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The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to Launch: Why Is Your Firm Failing to Be a 21st Century Employer?

Back in November 2017, I wrote the article, “Why Law Firms Should Already Be Embracing the Mobile Workforce”. That piece mainly focused on firms having work-from-home policies for attorneys and only slightly touched on similar policies for staff. Six months later, it doesn't seem like much has changed.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

New Exchange Program Pairs US, UK Associates at Womble Bond Dickinson

At the suggestion of a U.K. trainee, the firm has kicked off a transatlantic exchange for its younger lawyers on both sides of the pond.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

'Open Access to Management' Gives Mandelbaum Salsburg 'Family Business' Feel, New CEO Says

"I think that we are in a unique position to attract some of the most successful attorneys in our region because we offer an entrepreneurial atmosphere coupled with a sophisticated full-service platform allowing attorneys to develop and originate business in any practice area at any level."
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Litigator Sues FindLaw Over 'Cookie Cutter' Firm Website

A Dallas attorney has lodged a fraud suit against the online legal marketing company FindLaw, alleging he was duped into thinking they would create a unique website for his new law firm but instead provided one that was “cookie cutter” and “unimaginative.”
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Second Hundred Are Stuck in the Middle

The Second Hundred serve the same demanding clients as the Am Law 100 and are asked to deliver the same sophisticated legal advice, but with limited resources it's harder to get ahead.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debunking the Consolidation Myth

If you thought law firms have been consolidating through merger, think again.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Will Law Firms Be Ready When the Next Recession Hits?

The bottom is eventually going to drop on the U.S. economy, and many law firms won't be positioned to handle the fallout.
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Three-Letter Word Lawyers Should Avoid Using

When was the last time a single word determined your future? As a lawyer, you're probably attuned to the fact that it was pretty recent.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Supreme Court Orders Broward Lawyer Jeremy Alters Indefinitely Suspended

The Florida Supreme Court Monday issued a sua sponte suspension, disregarding the court-appointed referee's recommendation not to sanction Alters.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Managing Partners' Frustration Mounts as Law Firm Innovation Stagnates

A new survey shows that law firm leaders are increasingly fed up with their partners' resistance to change. Meanwhile, half of firm leaders said there's nothing especially different about their firms compared to their competitors.
5 minute read

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