Baldwin: LPM — no technology required (but it helps)
One of today’s popular innovation initiatives — legal project management (LPM) —grows out of old-school roots of delivering high-quality legal services.
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Taking extra precaution, firms plan to spend more on cybersecurity
As the threat of cyberattacks continues to loom over professions including the law, legal practitioners are taking additional steps to protect themselves and their firms from harmful access to their data.
Good fortunes: Indiana firms among fastest-growing in U.S.
Three Indiana law firms are among the 200 fastest-growing firms in the nation, according to rankings compiled by How to Manage a Small Law Firm. The Florida-based organization’s president says firms making big gains are marked by a sense of community and a commitment to serving the greater good.
Career coaching program provides instant feedback to associates
A cultural shift is happening in the practice of law. As more millennials join law firms, their way of thinking, working and learning is slowly becoming the norm as older attorneys and their customs retire from the profession.
Survey: 41 percent of lawyers to boost cybersecurity budgets
Four in 10 lawyers plan to boost spending on cybersecurity next year, with average budget increases of 13 percent, according to a study released Thursday by a national legal consulting and staffing firm.
Merkel enlists as law firm leader after 30-year Army career
Steve Merkel, 53, is the new chief operating officer for Barnes & Thornburg. He is in charge of leading the administrative operations including human resources, finance, information technology, marketing and facilities management for the national law firm that has more than 600 legal professionals in 13 offices across the country.
Diversifying the pipeline for law firm leadership
A new initiative known as the “Mansfield Rule” uses a data-driven approach to ensure participating firms actively consider women and minorities for open positions when making hiring decisions, including making selections for promotions, lateral hires and law firm governance positions.
Susskind: Hang on to your laptops, upheaval will increase
Even while he outlines the profound changes that will rock the legal industry in the next 15 years, Richard Susskind maintains there will still be room for those who became lawyers because they want to make a difference.
Disaster plans protect attorneys, files, help get back to normal
Whether by a fire, power outage, computer virus or large-scale natural disaster such as a tornado, hurricane or blizzard, law offices are at risk of having their practices disrupted by the unexpected. Experts say it’s crucial law firms and legal organizations have a plan that prepares for the worst.
Susskind to share views on shifting legal market at ISBA annual meeting
Richard Susskind — attorney, professor, author and consultant — believes technology will fundamentally change the practice of law and what lawyers do. His views draw attention, spark debate, and will be featured in a speech to the Indiana State Bar Association.
Creating a common law firm culture
Law firms emphasize collaboration to keep attorneys as well as to attract clients and new talent.
Artificial intelligence is inevitable. Will you embrace or resist it in your practice?
Even as legal tech and other companies offer new and ever more advanced AI products, attorneys said the human mind will always be needed in the practice of law.
Finding a balance: Indy firm built on 1-principal business model
Tony Paganelli leads his firm as the only principal, removing the pressure of running a law firm from the other attorneys and instead enabling them to have the same work-life balance he was seeking four years ago.
Effective social media use helps firms attract business
In today’s legal market, most attorneys understand that social media is the name of the legal marketing game.
Making Rain: Utilize the 1-page strategy to eliminate dust bunnies
Here are some tips on how to create a simple plan that will not collect dust and can have a significant impact on your marketing and business development success.
Make rain through relationships
A recent Altman Weil survey found firm leaders are concerned about lawyers’ business development skills.
ABA president touts resources for Indiana solo, small firms
President Linda Klein also encouraged advocacy for legal aide services while at the Indiana State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference.
New Orleans attorney offers solo and small firms ‘keys’ to better online presence
There is a clear solution for lawyers who want to recruit better clients – improve your online communications strategy.
ABA president addresses ISBA solo, small firm conference
The legal industry is evolving quickly, with technological advancements and societal shifts making the traditional paper-and-pencil model of practicing law nearly obsolete. But for solo and small firm attorneys, the administrative burdens of simply running their firms can significantly eat into the time they would otherwise devote to developing new and more efficient methods of doing their work.
IU Maurer professor’s new blog studies market effect on legal field
Through his new blog, Legal Evolution, IU Maurer’s Bill Henderson wants to “provide lawyers, legal educators, and allied professionals with high-quality information to solve very difficult industry-specific problems.” Henderson’s website, legalevolution.org, was launched earlier this month in place of his former blog, The Legal Whiteboard.