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Legal Department Operations are now front and center of internal legal department

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Legal Department Operations (LDOs) are now front and center of internal legal departments − as a decade of results show in a newly released survey sponsored by Baker McKenzie. Ten years ago, only 8% of Legal Ops directed or managed the selection of outside counsel for particular matters, and only 16% did so for panels. Today, those numbers […]

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5 Reasons Why Law Firm Practice Management Processes Don’t Work

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Managing law firms in an increasingly challenging, complex and competitive legal marketplace presents many potential obstacles.  LawVision principle Susan R Lambreth wrote this piece on how to fix issues relating to law firm practice managemnt structures. I recently got a call from a firm that wanted to talk about changing their practice management structure.  They

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Gender in the Law & Minority Bias in Legal Profession Confirms Womens’ Worst Fears: Why The Law Profession Is Failing on These Fronts

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A new report on racial and gender in the law bias in the US has demonstrated how rampant the bias is and why efforts to control it are failing. The report, “You Can’t Change What You Can’t See: Interrupting Racial & Gender Bias in the Legal Profession,” is based on a 2016 survey of 2,827

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Forget the Weasel Words: What Are Big NZ Law Firms REALLY Doing To Change Their ‘Culture’?

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John Bowie The Law Society’s efforts to ensure workplace culture improves for lawyers has seen 15 of New Zealand’s largest law firms post their updates to the LawTalk  showing how hard they have been working. Despite a 400 word limit, the firms took the opportunity to explain exactly why they were ‘making a difference’ –

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Law Firm Mergers And The Need For A Culture Fit

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Law firm mergers are a big deal with many already closing in 2018.  We’ve reported on some this year here and here. But what is the best strategy for merging. There needs to be an alignment of strategies between the proposed merger parties, say legal consultant and strategist for law firms in transition Andrew Jillson of

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Law Firm Management – Foley Hoag Launches New, Extended U.S. Parental Leave Policy Offering 18 Weeks Paid to Any Caregiver

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Foley Hoag LLP has launched a new parental leave policy for its United States-based legal personnel. The new policy provides paid parental leave for up to 18 weeks to all parents, regardless of whether one is the primary caregiver or not. Previously, parents designated as a non-primary caregiver were offered 4 weeks paid leave. This

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Why Hogan Lovells’ Made Their Latest Saudi Foray – Q&A

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The Tie-up between global law giant Hogan Lovells and Saudi law firm ZS&R was explained by a release from Hogans and a supplied interview with Hogans CEO Steve Immelt on the tie-up and reasons for it – namely creating a better relationship with Saudi Arabia and client activity in the region. The deal comes after Hogan

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How Lawyers Can Avoid Pitfalls and Traps When Using Social Media

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Payne & Fears Social media is a great tool for lawyers and others to market themselves – but there are also traps. Nevada-based law firm Payne & Fears recently published an article outlining the ethical pitfalls that attorneys face when they enter the realm of social media, as well as offering some key tips to avoid the

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Law Firm Strategy: Would Law Firms Be Better Collaborating Instead of Competing?

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David Kaufman* The growth in demand for legal services in 2017, according to Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor, was stagnant. That compares to an ever increasing spike almost every year prior to the Great Recession. As a result of this sluggish market, the competition among law firms for instructions has been described as being “fierce.” Law

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