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New Ogletree Deakins Director of Data Analytics on the Challenges of Crunching Labor Data

Andrew Cook, the firm's new head of data analytics based in its Torrance office, said that with labor data analytics, access and reliability tend to be the biggest challenges.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hybrid Paralegal Roles Are On the Rise at Law Firms, In-House

The latest trend in hiring for law firms and in-house legal departments? Hybrid paralegals—these positions bring the greatest value and are in demand. As clients seek legal services at lower costs, the need for multifaceted support staff grows.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Growth Bid, Leading Litigation Financier Bulks Up Leadership

By bringing on two legal executives with startup experience, the world's largest litigation funder is making a bet that there is still a lot of room to grow.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Connecting the Dots Between Business Development and Social Media for Law Firms

Since a law firm's most critical assets are its clients, who are the source of both today's business and tomorrow's referrals, attorneys are joining their clients and leveraging social media as an integral part of their business development efforts.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Litigation Finance as a Tool to Increase Law Firm Rate Realization

Litigation finance can offer a middle path for law firms to recover 50-75 percent of their rack rates on an ongoing basis, while retaining upside in the form of a success fee that often pushes realizations to 125 percent or more of rack rates.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Severe Weather Crisis Plans Are More Important Than Ever for Law Firms

Law firms need to consider a range of weather scenarios that could affect their operations, as well as their employees. And as with other types of crises, preparation for severe weather requires creating a PR crisis plan that covers protocols for communicating with the media, public and internal audiences is critical.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Firm Management in the Changing Workplace

Work-life balance initiatives are here to stay. This is not because they are simply a gimmick firms must now adopt to “keep up with the pack.” Fostering a healthy work-life balance for all firm personnel will impact the success of a firm.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Morgan & Morgan, Sued Over Lack of Pa. Presence, Hires Lawyer in Philadelphia

Facing a false advertising lawsuit from a competitor involving claims that it has no significant presence in Pennsylvania, Orlando-based personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan has hired a lawyer to handle cases in Philadelphia.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Be Sure to Play 'Show and Tell' With Your Law Firm's Online Newsroom

Online newsrooms are powerful and versatile marketing tools for law firms. They are powerful because lawyers can use their firms' newsrooms to build their authority and credibility with website visitors simply by talking about themselves and the work they've done for their clients.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

14 Ways Law Firms Are On-Point With Their Tech Game

A look at some of the major law firm players leveraging technology to bolster processes both internally and for clients.
1 minute read

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