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LawFuel’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories in 2018

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1. Are In-House Lawyers Killing the Law Firm?One of the biggest threats facing law firms is from other lawyers – specifically those working for in-house legal teams. The development has been one that has been occurring with relentlessness for many years, with Law.com reporting last year that 75 per cent of work for legal departments is handled in-house, with more being … [Read more...]

While We Await Russell McVeagh’s Next Statement, Let’s Consider The WTF Jerk Lawyer Issue

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From a special LawFuel contributor, a senior female lawyer.What is it about people with initials and delusions of grandeur.Some were blessed with grandeur - think of the presidential offenders,  JFK WJC or OBJ, before we even get to Trump and those with TWO initials (did I mention OJ?).  But others were lesser mortals who simply loved the moniker use it as a kind … [Read more...]

Marilyn Monroe And the ‘Last Sitting’ Photograph Fight

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Marilyn Monroe stirred the senses more than most celebrities born and one of her most celebrated photographers, Bert Stern, has now placed the star into a legal stoush over 'The Last Sitting' pics.The images depicted Monroe in a Bel-Air hotel swathed in sheets, gossamer scarves and the accouterments that helped account for her sex symbol status.  Now, however, it has become … [Read more...]

Five Key Metrics for Grading Your Law Firm’s Annual Performance

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A law firm report card is a good thing. Much like a child’s school report card telling a parent how school is going, a law firm report card can inform firm leadership about its progress, shortfalls, and areas that need improvement. In these days of industry disruption and heightened competition, periodic assessments can give a firm direction that it otherwise might not … [Read more...]