Breakups are hard to do, whether romantic or ‘legal’ in the sense of law firm partnerships. But the bitter breakup of a US personal injury firm is demonstrating the need to prepare for the worst. There are some things you can do to avoid the sort of acrimony and scorched earth acrimony that is being
Going solo – particularly if you’re a lawyer leaving the security (and pressures) of a big firm – are challenges that can be daunting. But there are rewards. And professional satisfaction. And risk. She started the law firm mid-year to focus on her clients and, as she told the NY Law Journal, to avoid the
Legal giant Dentons have announced the formation of an in-house solutions consultancy designed to capitalize upon the demands from in-house counsel. The new group, called Nextlaw In-House Solutions, is a strategic consultancy service involving more than 50 former general counsel globally, designed to provide a multi-disciplinary service to in-house counsel. Pressure on legal fees and
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Reece Witherspoon’s portrayal of Elle Woods, the sorority girl who became a Harvard Law student, has reportedly lead to hundreds – nay, thousands – of women becoming law students (or at least going to law school). We know this because she told Wall Street Journal in an article, saying: “At least once a week I have
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CloudNine – It sounds crazy, right? Facebook wants you to stop worrying about your nudes being shared without your consent by actually sending it your nude photos. It may not be crazy as it sounds. In the article Facebook: upload your nudes to stop revenge porn, written by Lisa Vaas on the aptly named site
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Michelle Frey It’s a video that didn’t play well with many victims of sexual harassment, let alone lawyers and others who saw the FoxNews Hannity interview with sexual harassment attorney Mercedes Colwin take issue with some who complaint about such matters. To give this some context, Colwin is the New York office managing partner of
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Wicker Group – Those readers familiar with Wicker Park Group are aware of our key theme in 2017: Adding Value. For those of you new to the concept, adding value is one of the most important qualities necessary to building long-term, trusting, meaningful client relationships. Clients routinely mention adding value as one of the key
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Sarah Goulbourne, co-founder of successful law firm GunnerCooke, has 10 rules for being a happy lawyer. Happy lawyers are; fun, charismatic, considered and trustworthy; are you? Many lawyers I have met say they are unhappy because of their career choice. They are overworked, under-appreciated and disillusioned with their profession. Unhappy lawyers have fallen out of
So how about this for a law firm business plan? – no time sheets, no traditional partner structure, full profit-sharing . . and an objective to be one of the fastest growing law firms in the UK. For Sarah Goulbourne, who started her legal shakeup in a Costa Coffee shop at the age of 45
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Excel Dryer, Inc. notched a complete victory at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in an action to prevent the importation of knockoffs of Excel’s revolutionary XLERATOR® hand dryer. Excel is a family owned and operated American company that developed and manufactures the American-made product—the XLERATOR® hand dryer—from its production facility near Springfield, Massachusetts. Excel
