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Law Practice Magazine — The Business of Practicing Law

Law Practice brings the latest developments and commentary to assist the practicing lawyer in operating and managing the law practice effectively, and in delivering quality legal services to clients at reasonable cost. Law Practice Management is published eight times a year, and is provided to members of the ABA's Law Practice Management Section as part of Section membership.

Law Practice Magazine 2008 Editorial Calendar

Below is the 2008 editorial calendar for Law Practice magazine. Be sure to look at our issue highlights for the types of columns and articles found in every issue of Law Pratice magazine.

Issue	Feature Focus	Ad Close
January/February	Marketing and Technology Technology Tools to Market Your Practice Competitive Intelligence Social Networking CRM and More	Nov. 7 (Materials Close: Nov. 20)
March TECHSHOW DISTRIBUTION	ABA TECHSHOW® Issue Top Tech Tips for Marketing, Managing, Finance and More Annual ABA TECHSHOW Exhibitor Directory	Jan. 4 (Materials Close: Jan. 16)
April/May	The Law Firm Administrators Issue What Administrators Wish Lawyers Knew How to Hire Your First (Or Next) Administrator	Feb. 6 (Materials Close: Feb. 21)
June	Talent Hiring, Training and Retaining in the New Marketplace Trends in Mandatory Retirement Diversity Management and More Plus: Technology’s Role in Recruitment and Retention	April 7 (Materials Close: Apr. 16)
July/ August	The International Issue Expanding Your Practice Across Borders Technology in the Global Legal Marketplace	May 8 (Materials Close: May 21)
September	Law Firm Finance Systems for Capturing More Time, Effort and Dollars Marketing: Benchmarking, Budgets and ROI	July 1 (Materials Close: July 10)
October/ November	Leadership Choosing Leaders Promoting Diversity	Aug. 1 (Materials Close: Aug. 20)
December	Change Management Leading through Crisis Starting a Revolution: How to Bring Change to Your Firm	Oct. 3 (Materials Close: Oct. 9)

Anchor Departments & Columns

FRONTLINES

Trends Report. Marketing maven Robert Denney
spots what’s hot in the legal services market.

Ask Bill. Lawyer and mediator Bill Gibson
helps readers answer career and practice questions.

Five Things.Want new business? Here’s what
you need to know in five easy steps.

Strategy. Best-selling practice management
author Patrick McKenna gives next-level advice.

TECHNOLOGY

Product Watch and Product News.
New technology products and services.

ABA TECHSHOW Tidbits. Nuggets from the
best of ABA TECHSHOW.

Who Is. Profiles of lawyer-technologists.

Tips & Tricks. Dan Pinnington offers quick,
practical, take-away technology tips.

Hot Buttons. Sharon Nelson and John Simek
tackle the trends shaping the legal technology
landscape—security to forensics and so
much more.

BUSINESS

Profitability. Dave Bilinsky and Laura Calloway
explain how to track, and boost, firm finances.

Marketing. Sally Schmidt advises how to finetune
your professional development strategies.

Rainmaking. Susan Saltonstall Duncan’s
practical tips and tactics.

Managing. Marcia P. Shannon’s keen insights
on managing people.

About Law Practice Magazine

LAW PRACTICE magazine is dedicated to helping legal professionals master all aspects of the business of practicing law. We bring readers advice on marketing, management, technology, finance directly from the preeminent voices in the profession. Law Practice has been the flagship publication and number-one member benefit of the ABA Law Practice Management Section (LPM) for more than 30 years, reporting on breakthrough technologies and management and marketing trends, and providing how-to advice and hands-on tips. ABA LPM Members and magazine subscribers are practicing lawyers, administrators, executives, and decision makers from firms of all sizes, as well as the profession’s top influencers, consultants and advisors.

Frequency: 8 times per year

Publisher: American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section.

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Editorial/Publishing and Advertising Contacts

Editor-in-Chief:
David Bilinsky LawPracticeMagazine@gmail.com

Managing Editor:
Joan Hamby Feldman joan@feldcomm.com

Editor:
Joy M. White joywhite@ameritech.net

Art Director:
Mark Feldman mark@feldcomm.com

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Anne Biting, (312) 988-6115, adsales@abanet.org

Chair, Law Practice Editorial Board:
K. William Gibson, bgibson@cnnw.net

Director, ABA Law Practice Management Section:
Larry Smith, smithl@staff.abanet.org

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