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Does Your Law Firm Need a Data Quality Specialist?

There is a lot of chatter these days around the increasing use of data to inform and drive business decisions within law firms. To that,…

Christopher Ende February 24, 2020

Having a Real Industry Focus — Because Clients Want Law Firms that Know their Business

It is surprisingly common how often you will witness a panel of corporate clients at some legal conference discussing their views on law firms. Invariably…

Patrick J. McKenna February 19, 2020

Securing Your Practice’s Future: Making the Pieces Fit Together

Last year was one of substantial change for many small law firms as they continued to develop and refine their skills, especially in regard to…

Mark Haddad February 12, 2020

Marketing Partner Forum: Addressing Client Attrition Through Data Analytics

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — During the opening remarks last month at the 27th Annual Marketing Partner Forum, a live poll showed that the 2020 trend within…

Jennifer Roberts February 10, 2020

Improve Your Vision in 2020: Why Being a Visionary Leader Is Critical in Times of Dynamic Change

“What leaders struggle with most is communicating an image of the future that draws others in — that speaks to what others see and feel.”…

Mark Beese January 30, 2020

Eyes on the Prize: Survival Strategies for Midsize Law Firms Facing Big Law in Regional Markets

While global expansion garners top attention in media outlets, another dramatic shift among law firms is taking place at home: Big Law is invading secondary…

Marcie Borgal Shunk January 28, 2020

Practice Group Dynamics: Practice Groups vs. Industry Groups — Which Works Better?

We continue our new column, "Practice Group Dynamics" by Susan Lambreth, who has 25 years experience as a consultant to the legal profession, especially in…

Susan Lambreth January 27, 2020

Addressing the Problem of Uncategorized Legacy Data

It’s easy enough to enable (and require) document profiling for new documents created within the system, but it is a challenging and seemingly intractable problem…

Conrad Jacoby 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

2020 Acritas Global Elite Brand Index Show Increasing Global Commitment of Top Firms

The just-released annual Acritas 2020 Global Elite Brand Index underscores how clients’ needs have become increasingly global over the last decade and how top law…

Legal Executive Institute January 21, 2020

The Lessons of Atrium: Innovation is Messy as Borders Blur Between Law Firms & Tech Companies

The overlap between software companies and law firms may be spreading, but not without casualties. The latest may be the many lawyers that had until…

Peter Colin January 16, 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