Jr, MBA, CLM, and Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD “Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive…

Legal Executive Institute December 12, 2019

Embedding a Well-Being Culture in Law Firms: Reframe Asking for Help as a Strength Rather Than Weakness

NEW YORK — How can law firms best embed attorney well-being into the culture of their firms? At a recent fireside chat sponsored by Thomson…

Dawn Zapata December 11, 2019