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Dentons Bold In-House Counsel Consultancy Move to “Reinvent” Legal Profession

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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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What Does “Added Value” Mean To Law Firm Clients?

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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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10 Rules For Being a Happy Lawyer

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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

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The Law Firm That Started in a Coffee Shop And Liberated Lawyers From Timesheets

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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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Where Do Future Law Leaders Get Their News?

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 Geoffrey Schuler, CPA  Finding reliable, real-time news sources and creating good habits to constantly monitor these outlets can be overwhelming for many young professionals. It took me a long time to identify my list of favored resources (tailored to the legal industry) and means to access this list in real time. This blog is aimed

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Why Everyone Is Misreading Law Firm Profitability – (They’re not making as much as you think)

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Big Law and big money seem to go together like bacon and eggs, but the massive profit margins that are often touted are false. So says American Lawyer writer Chris Johnson, lead ALM reporter in Europe with a detailed knowledge of the legal business and who penned an article for AmLaw that described the disparity

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3 Things The Solo Lawyer Needs to Do To Find Time To Take A Break

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Getting a break as a solo lawyer can be one of the biggest problems of sole practice.  But there are some things the solo lawyer can do that ensure they get the break they need. While the merits of working for yourself are numerous, the downside is the need to simply take a break

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Is The Law Firm Model Really For the Wrecking Ball?

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How long can law firms survive?  Is their demise a case of scandalous rumor mongering, or is there something serious going on here? It seems apocalyptic to even mention the fact that law firms are destined for obsolescence, but with so much talk of ‘disruption’ and the role of artificial intelligence about, who could

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