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  March 2008

The Place to Network: Jumpstart Client Development with Social Networking

The internet is connecting people more than ever. Christy Burke discusses how you can use the internet to network with past, current, and future friends, colleagues and clients.

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Technology Tips

Acrobat 8: New Examine Document Feature

Avoid the hazards of accidental disclosure when e-mailing documents. Learn how the new Examine Document feature in Acrobat 8 makes it possible.

Columns

Monthly Marketing Brief

Maximizing Article Value

How do you maximize the marketing value of an article or guide? Bob Weiss shares the practice of using a campaign to make the most of a written work.

 

Management Tips and Tricks

Under Water from Overhead? Here Are Ways to Keep Afloat

Don’t let your firm drown in overhead expenses. Ed Poll explains different types of overhead and how understanding your firms needs and limitations can help you make the best choices during these difficult economic times.

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Marketing

Make Your Action Plan a Reality

The most difficult part about marketing is not creating a strategy, but rather putting strategy into action. Anne Parys explains how creating an action plan can help you stay on track and cultivate prospects.

 

Management

Effective Law Firm Administration Depends Upon Connecting With Others

No single leadership interaction style works for all people in all situations, but by understanding different styles and methods of interacting, you can communicate more effectively with your team. Learn how understanding others will improve your work environment.

 

Technology

How To Regain Control From Your BlackBerry

Blackberries and other smart phone devices are supposed to provide the flexibility to be able to work anywhere but are they really allowing us more freedom? It is important to recognize when your Blackberry has become more of a burden than resource and how to solve this problem.

Young Lawyers

How to Manage Your First Legal Assistant

By Dan Pinnington

Some things they don’t teach you in law school. Dan Pinnington explains the intricacies of one of the first tasks that you can only learn on the job – managing your first assistant.

Finance

Consolidated Efforts: How to Streamline Outside and In-House Counsel

By Richard B. Friedman & Carla M. Miller

Legal bills can drain business’ profits. Richard Friedman and Carla Miller outline clear guidelines to communicating and maintaining the relationship between in-house counsel and outside litigation in order to achieve a mutual goal for the client.

 

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