Business Development, Legal Operations

Why Backlinks Are Essential for Thought Leadership at Your Law Firm

9Sail on 6/3/2025

Your law firm likely aspires to be considered the leading authority in your practice area. The challenge is that with so many people competing for this recognition, it can take time to stand out from the crowd. ...more

6 Key Takeaways | Dynamic Thinking for an Interpersonal Edge | From Tension to Teamwork: Real Strategies for Legal Collaboration

Kilpatrick on 6/3/2025

On May 22, 2025, Brodie Erwin (Raleigh litigator) and Colleen Bear (Senior Manager Talent Management and Coach) co-hosted Kilpatrick’s bi-monthly virtual roundtable discussion with in-house counsel. This month’s installment...more

A Survival Roadmap For Lawyers and Law Firms In The Age of AI

Best Era on 5/12/2025

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend time with Cain Elliott, Chief Legal Futurist at Filevine. Our conversation was both inspiring and jarring. He walked into the room and asked a question that every law firm, lawyer,...more

Sharing Technology Across Teams: Expert-Tested Strategies

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 5/7/2025

Today’s legal ops teams do more than manage process improvements or legal spending. They are now expected to lead projects that create value for the entire company....more

Will Your Law Firm Exist in 5 Years?

Best Era on 4/8/2025

The legal profession is standing at the edge of a radical transformation. Technology, shifting client expectations, new business models, and the accelerating pace of change are exposing a critical question: Will your law firm...more

Proactive Pricing for Law Firms

LawVision on 3/24/2025

A few years ago, I wrote a blog on proactive profitability. Given the evolving dynamics and trends in pricing in 2025, I want to explore a parallel concept: proactive strategic pricing. ...more

Why We Love Data Quality

ClientsFirst Consulting on 2/20/2025

Love is in the air this February—but at CLIENTSFirst Consulting, we have a different kind of passion: a love for data quality. While it may not be the most glamorous topic, high-quality data is the unsung hero of every...more

Beyond the Hire: How Operations Professionals Support Successful Transitions

Decipher Investigative Intelligence on 2/19/2025

At this fall’s Decipher Talent Economics Roundtable, hosted by Baker McKenzie in Chicago, we showcased the critical role operations teams play in driving law firm profitability. While investment in human capital (lateral...more

Changing Out of White Shoes: Why General Counsel Are Moving Work to Challenger Firms

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 2/3/2025

Market Dynamics Are Changing In-House Relationships with Law Firms - A quiet revolution is taking place in outside counsel management: general counsel (GCs) are turning away from the traditional elite law firms — bastions...more

Top Seven Tips for Law Firm CRM Success in 2025

ClientsFirst Consulting on 1/8/2025

As law firms move further into the digital age, CRM (Client Relationship Management) systems have emerged as critical tools in the marketing and business development (BD) toolkit....more

2024 Reader Focus: Artificial Intelligence, No Surprise

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 1/2/2025

Year’s end for this blog has typically been observed by an assessment of readership trends during the previous 12 months. Which articles have been most popular, as measured by reads and shares? Were there any subject areas...more

What is Client Journey Mapping and Why is it Crucial for Law Firms?

Legal Internet Solutions Inc. on 12/19/2024

It should go without saying that understanding your client’s experience with your firm is critical to understanding how to continue impressing this client as well as future clients. (Or to understand what needs to be fixed.)...more

Naughty or Nice List: CRM Pitfalls and Best Practices

ClientsFirst Consulting on 12/13/2024

This year’s CRM Success Survey revealed key insights into the most common pitfalls and best practices for leveraging CRM systems....more

Minding Your LPQs: How Firms Should Draft and Deploy the Lateral Partner Questionnaire

Decipher Investigative Intelligence on 12/11/2024

The lateral partner questionnaire (LPQ) should not be a mere formality – instead, it should be considered your first line of defense in lateral partner hiring. ...more

Legal Project Management is Giving More

LawVision on 12/10/2024

Most of us can appreciate the spirit of generosity that this season ushers in. That’s because many cultures, religions, and, well, just plain people love how good it feels to be generous with others....more

Getting Ahead of Your Legal Operations Budget Planning for 2025

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 11/20/2024

Your Strategic Playbook for Securing Early Approvals - As the year comes to a close and the holiday season approaches, your calendar is likely filling up with celebrations, shopping lists, and year-end festivities. The...more

Management 101: Hold on Loosely

Jaburg Wilk on 10/3/2024

Management is about execution. More specifically, management is about executing the visions of your company’s leadership. Managers work in the present while leaders work in the future. Managers of people need to focus on how...more

The Fastest Path to Market Share: Why Law Firm CMOs Need A Seat at the Lateral Hiring Table

Decipher Investigative Intelligence on 9/25/2024

A majority of attorneys and law firm leaders say business development is set to get tougher, according to a survey by BTI Consulting. Yet many of these firms are making it harder on themselves: The Legal Marketing Association...more

Beware the Off-Cycle Lateral

Decipher Investigative Intelligence on 9/17/2024

Timing is everything, as the saying goes — and it certainly holds true when it comes to assessing the risk of lateral partner candidates. Indeed, Decipher Investigative Intelligence analysis reveals a significant trend:...more

My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 1 From Wall Street to Fashion Avenue

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP on 9/15/2024

The year is 1983. The Police have released their biggest album, Synchronicity, and their biggest hit, Every Breath You Take. I am a mid-level litigation associate at the major Wall Street law firm that was then called Stroock...more

The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/3/2024

I picked up Cal Newport’s latest book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout in the airport on my way to Yosemite. For someone who has spent a career making things better, faster, and cheaper, the...more

Lateral Partner Integration Requires Business Development Plan

Goulston & Storrs PC on 5/30/2024

How can law firms attract, integrate, and retain top talent across all levels while gaining a competitive advantage? This is the proverbial question that remains top of mind for recruiters and business development...more

Three Red Flags That Suggest Your CRM Data Has Gone Bad - And What to Do About It

ClientsFirst Consulting on 4/17/2024

Within the past few months, we have heard a lot about ‘red flags’ which are essentially behaviors or indicators that raise concerns about the health of a relationship. Whether your partner chews with their mouth open, or you...more

What Are the First Four Steps to CRM Success?

ClientsFirst Consulting on 4/10/2024

A CRM system is the foundation of any successful legal marketing and business development team. This tool allows the firm to efficiently manage and nurture relationships with clients and prospects, but there is an ongoing —...more

You won't be successful with your thought leadership unless you do this

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service on 3/19/2024

In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains why the key to a successful thought leadership program is showing up and consistently producing content. About Wayne Pollock/the Law Firm...more

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