Law Firm Management

Opus 2 Magnum Introduces 21st Century Transcript Management for the Modern Law Firm

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Opus 2 International, a provider of collaborative workspaces, will focus on the theme “21st Century Transcript Management for the Modern Law Firm” at ILTACON 2015.

In-House Roundtable: How Technology, Legal Ops and Law Firm Disruption are Impacting Corporate Legal

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Participants and industry experts will discuss how changes in legal spend and matter management techniques and technology are revolutionizing how corporate legal departments think about managing themselves.

Neudesic, Handshake Partner on Collaboration on Legal Market Software

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The Firm Directory, a people-based expertise location system for law firms and legal departments, will integrate with Handshake Software’s SharePoint-based Portals, Enterprise Search and data-driven Expertise Locator products.

Traveling Coaches Announce New Law Firm Training Product

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Traveling Coaches has announced the launch of Springboard, a suite of consulting and talent development services designed for law firms.

Gardere Gains State-of-the-Art Office in Houston Relocation

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Although the firm will remain in Wells Fargo Plaza in downtown Houston, the office, spanning nearly 75,000 square feet, will be relocated to floors 20-22, effective immediately.

ILDE-Blickstein Group Conducting Annual Law Department Operations Survey

Survey
The ILDE-Blickstein Group Annual Law Department Operations Survey, in cooperation with Huron Legal, is designed for professionals who manage complex legal department operations for their companies.

A New Approach to Enterprise Legal Management: A White Paper

White Paper
Managing legal documents and transactions across an enterprise of any size is complex and challenging, but the systems supporting the effort don’t have to be, according to a statement from Onit.

Law Ruler Software Announces SMS Text Message Marketing for Law Firms

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Law Ruler Software, LLC announces its new SMS Text Marketing feature that allows a law firm to conduct direct communication with its existing and future clients.

Quarles & Brady Obtains WILEF 2015 Gold Standard Five-Peat

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Quarles & Brady LLP has achieved Gold Standard Re-Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for the fifth consecutive year.

Law Ruler Software Introduces Legal Case Intake Edition

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Law Ruler Software is designed to bridge the gap between the advertising/marketing of a law firm and their case management software to increase productivity and revenue for the firm and its associates.

Gruber Hurst & Elrod Law Firms Combine

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Two prominent Dallas business litigation boutiques — Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank and Elrod — have announced that they are merging their law practices.

10 Things Every Business Lawyer Should Know about Contract Management

White Paper
Berkman Solutions has compiled a list of 10 techniques to enhance the value of legal services after a contract is signed, with a goal of helping build deeper, sustainable relationships for every outside legal counsel.

Thornton Named Managing Partner of Adams and Reese

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Adams and Reese announces that governmental relations and legislative counsel Guilford F. “Gif” Thornton, Jr., a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been elected Managing Partner.

Dykema to Combine with Texas-Based Cox Smith

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The addition of Cox Smith’s 118 lawyers will give the combined firm more than 450 attorneys in 15 offices.

Legal CMOs: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

White Paper
With legal experience or not, the legal role is an attractive career option for results-oriented professionals who still want room to shape and evolve the role.

Women Networking Group Webinar – Marketing Yourself Through Social Media

EVENT: March 10, 12 p.m. CST
The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM) will present a webinar to help participants learn to master the methods for identifying potential opportunities and getting noticed through social media.

Why You Should Make Your Documents Look Good

White Paper
SeyfarthLean Consulting has published a free white paper saying that design isn’t just about making things look nice, it is about finding ways to more clearly, efficiently, and effectively convey information from one person to another and do so without making the experience dreadful.

Quarles & Brady Names Stahl as Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow

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Quarles & Brady LLP has selected Chicago partner Christian G. Stahl to be a member of the 2015 class of Fellows and participate in a landmark program created by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.

Prominent Chicago Trial Attorneys Join Wilson Elser

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National law firm Wilson Elser hired distinguished Chicago trial attorneys Partners Dom Savaiano and Paul Bozych along with their six-member team.