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The American Lawyer

Bob Bodian Elected to Sixth and Last Term as Mintz Leader

Succession planning will be a firm focus toward the back end of Bodian's last term, he said.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

With Uncertainty Over President Biden, Lawyers Field Client Questions Over Election

"Beyond just supporting the Republican convention, you're starting to see corporate America really sort of warm up to a potential Trump presidency," a political law attorney said.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Billing Missteps, Disgruntled Rainmakers, Shocking Emails: Behind the Scenes of a Legal Industry Scandal

How a partner uprising over alleged financial mismanagement at an Am Law 100 firm led to one of the industry's largest spinoffs—and fastest collapses.
11 minute read

Law.com

5 Ways AI Strengthens Client Relationships and Revenue Generation

Maintaining consistent communication with clients can be time-consuming for most law firm professionals. Because balancing this task with other competing responsibilities becomes challenging, the time has never been better for firms to start introducing technology, like AI, to improve their overall business.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Attorneys May Be on the Hook for Advocating Transactions Deemed 'Abusive' by Pending IRS Rule

New regulations casting a closer eye on "basis shifting transactions" could be neutered by the Supreme Court's recent ruling overturning the "Chevron" doctrine.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Exit Strategy: The Return From Government to Big Law

"Sometimes there's an assumption that they're going to go back to their prior firm," one D.C. recruiter noted. "But sometimes we'll get surprised."
7 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Morrison Cohen Debuts Luxury Brands Practice, as COVID-19 Uptick Continues With Retail Clients

New York-based Morrison Cohen is debuting its new luxury brands group after an uptick of work with those clients following the COVID-19 pandemic. The group will be led by current co-chairs of the firm's real estate, venture capital and labor and employment practices.
2 minute read

Law.com

'Lack of Education ... and Winging It': Why Law Firms Fail at Marketing and Ways to Address Common Issues

"You've got to be realistic about where your clients are coming from and put your marketing efforts towards that," said Brendan Chard, founder and CEO of the law firm website design company The Modern Firm.
6 minute read

Law.com

CRM Success: A Playbook for Disrupting Traditional CRM

Here's the playbook for disruption: Take attorneys out of the equation. Stop building CRM that succeeds or fails on their shoulders. We need to shift the focus and, instead, build the technology from the ground up for the professionals who actually use it: marketing and business development.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Finding a Firm That Really Is Easy to Work For

In my last article, I talked about why it is important for legal departments to find law firms that are Easy to Do Business With (#ETDBW)--and how to find those firms. But what about the other side of the coin? Finding a law firm that lawyers actually like working for is also important, as this can impact a firm's capacity for being easy to do business with.
6 minute read

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