Found this advice on a very interesting blog, "What About Clients?" "The goal of the 'What About Clients?' 12 Rules is outrageous client service--but the 12 Rules' way of getting there is to align the interests of clients and customers and service providers. They were derived from the 'How To Practice Law' section of our firm's Practice Guide, written for associates and paralegals...
News of a law firm merger in Connecticut, 'driven by client needs': "Day, Berry & Howard, one of the state's largest law firms, will change its 74-year-old name as it merges with a New Jersey-based law firm to double its staff of lawyers and extend its geographic reach."Day, Berry's merger with Pitney Hardin, based in Morristown, N.J., will create a firm with about 400 lawyers and...
Why am I not surprised to read this: " he challenge was getting lawyers to adapt." "The exponential growth of e-mail for client-related exchanges has increased the potential for knowledge management and records management breakdowns. Today's information is spread out in personal inboxes that can't be easily accessed, leveraged, protected and properly stored. When e-mail that should...
Very helpful tips for tech-oriented paralegals interested in the challenging field of knowledge management (KM): "Law firms struggle with knowledge management. On the one hand, law firms are classic examples of information and knowledge businesses. On the other hand, managing lawyers has often been likened to 'herding cats.' Combining 'knowledge' with 'management' in the law firm setting has...
Have you all seen paralegals (&/or secretaries), mentioned in law firm "we're moving" notices before? "Holland & Hart, a law firm, has opened an office in Las Vegas at 3763 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 300. Philip Dabney and Gregory Gilbert will be resident partners in the office. Both partners are commercial litigators with a strong emphasis in construction litigation and...
Nice to see a paralegal's hard work get recognized: "A Fond du Lac native and legal-support leader for a Cleveland law firm is among four University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh alumni who have won the 2006 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. "Michael Hammarlund, a native of Fond du Lac now living in Rocky River, Ohio, earned his degree in international studies and political science at UW-Oshkosh...
Mega merger! Mega merger! Over $1 billion in possible revenues if this goes through. Could it also mean more opportunity (& $$$) for paralegals?? "New York's Dewey Ballantine and San Francisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are discussing a possible merger, the leaders of both firms confirmed Monday. "It remains unclear how far the discussions have advanced, but if a merger is...
Must-read post on the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog: "William Ross, a professor at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Ala., calls it 'the perfect crime.' NYU legal ethics guru Stephen Gillers says there’s a 'general consensus' that the practice is on the upswing. The practice? Law-firm billing fraud, and the WSJ’s Nathan Koppel takes a look at the issue...
Comments about the attrition of associates probably of interest to paralegals too: "Interesting post from Larry Bodine about how the associate attrition problems that I blogged about last week are taking a toll on lawyer marketing efforts. Apparently, because few lawyers see themselves as making partner or don't care about partnership as a goal, they're not particularly interested in...
Interesting article about U.S. women who've moved to Israel & opened a new business: "Minna Felig is a successful lawyer turned head-hunter. Kimberly Lindy is a successful organizational consultant turned head-hunter. "Each is American born and educated. Each had a flourishing career in the US and did well for herself in Israel. Their individual success stories are admirable. As a...