Former DOJ Assistant Chief Joins Bird Marella
Law 360
MARCH 4, 2024
The assistant chief in the fraud section of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division joined Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Alston & Bird, Ex-Staffer Dodge Ga. Judge's Contempt Threat
Law 360
MARCH 19, 2024
A Georgia federal judge in a hearing Tuesday backed off a threat to hold in contempt lawyers for Alston & Bird LLP and a former diversity staffer who sued the firm, alleging unpaid overtime claims, over their repeated failures to file a $55,000 settlement agreement with the court.
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More Law Firm Offices Should Have Gyms
Above The Law
MAY 20, 2022
Some lawyers and staff will head into the office more if offices had gyms since they can 'kill two birds with one stone' by going to work and exercising. The post More Law Firm Offices Should Have Gyms appeared first on Above the Law.
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This Friday, Feb. 29, is the ‘Super Early Bird’ Deadline to Register for the 2024 KM&I Conference
LawSites
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Conference organizer Patrick DiDomenico , president and founder of InspireKM Consulting and former head of innovation and knowledge management at multiple law firms, says this year’s conference will be bigger and better, with a larger venue, more breakout sessions, and more great programming.
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Holland & Knight Recruits Bird & Bird Finance Partner
Law 360
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Asset finance lawyer Richard Sharman has joined Holland & Knight LLP as a partner in London from Bird & Bird, a move the firm believes will strengthen its aviation lending business.
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Go Your Own Way: The First Thing You Need to Brand Your Law Firm
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
JANUARY 6, 2020
Believe it or not, the most important part of law firm branding is something that law firms often ignore, or throw away. Law firms that conceive of compelling logos separate themselves from the morass of their competitors in a meaningful way. All I’m saying is: ignore logo design/creation/recreation at your own peril.
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Firms with the Most Patent Attorneys and Agents
Patently O
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
The following list ranks the top 25 firms with the most registered patent law professionals. All of these firms have 100+ patent attorneys/agents. I also include a note following the firm with some information about how the numbers have changed since 2010. Kilpatrick Townsend (Big growth from merger of firms).
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United States: New CFPB Chief Rohit Chopra Confirmed By Senate And Takes Immediate Action Against Big Tech Firms - Alston & Bird
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
On September 30, 2021, the Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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Nominations Open for 2023 American Legal Technology Awards, to be Presented at Gala Dinner in October
LawSites
MAY 1, 2023
Ticket sales for the dinner are also now open , with an early-bird price of $175 through July 31, after which the price will be $250. Winners will be feted at a gala dinner at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville on Oct. 8, the night before the Clio Cloud Conference starts at the same venue. Enterprise. Individual. Technology. Law Department.
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The LegalTech Fund Announces New Details on its Inaugural Summit and Startup Challenge in December
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Those that are selected will have the opportunity to showcase their companies to an audience of entrepreneurs, VC/PE firms, law firms, corporate legal groups and embedded corporations. TLTF says that the summit will also include robust programming for legal practitioners at law firms and corporate legal departments.
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Navigate the Changing Legal Industry at our Thrive Customer Conference!
MyCase
AUGUST 11, 2022
You’ll also discover how the latest updates to our LawPay and MyCase products can help your firm succeed in today’s rapidly evolving environment. . End the year armed with the practical information and valuable relationships you need to build a profitable firm in 2023 and beyond. CLE credit (available to in-person attendees).
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Nominations Open for Third Annual American Legal Technology Awards, to be Presented at October Gala
LawSites
APRIL 25, 2022
As for the gala, early-bird tickets are available until July 31 for $175, after which the price goes up to $250. Awards will be given to honor exceptional achievements in eight categories: Access to justice. Enterprise. Individual. Technology. Law Department. The deadline to submit nominations is July 31, 2022.
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Predictive Policing Focuses on Tracking Cops Over Forecasting Crime
The Crime Report
JULY 9, 2021
Critics such as Rashida Richardson, a Northeastern University professor who studies big data and racial justice, warn that firms’ attempts to reposition their products could distract from fundamental questions about predictive analytics.
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Take the Lead (Part I): How to Build a Modern Law Firm Intake System
MyCase
JUNE 30, 2022
Eventually, the remaining dinosaurs evolved, and–if you believe (spoiler alert) the end of Jurassic Park–they became birds and took flight. . In terms of client intake, law firms were forced to adapt from analog processes to birth new digital intake methodologies. Internally: it’s a law firm client intake process.
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Women of Legal Tech: Carol Schlein
LawTechnologyToday
AUGUST 15, 2022
Trusted tech advisor to hundreds of law firms! Continuing to advise law firms about selecting, implementing and using billing and practice management solutions. The combination means that firms are underutilizing the tools they have and losing out on ways to do things better and faster. How did you become involved in legal tech?
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Double Play: Lawcus Delivers Lead and Client Management in a Single Suite
Attorney at Work
JULY 7, 2021
Lawcus Review: Lawcus has aggressively cross-pollinated lead and client management features across a single platform for law firms. . Even at this late date, the market is inundated with productivity (client management) options, while few marketing (lead management) tools built for law firms are available.
Marketing When You’re Too Busy for Marketing
Attorney at Work
JULY 26, 2021
Post firm webinar announcements or alerts on your LinkedIn page. Forward some firm blasts to a few people with a personal note or invitation. If you’ve thought about attending a conference, check the early-bird registration date. Find a marketing buddy in the firm. Add contacts to appropriate firm lists.
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Marketplace: 3 Hiring Tips for Law Firms
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Law firms were sitting in the cat-bird seat for quite a while, in terms of the job marketplace. So, how can a law firm with hiring needs find success in a marketplace where they’re no longer in the driver’s seat? What does your content that you produce say about your law firm? Now, employees have the upper hand.
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James R. Phelps: 1938 – 2022
FDA Law Blog
APRIL 4, 2022
Jim established the firm with Paul Hyman and Bob Dormer on March 17, 1980. Jim was an exceptional litigator, a great teacher and an inspiration to all of us in the firm. He left Searle to join the other founders of our firm. Some of these photos are proudly hung on the walls of our firm.
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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries
Paralegal Bootcamp
DECEMBER 9, 2022
In general, a paralegal is someone that usually has a combination of experience and education, given how nebulous the title can be in some provinces, law firms usually call someone a paralegal if they have extensive experience and education. How’s that for two birds with one stone? The Paralegal Profession in France.
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Mastering Time Management: Leveraging Rocket Matter’s Time Tracking Essentials
Rocket Matter
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Time flies, especially in a busy law firm where every minute is spent on client consultations, drafting legal documents, court appearances, case research—and yes, the occasional YouTube video during break. But tracking and managing that time often slips through the cracks during the daily hustle.
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Legal Time Tracking Essential Insights: Overcoming Challenges in Implementing Effective Time Tracking Systems for Law Firms
Rocket Matter
JANUARY 30, 2024
In this post, we’ll review the most common objections law firms face in implementing time-tracking systems, and then offer practical steps you can take so you can overcome them. Challenges law firms face in implementing time-tracking systems Want to get attorneys and legal staff on board with time-tracking processes?
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The last six months…
LawActually
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
The daily firm-wide webcam calls have been a bit of a drag, but it’s been a small price to pay in exchange for avoiding all commuting. The law firm we’ve instructed in connection with our sale and purchase are all right , but that’s about as much as I can say for them.
Process Street Helped Leverage Retain Knowledge & Increase Efficiency
The Process Street
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Leverage is an operations consulting firm that helps teams optimize their processes by introducing them to top workflow management tools. It was really a two-birds-one-stone solution. One of these tools is Process Street , which Leverage uses for its own daily recurring tasks.
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ILSPA’s Legal Secretaries Diploma Live Online Classes
SimplyLawJobs
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
To celebrate the announcement of our next class, we are offering an early bird discount of £100 to all Students who enrol before 30 November 2020. ILSPA’s qualification is recognised by law firms and legal recruiters. Our Legal Secretary courses are highly valued and are recognised by law firms and legal recruiters.
Coming Monday at ClioCon: There Will Be Maps!
LawSites
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Those opportunities will include open networking breaks for all attendees and “birds of a feather” networking events for discrete groups such as solo lawyers, family lawyers, support staff, and bar leaders and affinity partners.
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ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting 2017
LegalTalkNetwork
MAY 23, 2017
firms, government agencies, international tribunals, and corporations this collection of professionals harbors the power and influence to shape world economies in their daily work. law firms, and corporations such as Unilever, Twitter, Walgreens, United Airlines, General Electric, Google, Intel, and Qualcomm. Federal Trade Commission.
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Five Law Firms Named to Fortune Magazine Top 100 List
Paralegal Mentor
MARCH 10, 2015
The five law firms that made this list (and why) are: Baker Donelson (No. Its Fortune description: “Southern law firm has a five-to-10-minute meeting called the Daily Docket every morning to keep everyone on the same page. Alston & Bird (No. All of these law firms were on last year's list. A contribution of 7.5
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ILSPA’s Legal Secretaries Diploma Live online classes
SimplyLawJobs
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
To celebrate the announcement of their next class, ILSPA are offering an early bird discount of £100 to all Students who enrol before the end of October 2021. . ILSPA’s Legal Secretaries Diploma course is widely recognised by law firms and legal recruiters. How to effectively recruit recent graduates. « Older Entries.
Top Lawyers: Sheila Murphy of Focus Forward Consulting On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law
The Estrin Report
OCTOBER 15, 2021
For over 20 years, as a former senior legal officer for a Fortune 50 company, Sheila Murphy successfully developed, coached, and transformed talent in corporate America, and law firms. Movies like Adam’s Rib, Witness for the Prosecution, Anatomy of a Murder, and of course, To Kill a Mocking Bird. My heart sank. This is not easy work.
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Always Be Learning to Always Be Growing
Attorney at Work
JULY 12, 2021
Without Larry Bird, there may have been no Magic Johnson. To advance in a law firm, you need to step up and immerse yourself within a cohort that includes other winners — ideally those who you can learn from every day. We get better when we surround ourselves with those who excel.
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Retirement and the Unexpected Return to the Office
Attorney at Work
JUNE 3, 2022
I saw sharks, sea turtles, manatees, beautiful birds and even one Florida crocodile. In preparation, I had purchased a teardrop camper and Hobie pedal kayak, and, while I considered canceling the adventure, I concluded the safest place to be was out on the water during the day and in my camper at night.
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How to Make Money During Law School
SimplyLawJobs
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Working at your law school’s library is a way to kill two birds with one stone. Law firms can rarely afford to bring recent graduates on board without worry for the graduate’s professional competencies or their firm’s reputation. You can work at the library. This is one of the best ways to use your extra time.
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What to Do About Ghost Customers? 5 Tips for Successful Reactivation
The Process Street
DECEMBER 6, 2021
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, as they say, and an existing customer is 70% more likely to make additional purchases from your company. Automate polite – but firm – payment reminders. You don’t want to mess that up by losing a customer who doesn’t even want to be lost.
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How Attorney Rahlita Thornton Saves 12 Hours Per Week Using MyCase
MyCase
APRIL 21, 2021
In our recent customer spotlight, MyCase customer Rahlita Thornton demonstrated how the integrated MyCase Payments solution removes barriers to client payment while also reducing her firm’s time spent on administrative work by 12 hours per month. 11:00 – Easy Invoicing. 15:00 – Automated Payment Plans. billable hours.
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How Attorney Rahlita Thornton Saves 12 Hours Per Week Using MyCase
MyCase
APRIL 21, 2021
In our recent customer spotlight, MyCase customer Rahlita Thornton demonstrated how the integrated MyCase Payments solution removes barriers to client payment while also reducing her firm’s time spent on administrative work by 12 hours per week. 11:00 – Easy Invoicing. 15:00 – Automated Payment Plans. billable hours.
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TechReport 2022: Litigation & TAR
LawTechnologyToday
DECEMBER 9, 2022
More technology is making its way into the courtroom, and it appears that document review tools are becoming more of the norm in law firms for litigation matters but it has been, and still is, a slow-moving process. The rest of the respondents (33%) are at firms with more than 50 attorneys (13% have more than 500 attorneys).
Supreme Italia Mastermind Sentenced to Jail Time Over “Brazen” Scheme to Hijack the Streetwear Brand
The Fashion Law
JULY 2, 2021
At the heart of the case: International Brand Firm Ltd. (“IBF”), According to London-headquartered law firm Bird & Bird, “legal fakes” – which suggests, by its very name, that IBF and co. or elsewhere.
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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
On October 26, 2016, the New York Supreme Court ordered Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) and its accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), to comply with a subpoena issued by the New York Attorney General to PwC in August 2016. Bird Groups Sent Notice of Violations in Connection with Ohio Wind Turbine Project. A148865 (Cal.
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Mid-Year Check-In: What Metrics Law Firms Should Be Tracking
Rocket Matter
JUNE 20, 2023
How’s your law firm performing? But it’s one thing to know that you need to analyze company data, and entirely another thing to carry it out—and do so correctly. After all, most law firms don’t have much time to spare. Throughput rate (TR) Your throughput rate tells you how many case units your law firm can finish in a given year.
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Wouldn’t It Be Nice if You Had One Source of Truth for All Your Leads in 2024?
Rocket Matter
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Trying to attract new clients for your law firm and juggle leads while ensuring your existing clients get the exceptional service they deserve is no walk in the park. You’ve already got court dates, paperwork, document reviews, and client meetings to manage.
Exclusive: As UpCounsel Launches Crowdfunding Campaign, the Phoenix-like Story Of Its Rise from Near Shutdown
LawSites
JULY 23, 2021
Kozinsky and Helgesen had just started a small private equity firm called Enduring Ventures , and they saw UpCounsel as an opportunity that aligned well with their investing goals. “My In addition, UpCounsel says that it plans to launch its own branded law firm, citing new lawyer regulations that will allow it to do this. “By
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