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New York Law Journal

Vacations Now and Then

Are vacations still "a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities … are suspended," as defined on dictionary.com? Who takes them and what do they look like?
10 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'I Reached a Point Where I Could Contribute to the Firm's Business,' Says Cali Cope-Kasten of Wilkinson Stekloff

To make partner, you don't have to be the person with tons of connections or who brings in a big client or who is the loudest voice in the room. You do need to be someone that clients and partners feel they can trust to exercise terrific judgment at all times.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

$2 Million Settlements: Miami-Dade Lawyers Reach Resolution in Murder Caught on Video

"Had we not understood the full history of the Tahir family, I am not sure we would have gotten this just settlement as efficiently and as quickly for the family," said Adam Finkel of the Haggard Law Firm.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Meet the Firm Leader Paying Bonuses for Weekend Work

At Kristen Corpion's Corp Law, lawyers choose whether to accept expedited client requests, knowing they'll earn a portion of the rush fee if they give up time on the weekend.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Personal Injury Firms, Like Big Law, Need Succession Planning Too

Before his law partner took his own life, Philadelphia attorney Paul Lauricella never carefully considered how to approach a leadership transition. Other players in the region look to train up the next generation of lawyers, while knowing that many will strike out on their own.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

This Law Firm Is Ditching Partner and Associate Titles. Will It Improve Team Culture?

"Rob and I aren't kings of the universe. We don't run everything and we certainly don't know everything," says Marbet Lewis of Spiritus Law.
6 minute read

Law.com

How To Make It: How to Build Internal Business Development and Leverage Opportunities

Internal business development can be more important than external business development.
3 minute read

Law.com

State Appeals Court: Law Firm Didn't Breach Standard of Care by Withdrawing From Case

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the law firm of Kustoff & Strickland brought by former clients who accused the firm of attorney misconduct and negligence for withdrawing from a wrongful death case.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Seeking More 'Relevance' in Chicago, Taft Acquires 8 Attys From Disbanding Transactional Boutique

Taft's chair said the firm's aggressive growth strategy in Chicago is driven by the desire to cultivate a dominant presence in the most crowded legal market in the Midwest.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Attorneys Launch Eminent Domain Firm, Expecting Real Estate Boom to Increase Government Acquisitions

It's a field of law that's expected to be in increasing demand as more people and companies migrate to Florida, and as the federal government has made infrastructure projects a priority.
5 minute read

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