I for one think there are WAY too many conferences out there this year. After reviewing all of the agendas, speakers and networking opportunities of each, I settled on The Legal Marketing Association’s annual conference.
If you haven’t checked out the agenda, you can view it here (pdf).
I will be Tweeting live from
“Leadership is the art of setting direction for others and getting them to move in that direction with competence and commitment.” — Elliott Jacques and Stephen Clement
Speaking truth to power: Now is the time for managers to lead and leaders to emerge in law firms of all sizes. Power is spread among individuals in
Law firms are cash operations. Like many of us in our personal lives, law firms exist month-to-month, or quarter-to-quarter. Live many of us, when times are tough, law firms rely on their credit lines to float the bills.
Just like many of us, law firms do not have a savings account for when times get
“There are pros and cons to each side of the closed versus open source issue in legal informatics, just as in other disciplines like software development. For instance, closed sources provide added value in editorial services, quality control and currency. Although these endeavors should be rewarded, one can argue that the legal system is publicly
Kevin O’Keefe has been an outspoken gadfly in regards to Martindale-Hubbell’s Connected, as have I.
Although Kevin is a non-practicing attorney, he has the ability to log into Connected.
I am an in-house director of marketing for a law firm, where I am the proponent for all things business development, yet I have
As more and more law firms grapple with the economy, business as usual will never be the same for the legal industry.
We have watched, over the past few months, as AmLaw 200 firms shed thousands of attorneys and staff. And while law firm layoffs at Latham, White & Case, Pillsbury and
“If you don’t cut associate starting salaries now, you are nuts. They were too high. Now we have to pay for it.” – Bradford Hildebrandt (as reported in the ABA Journal online)
Most of the biglaw firms just let them go. MacGuire Woods is rolling back salaries of its incoming associate class to
I had an interesting query today: A partner asked if I would recommend a 3L accept a job offer from a specific AmLaw 100 firm. On the one hand, it has to be nice to have a job offer in today’s economy. On the other hand, the firm was caught up in the recent wave
If you are a lawyer in the favorable position of moving laterally, this one’s for you. I’m sure the COOLER think tank can add some more. Go for it!
Thinking outside the box…. for lawyers who are anticipating a move, or are being forced into a move, it might help you to have some of