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October 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Federal Court That Faces Its Share of Real-Life Horrors Gets Into Halloween Spirit

For the second year, Southern District Executive Edward Friedland and his staff have gotten into the spooky season spirit and turned their workspace into an office of horrors.

By Andrew Denney | Ryland West

1 minute read

September 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

For Lawyers and Law Firms: A Tip and a News Item

If you want more work, you need to ask how you and your team are doing from the client's perspective. It is the only perspective that matters.

By Stacy West Clark

6 minute read

July 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Legal Aid Society's Nonlawyer Staff Pickets Offices in All Five Boroughs

Legal Aid's nonattorney workers have been working under an expired contract for two years. The major sticking points in negotiations over a new contract have been determining fair pay for workers and settling on a telecommute policy.

By Ryland West | Andrew Denney

2 minute read

July 24, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Summer Vacation Questions Regarding Your Marketing Priorities

I have been asked some interesting questions from lawyers I thought I would share—in case you have them as well. They point out needed "actions steps" in areas like business development, client service and more—of which every lawyer wanting to grow their business should be acutely aware.

By Stacy West Clark

6 minute read

July 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Pelotons, Gym, Napping Rooms: Latest Law Firm Renovations 'Draw People' In with Home Amenities

"We want people to feel like they can come and do everything they need to do in their day," said Blank Rome's Shonette Gaston.

By Ryland West | Mimi Lamarre

4 minute read

May 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Young Lawyers (Gen Z) Are Getting Tons of New Business—the Old-Fashioned Way

I went on a mission recently to find out if, and then how, lawyers in their late 20s and 30s were building books of business. So, I hunted down some lawyers from both coasts who had been referred to me by their firms as folks who had built impressive books of business.

By Stacy West Clark

8 minute read

April 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Pizzeria Owner Slices a Piece of the Pie for Themselves: A Warning to New York Employers Not To Keep All the Dough

Recent headlines demonstrate that New York is taking wage theft very seriously. In March 2024, the owner and a manager of Grimaldi's Pizzeria were indicted for the crime of scheme to defraud in the first degree as well as several counts of failure to pay wages in violation of New York Labor Law.

By Keith A. Markel, Alana Mildner Smolow and Kayla N. West

5 minute read

March 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York City Bar Association Presents Annual Bernard Botein Medal

Each year, the New York City Bar Association, for which Botein previously served as president, presents an award bearing Botein's likeness and namesake to nonjudicial employees who play essential roles in the functioning of the courts.

By Ryland West

2 minute read

March 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

How One PI Lawyer Built a Huge Practice Without Advertising

I wanted to share his story with you—because he has built a huge personal injury (PI) practice without advertising—on the internet, yellow pages, billboards or otherwise.

By Stacy West Clark

7 minute read

January 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Don't Have Time to Do Business Development? 15 Things You Can Do in 20 Minutes or Less

I think you can do both—work hard and market successfully just by investing a few minutes each day.

By Stacy West Clark

6 minute read