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Former Everlaw Legal Chief Takes Top Lawyer Role at Zendesk

"I'm excited to work alongside a team that values innovation, teamwork, and above all—connections," newly appointed Zendesk Chief Legal Officer Shana Simmons wrote on LinkedIn.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

My New Career Path: Trading One Court for Another

Transitioning from mastering the serve to mastering statutes, from being at the pinnacle of my career as the director of tennis at PGA National Resort and Spa to diving into the intellectual rigors of Emory University School of Law. My story isn't just about changing careers; it's about redirecting my life's path with purpose and intent.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lowenstein Sandler Sees Double-Digit Drops After Contingency-Aided 2022

Core revenue increased from the previous year if contingency fees are removed from the equation, according to chairman and managing partner Gary Wingens. The firm is also poised to bring on a new chief operating officer, Goodwin Procter veteran Michael Caplan. 
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Operations Winner, Provider: Priori

"Collaboration is the key to innovation. Legal tech companies cannot build in a vacuum," said Basha Rubin, CEO and Co-Founder of Priori.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Paralegals Systemically Underpaid When They Jump to Legal Ops Roles

"The person who is put into that role should be given the comp that the role dictates, not the comp that the person had in the paralegal role," said former Microsoft Assistant General Counsel Lucy Bassli, now a principal at InnoLaw Group.
5 minute read

Law.com

Revolutionizing Revenue: How 'Invoice to Cash' Innovation Rescues Firms from Billing Woes

More and more, firms are understanding that it's the firm's ability to convert its agreed rates through billing and collections to collection realization that really counts. So why is it such a challenge for firms to solve it?
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ensuring Profitable Growth for Your Midsize Firm in a High-Rate Environment

At Kleinbard, we understand that the best way to secure profitable, sustainable growth is not adding headcount willy-nilly in the hopes it will produce more hours billed. Instead, we invest in new talent strategically by seeking out attorneys who can strengthen already thriving practice areas.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

A 'Shocking Opinion'?: 'Duty to Defend' Under Fire in Ga. Court of Appeals Opinion

"There isn't a businessperson in the state that's not going to not lose the duty to defend because within [the new criteria," the defendant-appellee attorney said. "They can either have the financial wherewithal or can borrow it. ... It reaches so much further than it needed to go."
4 minute read

Law.com

AI, the Billable Hour and Improving Client Service

The ultimate guardian of the quality of client service is the partners' own judgement but properly utilizing AI can set expectations that will benefit the clients and the firm and end forever the "End of the Billable Hour" stories.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Dissecting the Tech Gap: What Legal Can Learn From Medicine's Leap Into the Future

As technology advances and becomes cheaper and easier to implement, the legal profession will find ways to integrate tools that make sense, and legal operations will be the catalyst to make it so.
6 minute read

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