May 2010 | DEALING WITH INTERNAL DISPUTES  | ||||||||||||
 FEATURES: DEALING WITH INTERNAL DISPUTESAre Unresolved Conflicts Draining Your Firm's Productivity?By Anne BalduzziTo improve their conflict climate, firms need to learn the common causes of internal disputes and what it takes to resolve them. Partnership Dispute Resolution: Overcoming Conflict through Mediation and Executive CoachingBy Deana KardelHere is how a properly facilitated mediation process can help firms convert disharmony into profits. Narcissism, Organizational Learning and Dispute ResolutionBy William M. LeRoyInsights into understanding the dynamics of organizational learning and structural personalities to help build productive working environments. Putting a Stitch in Time: Dealing Internally with Lawyer OverbillingBy Calon RussellIf you suspect someone in your firm of overbilling, don't ignore your suspicions. It can be dangerous to your firm and to you. Disputes Over the Office Lease: The Tsunami You Didn't See ComingBy Hunter BlanksFollow this advice to help ensure that your firm isn't caught off guard by dissension arising from your next space negotiations. managementChair's ColumnResolving Internal Disputes Is about AttitudeBy Micah BuchdahlTap into your ADR skills-and remember, the ultimate goal is to open lines of communication. But first, someone needs to start. Report of the LPM Section Nominating Committee, 2010The LPM Nominating Committee presented its report at the LPM Spring Meeting in Las Vegas, with nominations for Section officers and Council members. Elections will be held in August at the ABA/LPM Annual Meeting in San Francisco. marketingSharing Client Information in CRM: 3 Lessons LearnedBy Nancy ManzoIn a profession sensitive to internally exposing highly confidential information, how do you get lawyers to contribute their client relationship information to a firm database? Using Video as a Marketing Strategy: Dos and Don'ts for DIY LawyersBy Gerry OginskiVideo is certainly one of the best ways to market your law practice, but there are some definite rules for what you should and should not do when creating your own videos. Special from Law Practice magazine's May/June 2010 issue. TECHNOLOGYBest of ABA TECHSHOW – Digital Workflow: Developing the Paperless HabitBy Nerino Petro and Ernest SvensonBecoming paperless isn't something that happens overnight. Even if you're just a solo attorney with no employees there are significant challenges in becoming paperless. FINANCE"Can We Talk?" Ensuring Consensus Through CommunicationBy Ed PollUnless there is candid partner communication and buy-in for the firm's business plan, the firm's continued existence could be in doubt. Meet the Women Rainmakers!Colleen JonesInterview by Glynna K. ChristianYou need to make conscious decisions about your career path, advises this GC of a global telecom company. |
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