Vanessa Blum
Vanessa is ALM's Vice President of Legal Product Innovation and executive editor of Law.com Radar. Contact Vanessa at [email protected]. On Twitter: @vanessablum.
June 15, 2018 | Law.com
Landing Big Clients: Top Women Partners Reveal How It's DoneThe Careerist's interview with Sharon Nelles and Robbie Kaplan is the first in an occasional series focused on the struggles and successes of women and minority lawyers.
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum
1 minute read
June 11, 2018 | Law.com
How to Execute a Legal ProjectEstablish what's critical, and then focus on that, applying the appropriate resources to every necessary task.
By Lean Adviser Legal
5 minute read
June 08, 2018 | Law.com
This Big Law Leader Decided to Match Milbank. Why?Winston & Strawn Chairman Tom Fitzgerald discusses the reasons behind his firm's move to boost associate salaries. Plus, Law.com senior editor Brian Baxter shares what's buzzing in the legal community about the increases and how they stack up to previous salary hikes.
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum
1 minute read
June 01, 2018 | Law.com
Save the Oral Argument! Why It's Endangered (and Does It Matter)Many judges say oral argument is expensive, time-consuming and rarely changes the outcome of a case. But champions of the tradition contend there's more to consider than efficiency.
By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones
1 minute read
May 31, 2018 | Law.com
What Clients Really Want From Outside CounselIt doesn't take a magic formula or a lengthy pitch to impress clients, just master these five fundamentals.
By Lean Adviser Legal
4 minute read
May 25, 2018 | Law.com
Lawyers, Fear Not the Smart ContractThis week's Legal Speak podcast explores the basics of smart contract technology, its limitations and what adoption means for transactional lawyers.
By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones
1 minute read
May 18, 2018 | Law.com
Big Law Leader Shares Struggles with Alcoholism, Challenges for ProfessionSteven Wall, managing partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, says this was his turning point: "The cracks were getting bigger and everything else around me was beginning to fail."
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum
1 minute read
May 11, 2018 | Law.com
Ack! Law School Finals. Is There a Better Way?This week we explore the rationale behind the “one-and-done” first-year exam model and how it's changing—ever slowly.
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum |
1 minute read
May 04, 2018 | Law.com
Hang On! It's a Roller Coaster Market for Am Law 100 FirmsVolatility is the new normal for America's biggest law firms. How should law firm managers cope with the ups and downs?
By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones
1 minute read
April 27, 2018 | Law.com
Ready or Not … Here Comes the GDPRHere's a riddle: What can the cult science fiction film "The Matrix" teach us about the GDPR? To find out, you'll need to listen to the latest Legal Speak podcast.
By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones
1 minute read
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