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Fake Legal Websites using Profiles of Real Lawyers
Several publications, including the BBC online, are warning the public to double-check the credentials of lawyers they find on the Internet before giving them any personal banking or credit-card...
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How Managing Partners Can Help Administrators Achieve Firm Objectives
I was pleased to have been invited to contribute an article to the Jan/Feb 2015 edition of Administrator’s Advantage, the newsletter of the Greater Chicago Chapter of the Association of Legal...
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How Much Do You Know about the Internet?
Sam Glover, founder of The Lawyerist, believes that all lawyers must be familiar with the fundamental operating principles of the technology that we use every day. In his opinion, basic knowledge of...
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Writing Tips from a Pro
Whether asked to deliver a speech or write an article for a magazine whose audience is primarily non-lawyers, many lawyers find it a challenge to present their ideas in a clear, straightforward fashion...
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2015 Edge International Global Partner Compensation System Survey
Edge International is pleased to announce the release of its 2015 Global Partner Compensation System Survey, authored by Edge International partners Ed Wesemann and Nick Jarrett-Kerr. This is the...
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How Do Clients Choose a Lawyer? The Hidden Power of Asking for Referrals
I recently came across an article about consumer purchasing that made me reflect on my own purchasing decisions… and then led me to wonder whether those lessons could be applied to how law firms go...
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Getting Specific: Marketing by Industry Sector
Clients are hungry to find lawyers who really understand their businesses, but some firms are reluctant to market their services to specific industries. Most lawyers fear that if they mention specific...
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The Digital Future: Will Your Firm Survive?
The strategy leader of McKinsey Digital discusses the strategic implications of digital disruptions. I encourage readers of this blog to devote a few minutes of serious consideration to a new video...
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July, 2015 Edition of Edge International Communiqué Now Available
It is my pleasure to draw the attention of readers of this blog to the most recent issue of Edge International Communique (EIC). In addition to an item I contributed on how to move forward to achieve...
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$1600 an Hour for the Right Brand: A New All-Time High
Top hourly rates are up for law firms of every size, says Michael B. Rynowecer at BTI Consulting Group When Michael B. Rynowecer, president of BTI Consulting Group, talks about the importance of your...
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Why It May Be Better to Get Rid of Extra Space Than to Fill It
Ed Wesemann, author and law firm consultant with the Edge Group Like the thousands of readers around the world who subscribe to his monthly newsletter Legal Trends, I am always impressed with the...
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Smile! Choosing An Online Profile Photo
Josh King’s “before” photo In his report from the 2015 Avvo Lawyernomics Conference in Las Vegas (recently featured on the Lawyerist), Josh King tackles an unusual topic: the online profile photo. The...
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Baker & McKenzie Partner Speaks out on Benefits of Social Media
Eduardo C. Leite, the Global Chairman at Baker & McKenzie – one of the oldest and most prominent law firms in the world – has written a persuasive article for Bloomberg on the benefits his firm...
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New General Counsel at Client Companies a Wake-Up Call: Rynowecer
Michael B. Rynowecer, President and Founder, The BTI Consulting Group Michael B. Rynowecer, President and Founder of the BTI Consulting Group, warns law firms that they should consider the appointment...
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Reinvent Law Channel: Check It Out
I invite you to check out a series of videos about law in the 21st century that recently attracted my attention. The series is being posted online by the Reinvent Law Laboratory, an initiative of...
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Change and the Law: Take Control of Your Own Future
In the most recent issue of Edge International Communique, I explored the issue of change in the legal profession, advising readers to take control of where their practices are going in a world where...
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Are You a Hospitalian?
Check out this TEDx Talks video in which Bobby Stuckey, world-renowned master sommelier, asks industry leaders everywhere: “Are you a hospitalian?” Stuckey opens his brief presentation by telling the...
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So, you make the best saddle on the market….
When I am working with law firms that seem to be falling behind the times, and I want to remind those firms of the disruptive effect of new technologies on the legal landscape, I like to introduce the...
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The “Start With Why” Approach
In a recent post, Patrick Lamb of the Valorem Law Group talks about one of the most-watched-ever TED Talk videos, Simon Sinek’s “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” – nicknamed “Start With Why.” Lamb...
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Securing New Litigation Work
Based on a projected thaw in the litigation market in 2016, the Sept. 30, 2015 installment of BTI’s blog, The Mad Clientest, features a useful and user-friendly infographic entitled “How to Capture the...
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