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The American Lawyer

Editor's Note: Why We Created the Business of Law Forum

Our editorial team crafted a forum to bring together thought leaders on the tough questions facing the legal industry, all geared toward answering two broad questions: What needs to change and how do we do it?
6 minute read

Law.com

Examine KPIs on a Micro-Level to Boost Law Firm Profitability

You say your law firm is profitable. How do you know? To fully understand your law firm's results of operations and financial condition, you should measure and examine key performance indicators (KPIs) on a granular level. Looking beyond high-level KPIs can provide actionable information to make operational and strategic decisions.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

From Pyramid to Pangea: A Hypothesis for the Future of Law Firm Talent

Law Firm Marketing columnist Marcie Borgal Shunk writes: As the connection between the billable hour and financial success becomes more tenuous, so too does the premise for advocating a highly leveraged business model comprised primarily of lawyers. The pyramid model the industry has grown to know and love may be coming to an end. What will surface in its place?
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

How Small and Midsize Law Firms Survived the Big Law Salary Hikes

In the summer of 2016, Cravath, Swaine & Moore rocked the legal world by raising starting salaries for associates from $160,000 to $180,000. Shortly…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Flaster Greenberg Litigation Head Starts New Firm

Two labor and employment veterans strike out on their own.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Conrad & Scherer Fights Former Partner in Case Resembling 'a John Grisham Novel'

The partner "abruptly resigned" in February 2009, “stealthily” taking 120 files.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

New Report Warns of a 'Wake-Up Call' for Stagnant Law Firms

"Consensual neglect?" An annual report from Georgetown University and Thomson Reuters states that many law firms are ignoring drastic changes occurring in the legal market.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyer Accused of Bilking Former Partner and His Widow

The suit paints a picture of a slippery attorney looking to take advantage of his partner's fragile mental state, and later defraud a widow.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

McNees Wallace: How One of Pa.'s Biggest 'Midsize' Firms Straddles Two Worlds

In the first installment of what will be an ongoing series of Q&As with leaders of midsize firms in Pennsylvania, David Kleppinger, chairman of Harrisburg-based McNees Wallace & Nurick, discusses the "interesting position" of being a midsize firm in the national legal market while simultaneously being the largest firm in central Pennsylvania.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

False Advertising Suit Against Morgan & Morgan Can Proceed, Judge Rules

A federal judge has cleared Philadelphia personal injury lawyer Jeffrey Rosenbaum's false advertising suit against Morgan & Morgan to proceed, but dismissed claims against several of Morgan & Morgan's individual lawyers.
3 minute read

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