Essential Elements for Interviewing a Law Firm Lateral Candidate by Jerome Kowalski on 12/26/2011 Lateral hiring of partners by law firms can bring on great risks and result in huge financial disappointments. Lateral hiring can also create enormous rewards. We have seen a spate of law firms literally fail because of...more
AT Will Employment Contract For Commission Based, or Hourly Employment in the U,S. At Will Employment Contract by Mathew Charnay on 6/23/2011 At-Will Employment Contract to be utilized for companies, organizations, governments, and associations in hiring employees....more
Knoodle’s Presentation Software Helps Law Firms Develop Business and Cut Costs by Kevin L. Nichols on 6/15/2011 The landscape of generating new business for law firms has drastically changed over the last 2-3 years. Arguably, “the billable hour” is on life support and Alternative Fee Agreements (“AFA”) are revolutionizing the...more
Lawyers Beware: Your Job May be Replaced by a Computer by Jerome Kowalski on 3/8/2011 The New York Times recently reported that “Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software.” In fact, the computer software the Times reported about is not only dramatically cheaper -- the software is actually 5%...more
What is the Market for Lateral Law Firm Partners Going to Look Like in 2011? by Jerome Kowalski on 1/2/2010 After a relatively anemic lateral market for lateral law firm partners in 2010, what can we expect potential lateral partners and law firms to see in 2011? We believe that there are ample opportunities for potential...more