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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Harness Client Trust

Clients stay with counsel not simply because their lawyers follow the rules, but because they feel safe, respected and heard, making trust essential to business development, especi...

Remember Who Your Clients Are — See Also

Representation Fail: Bankruptcy filing accused firm of representing the estate while really working for the guy who put it in bankruptcy. Now the partner involved has vanished from...

Defensible Decisions- Attorney-Client Privilege and the AI Record-Creation Problem [Podcast]

Ethics Watch: New Jersey Proposal Addresses Sexual Relations with Clients

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether to adopt the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule of Professional Conduct that prohibits lawyers from starting a sexual rel...

Dilemma: A Lawyer's Duty to Respond After Representation Ends

Even after the termination of a representation, a lawyer has certain duties to their former clients. Sarah Peterson discusses a lawyer's duty to respond to requests for information...

Representing Businesses Across State Lines: What Attorneys Should Know

Can you help a longtime client with a contract in another state? Erin Rome discusses how lawyers can continue serving growing clients while complying with professional rules and ma...

Former In-House Counsel's Whistleblower Claim Revived by Appellate Court

The appellate court said that although Balla prioritizes the right of a client to freely terminate attorneys, it doesn't give the right to client to engage in "lesser retaliatory a...

How I Made Partner: 'Relationship-Building, Visibility and Sound Judgment,' Says Mitch Schuster of Meister Seelig &...

"One of the most common mistakes attorneys make is focusing exclusively on the work directly in front of them without thinking strategically about their long-term career. Strong le...

Litera's GC: Great In-House Lawyers Shouldn't Define Themselves by Their Titles

“Build relationships. Be curious about the business. Learn how your company makes money and what your clients are trying to accomplish,” Dennis Garcia said.

What In-House Counsel Actually Need From Outside Employment Advisers

Outside employment advisers who invest in understanding business context, communicate in the client's language, balance risk management with creative problem-solving, think about o...

Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Play The Long Game

Lawyers who consistently maintain early-career and personal relationships, track contacts, and make thoughtful outreach over time will be better positioned to generate future clien...

New Jersey Has A Message For Lawyers: Don’t Sleep With Your Clients

The state supreme court embraced a bright-line ethics rule despite concerns from the state bar. The post New Jersey Has A Message For Lawyers: Don’t Sleep With Your Clients appeare...

Lessons from the University of Michigan- Why Organizations Retain Outside Counsel for Internal Investigations

'Positions of Power' Complicate Sometimes-Ungoverned Lawyer Dating Scenarios

After a video of two Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz partners being amorous in Central Park went viral, larger questions have emerged about office dating policies in Big Law — a...

Atty Immunity Should Cut Firm From Fee Suit, Judge Says

A Texas federal judge has recommended letting California law firm Bartko Pavia out of a lawsuit brought by litigation boutique Williams Simons & Landis PC over alleged unpaid l...

NJ Supreme Court bars lawyers from dating clients

New Jersey Supreme Court adopts ethics rule barring lawyers from starting sexual relationships with clients they represent, effective Sept. 1. The post NJ Supreme Court bars lawyer...

Listening to Lawyers | Lawyers in Love: Understanding and Supporting Lawyers at Home

The personal characteristics behind successful lawyering often become liabilities in intimate relationships, in which partners need openness, collaboration, and emotional presence...

"Counsel Took Full Responsibility for His Mistakes, Was Not Evasive, and Prioritized Candor to the Court and Opposing Co...

From Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves (Ct. of Int'l Trade) Thursday in Disruptive Resources, LLC v. Ballistic Barrier Prods. Inc. (D. Del.):… The post "Counsel Took Full Responsibility f...

Bankruptcy Lawyer Out After Firm Accused Of Working For The Wrong Client

Practice group leader disappears from website in midst of alleged duty breaches. The post Bankruptcy Lawyer Out After Firm Accused Of Working For The Wrong Client appeared first o...

Marco Imperiale Is Right: Lawyers Don’t Know Their Clients Nearly As Well As They Think

Expertise without curiosity becomes brittle. The post Marco Imperiale Is Right: Lawyers Don’t Know Their Clients Nearly As Well As They Think appeared first on Above the Law.

Bad News, Good Lawyers - Inside Congressional Investigations: Deposing America’s Most High-Profile Witnesses

Reel Justice: 'Disclosure Day' Teaches Attys To Listen

The underlying message in “Disclosure Day” suggests that communication often breaks down because of a failure to hear and understand, highlighting why a lawyer's ability to listen...

How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Earn the Trust of Your Colleagues,' Says Mike Byrne of Day Pitney

"Come to work every day thinking about the interests of your clients and your firm, and earn the trust of your colleagues. Make a real investment in getting to know them. Emails or...

When a Competitor Steals Your Client: Tortious Interference Explained

You lose a long-time client to a competitor. A key customer suddenly stops returning calls, then signs with the rival across town. A former salesperson lands at a competitor and wa...