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The Legal Intelligencer

The Top Lateral Hires of 2017

In 2017, law firms looked to pick up large groups for moves that aided expansions and helped bolster specific practice areas, one of which was a new—timely—practice area: institutional responses to sexual misconduct.
16 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Advertising in a Digital Age: The Do's and Don'ts of Attorney Websites

What is the moral of the story? Pay attention to how content and graphics are displayed on your law firm's website.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Tips For Cutting the Costs of Professional Liability Insurance

A premium-sensitive law practice may look at these statistics and consider whether it is worth it to continue engaging in a noncore practice area that falls within a high risk category.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

More Notable Laterals: 2017 Runners-Up

The top 10 list included important hires, but those weren't the only moves making waves. There were 10 more shifts that took place over the course of 2017 worth mentioning.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Change with the Times or Stick to Tradition?

A pro-and-con piece about whether online-based legal services (like Avvo and LegalZoom) conflict with traditional ethics rules. We'd love to hear your thoughts about this on Twitter @YoungLawyersNJL.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Kaye Bender Rembaum Trounces Bankruptcy Trustee's Malpractice Claims

But the firm's leadership said it paid a steep price, as its malpractice insurance premium rose about 50 percent.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Starbucks Ops Boss Explains How Legal Spend Assessment Gave Her Team More Direction

In a Q&A with Lisa Kremer Brown of Starbucks and Vince Vetri of Elevate, Corporate Counsel learned how they used an assessment to give Starbucks a whole new level of insight into both internal and outside counsel spend.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why I Moved Laterally: It Was About More Than Money

. Technology and the ease with which people can travel is shrinking the world in which we live; and other market forces are being fundamentally altered by the way people view the world. For this reason, an accomplished legal career looks significantly different than it did 10 years ago. Because lawyers are using different metrics to evaluate success, law firms must do the same to maintain longevity.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Finance Practices Saw a Huge Boom at the End of 2017

One public finance practice leader said deal work was triple the normal amount in the fourth quarter.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

The Behavioral Health Crisis Among U.S. Lawyers: It's Time to Take Action

As lawyers, we pledge that fiduciary duty to our clients, to act in their best interests, to proceed prudently, to solve their complex problems and to help them avoid future issues. But who's taking care of the lawyers?
14 minute read

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