Client Relations

New Webinar: Change-Making Hacks for Strategic Relationship Building

What are the best ways for women lawyers to build strategic relationships for career enhancement? In a new webinar, Sheila Murphy, a career coach to…

Natalie Runyon March 25, 2020

Remote Work Checklists: Helping Your Law Firm’s Disaster Preparedness & Response

We are living in a time when it’s critical to respond to the crisis in front of us — but it’s also vital to prepare…

Bill Josten March 25, 2020

The Mission Continues Post-Launch: Measure and Engage to Optimize Legal Operations (Part 2)

On August 25, 2003, a McDonnell Douglas Delta II rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Its’ payload, NASA's Spitzer telescope, was the size of a…

Marc Jenkins March 24, 2020

Small Law Firms, Take Advantage of Your Agility in Times of Struggle

A lot of law firms are suddenly finding themselves treading water in uncharted territory. Courts are closed. Deals are on hold. Clients’ businesses are facing…

Bill Josten March 24, 2020

Legal Technology, Mergers & Justice Brandeis’ “Curse of Bigness”

Not long ago, a friend of mine sent out an email announcing that his legal technology company had acquired a similar, smaller, legal desktop software…

Harris Tilevitz March 23, 2020

Growing Trend in Law Firm Talent Development: Hiring Full Time Coaches & How It Helps Retain Diverse Lawyers

Full-time coaches are a growing trend at law firms, and Diane Costigan, Director of Coaching and Well-being at Winston & Strawn, estimates that around 30…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color March 20, 2020

Focused Firms: Where Does the Efficiency Lie for these Practice-Concentrated Firms?

Continuing our series of blog posts, we will use Peer Monitor data to examine the characteristics of “Focused Firms” — those firms that have 50%…

Isaac Brooks March 19, 2020

Pricing & Procurement: What I Learned About RFP Software

As a proposal consultant I must admit that I don’t always love using Request for Proposal (RFP) software when responding to a bid. I have…

Nancey Watson March 18, 2020

Using Your Platform for Good: How to Create a Culture of Feedback

We continue our new blog series, Using Your Platform for Good, in which author Irene Liu, General Counsel of Checkr, expands on crucial topics of corporate…

Irene Liu March 17, 2020

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “You Have to be Willing to Ask, ‘Am I Adding Value?’” Says Eleanor Lacey, GC at Asana

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 March 16, 2020

The 2020 Report on the State of the Midsize Legal Market: Challenges & Change

The 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market — produced by Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the Georgetown Law Center on Ethics…

Barb McGivern March 16, 2020

Legal Value Network Launch Highlights Growing Collaboration Among Business of Law Professionals

In the decade-plus since the Great Recession, many law firms have wisely invested in business professionals who can provide a wide range of services to…

Kelly Harbour March 12, 2020