Jim Michalowicz, is the Litigation Program Manager for Tyco Corp. Formerly, he was with DuPont in a similar capacity for 13 years. Our interview with Jim also includes two other folks from the Tyco Legal Department who will also focus on development the best business practices for their legal department – developing the most effective and efficient approaches to handling the legal affairs of Tyco. Jim combines information management, relationship management and best business practices in his role as manager. Listen as Jim explains further about Tyco’s approaches and what he expects from outside counsel that work with and for Tyco.
There are four personality styles – What is yours? Why should you care? How does your style impact your client relationships? Gayle N. Carson, President of Carson Research Center tells us why we need to know and why we should care about this issue.
Christopher Marston is the CEO of Exemplar Law Partners, LLC, in Boston, MA. He has been receiving a lot of press coverage lately.
Why?
Chris, a member of the Massachusetts Bar, was the CFO of a technology company. This is his first venture into creating his own law firm. He brings his financial and management expertise to the opening of Exemplar Partners.
Chris was the CFO of a technology company. This is his first venture into the legal profession. He brings his financial and management expertise to the opening of Exemplar Partners.
Chris talks about providing value to clients. This means, among other things, no hourly billing and valuing the firm’s human capital by creating the right work environment. He also talks getting clients more involved with their own legal matter to help increase their level of satisfaction.
Listen to Chris’s comments which are unbiased by historical restraints of the legal profession. If you agree with him, think about how you can apply his principles to your own law firm and practice.
Many say the guru of creating blogs and promoting blogs is Kevin O’Keefe of Lex Blog (www.lexblog.com). In a recent interview Ed discussed with Kevin, one of their favorite subjects, using the internet (including blogging) to market one’s law practice.
Ed Poll interviews attorney Rick Simses on the subject of alternative fee billing. They discuss sharing the risk of a matter with the client… what it means and how it should impact the client’s fee.
Let’s take another look at what general counsel are searching for when they hire outside law firms. This time, Thomas S. Brooks, Vice President of AT&T Law & Government Affairs, shares his views on the subject.
Ed Poll interviews attorney Rick Simses on the subject of alternative fee billing. They discuss sharing the risk of a matter with the client… what it means and how it should impact the client’s fee.
Let’s take another look at what general counsel are searching for when they hire outside law firms. This time, Thomas S. Brooks, Vice President of AT&T Law & Government Affairs, shares his views on the subject.
Ed Poll, principal of LawBiz Management interviews Gayle Carson, president of Carson Research Center, on the topic of time management. While no one can truly manage time, Gayle shows us how to “pick up” 22 eight hour days over a year’s time. That would make one very interesting vacation, or allow us to do a lot of additional billable work. .
Steven A. Lauer, having been both inside and outside counsel, shares his thoughts on how today’s lawyers should approach insiden general counsel to get their trust … and their business. He currently is the Director of Integrity Research, Integrity Interactive Corporation.
