Legal Management

May/June 2008
Volume 27, Number 3

THIS ISSUE’S THEME: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

COVER STORY
The Planet-Friendly Firm: Building a Green Law Office 
Gensler’s work on Nixon Peabody’s new San Francisco office shows how designing an environmentally friendly office supports not only the planet, but also employee health and productivity.
BY DOUGLAS ZUCKER

• INCLUDES BONUS FEATURE:
  Maximize Your Office Design’s Efficiency: Effective Deployment of Support Services 
  BY ROBERT C. MATTERN

Shifting Roles: Core Competencies for Vital Processes 
Responsibilities in law firms are changing, so when it comes to client intake, conflicts checks, and records management, whose job is it?
BY NANCY BEAUCHEMIN

Resources for Survival: The Essentials of Disaster Recovery Planning 
Disaster can strike any time, and prudent planning is critical to organizational survival.
BY PHILLIP M. PERRY

Surviving Office Rent: A Guide to Minimizing Facilities Costs 
Office rent can kill your bottom line, so we’ve put together a guide for legal administrators to help lower facilities costs.
BY LUKE RAIMONDO

CASE STUDY
Dictation Done Right: Improving Document Turnaround Times and Saving Money 
Marshall Dennehey’s team-bonding project reduces costs, cuts unnecessary administration, and leads to happy employees.
BY LIZ BROWN

Cutting Costs (and Carbon, Too!) 
Simple changes to your facilities can reduce energy costs and reduce your firm’s environmental impact.

• PART I: The Glass Isn’t Always Greener
  BY BRUCE LANG

• PART II: Air Conditioning Addiction
  BY MARTY WATTS

Columns and Departments

To the Point
The Big Picture 
BY JOHN DELAVAN

Up Front
Practical News & Perspectives 
COMPILED BY AMY DVORAK

Think Tank
Moving Madness: Establishing Timelines for Office Relocations 
COMPILED BY AMY DVORAK

Best Practices
Office Equipment: Lease or Buy? 
BY PHILLIP M. PERRY

LawBiz Coach
Being Prepared: Disaster Recovery Is All About People 
BY ED POLL

Big Ideas
Reality Check: Understanding ‘Silent Costs’ in Lease Transactions 
BY DAN O’NEIL AND THOMAS G. MCDONALD

Off the Shelf:
New Products for Law Firms 
COMPILED BY AMY DVORAK

ALA Update
News from Your Association 

Quick Connect
Legal Management Advertiser Information 

Final Thoughts
Color Me Crazy 
BY AMY DVORAK

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