Legal Management

February 2009
Volume 28, Number 1

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

COVER STORY
Succession Management: Planning for Your Firm’s Future 
Law firms can avert a long-term inability to effectively serve clients – or even extinction – by developing a viable succession management program.
BY ANNA CONRAD AND BETH LIEURANCE

Cutting Costs: Pulling Back on Expenditures Can Help to Increase Profits 
In today’s tough economic times, reducing firm expenses can be crucial to survival. But what stays – and what goes?
BY ERIN BRERETON

Keeping It Confidential: Reducing the Risk of Losing Proprietary Data
Legal administrators and others in law firm management can work together to diminish the chances of losing proprietary data as a result of employee departures.
BY BRETT TARR

CASE STUDY
Maximum Efficiency: Financial Reporting and Forecasting Made Easy
Arizona-based firm Udall Shumway & Lyons uses new business intelligence software from Omega Legal Systems to improve reporting, enhance decision-making, and facilitate more effective firm management.
BY W. LEE STEELE

Columns and Departments

To the Point
Expect the Unexpected
BY JOHN DELAVAN

Up Front
Practical News & Perspectives

Think Tank
Snow Day: Establishing Inclement Weather Policies
COMPILED BY AMY DVORAK

Best Practices
A Buyer’s Market: Recruiting a Diverse Summer Associate Class 
BY MARY FARRELL ROBINSON

LawBiz Coach®
Handling Client Funds: The Lawyer’s Fiduciary Responsibility and the Administrator’s Role 
BY ED POLL

Big Ideas         
The Future of the Legal Profession: A Strategic Perspective 
BY ED POLL

Off the Shelf
New Products for Law Firms

ALA Update
News from Your Association

Quick Connect
Legal Management Advertiser Information 

Final Thoughts
Kill the Bonus 
By GRETCHEN NEELS

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