On the Future of Law Departments
What does the future hold for law departments? “The question I’m posing, then, is whether we will get to the point where multi-billion corporations go without law departments or at least scale the law department…
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26 Tips To Boost In-House Client Service
How do you achieve excellent in-house client service? Take a look at 26 juicy nuggets from The Mad Clientist: “During BTI’s 25th anniversary, I published a long-form book, Clientelligence: How Superior Client Relationships Fuel Growth and…
Lawyers Can Be Zealous Without Being Nasty
Are lawyers capable of being zealous without being nasty? “The American Bar Association is considering adding a rule to its canon of ethics that would prohibit lawyers from discriminating in the course of their jobs….
Legal Jobs in Private Equity Backed Companies
Looking at legal jobs in private equity-owned companies? Read this recent piece by Melissa Peters, Esq. of Princeton Legal Search Group, LLC: “Most lawyers are intrigued by the idea of going in-house, but many do…
Managing the Millennial Lawyer
What are the challenges of managing the millenial lawyer? What are the challenges for millenial lawyers? “According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the country’s population is comprised of more than 80 million individuals who were…
Female lawyers give advice to men
Listen up, men: “The American Lawyer’s Careerist got some feedback from women lawyers after reporting on a study showing that women were penalized at work for assertive behaviors that are considered acceptable in men…The women…
Accountants prepare for fresh push into legal services
The bean-counters are expanding their foray into legal services – at least across the pond: “On Thursday, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) launched an application to become a regulator of…
How to Elevate the In-House Counsel Role
What should in-house counsel focus on to elevate their role? An article at JDSupra has some suggestions: “The role of in-house counsel has evolved and status has been elevated. Expectations have been raised by the…
List of Legal Tech Startups Grows
Bob Ambrogi of LawSitesBlog has created a spreadsheet of legal tech startups – and it is growing. Take a look and assist if you can. Many of these legal tech startups are working on interesting…
New two year law program will get grads to job market quicker
To those who say we have too many lawyers, here’s to having even more lawyers, faster: “Albany Law School has announced a two-year JD program that shaves a year’s worth of tuition off the price. The…