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How Can Lawyers Get Client Referrals?

Getting new business doesn't always involve knocking on doors. It can often be gained by whispering in the right ears.
4 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'If You Love What You Do and Put the Time and Effort Into It, You Will Excel,' Says Lisa Saul of Forde & O'Meara

"If you find an area of work that you love, learn as much as you can about that area of law. Read, ask questions, watch and listen more than you talk. I am a firm believer that if you love what you do and put the time and effort into it, you will excel as a practice leader."
4 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'The Greatest Skill in Being an Effective Practice Group Leader Is Listening,' Says Alva C. Mather of McDermott Will & Emery

"I would say the greatest skill in being an effective practice group leader is listening. As a younger attorney, my most significant barrier was finding room for my own approach to the practice of law; it was a significant turning point in my career when I committed to engaging with clients and colleagues in my own authentic way."
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Out-of-State Referral-Fee Rule Change Is Wrong, State Bar Argues to NJ Justices

"It should not matter if I am paying a referral fee to a licensed New Jersey attorney or a licensed out-of-state attorney. It is a distinction without a difference," an American Board of Trial Advocates lawyer said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Newest Law Firm Partner: Private Equity

Howard Rosenberg, partner and head of talent intelligence & acquisitions at Baretz+Brunelle, explores whether "talent finance" is the new litigation finance, where outside funding could come into a law firm by way of the talent pipeline as opposed to litigation.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Managing Partners Survey: Tell Us About How the Past Year Went

The annual survey of managing partners informs our annual report on issues most important to California law firms. All responses are CONFIDENTIAL. See the survey link below.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Regaining Control Over Your Practice

You don't need a miracle to turn things around—just a solid game plan. Let's talk about how you can take back control of your firm and reach new levels of success without burning out.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Steve Benesh's Top Goals Include Helping Lawyers in Crisis

On a listening tour for his candidacy, an issue that kept coming up was the need for attorneys to take over the dockets of lawyers being treated for mental illness or substance abuse.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Business Mindset': McGuireWoods' Jeffrey Connor on His New Role as COO

Jeffrey Connor, who has been McGuireWoods' chief financial officer since 2015, was named as the new chief operating officer last week.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Attorney Deepak Gupta Wants More Competition in Plaintiffs Bar

Since 2012, Gupta Wessler has become a mainstay of the Supreme Court bar, and has continued to rack up victories on behalf of consumers and workers even after the court was transformed with the addition of three conservative Trump appointees.
8 minute read

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