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Mastering financial & business concepts as a Delta model lawyer

The Delta model lawyer demonstrates that success in the 21st century means that a lawyer’s legal intelligence, emotional intelligence, and business intelligence are almost equally…

Natalie Runyon July 07, 2020

Law firm billing in a crisis: No time for a free-for-all

I’ve written recently about the need to be cautious about how your law firm approaches discounts to clients in crisis. The same pricing leaders from…

Bill Josten July 01, 2020

Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade: How does the US & the UK match-up in legal?

In the next decade legal knowledge will be a skill, not a practice. The assumption is that knowledge is table stakes, and technology is now…

Joseph Raczynski June 30, 2020

How to proactively seek feedback & receive it well

“The most important thing [for career success] is to be proactive, not passive in your career, and that includes getting out there and seeking feedback…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color June 29, 2020

Large law firms in LA band together to provide pro bono in a crisis

This year has brought no small number of crises and challenges to the fore, one seemingly on top of another — and hot on the…

Bill Josten June 29, 2020

Achieving the balance: Strategic innovation in law firms

By definition, strategic innovation is an enabler to a law firm’s success. It is not the means, like new software or other technological advancements; rather…

Edson Kawabata June 29, 2020

How not to think about the 2020 Am Law 200

This 2-blog series was written by Bruce MacEwen and Janet Stanton of Adam Smith, Esq. “Don’t think of elephants,” runs the childhood taunt, with the immediate…

Legal Executive Institute June 25, 2020

Building firm & vendor management core competencies: Resiliency & relationships

Our modern times are defined by an abundance of information and a scarcity of attention. Constant increases in technology, globalization, and regulation dictate that this…

Marc Jenkins June 24, 2020

The top 5 things law firms hate about RFPs

Request for Proposals (RFPs) are necessary in the legal industry to help corporate clients decide which law firms to select for a panel or for…

Nancey Watson June 23, 2020

Forum magazine: Boosting law firm business development by turning key clients into strategic accounts

This article was written by Silvia L. Coulter & Steve Bell, and originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Forum magazine. This article is…

Legal Executive Institute June 22, 2020

Top performing lawyers excel by focusing on business savvy, say Acritas’ Stellar Performance report

Star Lawyers — those nominated by clients as stand-out attorneys in terms of their performance and the service they provide — deliver greater value to…

Bill Josten June 17, 2020

Tech-Enabled A2J: How COVID-19 is inspiring firms to create ATJ tech solutions

In our ongoing column, Tech-Enabled A2J,  Kristen Sonday, co-founder & COO of Paladin, takes a look at how legal start-ups and legal technology innovations are…

Kristen Sonday June 17, 2020