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This post was written by Cordell Parvin: "Yesterday I wrote that the old associate dream of just getting hours and keeping their senior lawyer happy no longer works in this economy. In many firms leaders tell their associates: "We just want you to do good work." In other words, the last thing on earth they would want you to do is to spend time building relationships with clients and potential clients. That culture is fine until the economy tanks as it has recently, those firms lay off associates and income partners who "just do good work."

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If you want your firm to do client development programs for your junior associates, focus on these three main areas..."

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Source: Law Consulting Blog, 11 March 2010. © 2010, Cordell Parvin LLC. Reproduced with permission of the author.

In the news: "A panel discussion by outsourcing experts and in-house counsel on Wednesday highlighted the in-house reluctance to pay for work by first- and even second-year associates, even as in-house lawyers on the panel acknowledged that the trend could harm their hiring pools in the future."

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Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 11 March 2010. Copyright 2009.  ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.

This post was written by StephanieWestAllen: "Abstract:

Organizations are currently facing the retirement of many older workers and the challenge of recruiting and retaining young talent. However, few studies have empirically substantiated generational differences in work values. This study examines the work values of a nationally representative sample of U.S. high school seniors in 1976, 1991, and 2006 (N = 16,507) representing Baby Boomers, Generation X (GenX), and Generation Me (GenMe, also known as GenY, or Millennials)...

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Source: idealawg, 10 March 2010, reproduced with permission of the author

In the news: "Associate hiring and compensation are perpetually hot topics of discussion for most law firms, but what about those same issues with regard to support staff? There seem to be few hard and fast rules for determining nonlawyer compensation, according to some Pennsylvania firm leaders."

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Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 10 March 2010. Copyright 2009.  ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.

In the news: "With technology, a legal department can speak with a single voice, think with a single mind, and act like a partnership even with lawyers dispersed around the world. Consultant Rees W. Morrison discusses 20 techniques that increase coherence and effectiveness in a spread-out department."

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Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 10 March 2010. Copyright 2009.  ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.

This post was written by Allison Shields: "I recently visited a lawyer client of mine at her office. This particular lawyer shares space and a receptionist with a law firm for whom she also performs some work. When I gave my name to the receptionist, she immediately asked, "Are you related to Harry (not his real name)? He's a client at this firm."

I am not, in fact, related to "Harry," but the receptionist's question gave me pause. What if Harry had retained the firm on a matrimonial matter? (Matrimonial law was one of their practice areas). What if I were related to Harry (or worse yet, his wife) and Harry had not made public his marital problems or his intention to consult with a lawyer..."

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Source: Lawyerist.com, 5 March 2010. © 2007-2010 Lawyerist Media, LLC. Reproduced with permission of the site editor, Sam Glover.

This post was written by StephanieWestAllen: "The release "Flexing your marathon muscles at work" (EurekAlert):

Budget cutbacks have left many of us with more work than ever. Now new research by Dr. Danit Ein-Gar of Tel Aviv University's Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration offers us tips to help us stay at the top of our game. And the good news is there's no need to be a "control freak."

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Source: idealawg, 4 March 2010, reproduced with permission of the author

This post was written by David Bilinsky: "Robert (Bob) Denney of Robert Denney Associates, Inc. has just released the February 2010 Communique on What Firm Leaders Should Focus on Now.

With Bob's permission, here is his communique, which I think is excellent in terms of strategic planning and vision for the year to come:.."

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Source: Thoughtful Legal Management, 17 February 2010, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Lisa Salazar: " Have you heard of Mint.com?

If you haven't, its an online budgeting tool that tracks your accounts, loans, investments and assets online. I have been testing it out to see how well it rides for personal use. Then I got to wondering about how it would work for a virtual law office.

Owned by Intuit, the same company that runs TurboTax, you can count on it for privacy, security and good sense (little pun there ...).

With its account notifications, transaction lists, budgeting capabilities and trending information, I think it is a natural fit..."

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Source: 3 Geeks & a Blog, 25 February 2010. Reproduced with permission of the authors.

This post was written by StephanieWestAllen: "The word "slackoisie" was recently included in the Urban Dictionary.

Prounounced "Slack-wah-zee". This term was coined by J. Daniel Hull, Esq., author of the "What About Clients?" blawg, and popularized by Scott H. Greenfield, Esq., author of the "Simple Justice" blawg. It refers to:

(1) a class of narcissistic young professionals, particularly attorneys (usually Gen Y/millenials), who believe that having a job is an entitlement, rather than a privilege. They often complain about the work they have (if working), opine the lack of "real lawyer" jobs available in the market, and are critical of the long hours and inadequate pay found at most small firms..."

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Source: idealawg,1 March 2010. Reproduced with permission of the author