Legal Management

May/June 2010
Volume 29, Number 3

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

COVER STORY
The New Face of Law Firm Diversity
Many legal professionals have taken innovative approaches to encouraging diversity and improving related initiatives in their organizations. Could your firm follow their lead?
BY ERIN BRERETON

Partner Succession: The Administrator's Role 
Administrative, staffing, financial, client relations and human resources concerns are central to a law firm administrator's succession planning responsibilities.
BY ED POLL

Retirement Plans: What to Look For
In a constantly changing economic and legal landscape, firm administrators must assess and understand how they can improve their organizations' retirement plans, mitigate fiduciary liability and help employees to make effective choices.
BY NICK STONNINGTON AND AARON WERNER

Team Building in the Legal Profession
What strategies can law firms adopt to contain costs while still delivering exceptional legal and support services? They can begin by focusing on teamwork.
BY KIM MARREN

Doing More with Less
Increasing the productivity of secretarial staff can be achieved in a short period of time through a prescriptive learning program. The resulting efficiency translates to increased attorney-to-secretary ratios, reduced overtime, increased morale and the potential to add fee earners without the commensurate secretarial cost.
BY GINA BUSER

CASE STUDY
Streamlined and Efficient
Storage virtualization and data lifecycle management help one firm to significantly increase its backup frequency, save space and reduce power consumption.

Columns and Departments

To the Point
Making a Difference
BY JOHN DELAVAN

Up Front
Practical News & Perspectives

Quick Tips
Conscientious Cost-Cutting: Building a Strategy to Reduce Expenses Across the Firm
BY ROB MATTERN

Best Practices
Escape the Paper Jungle: Reducing Your Firm's Hard-Copy Immersion 
BY STEVEN J. BEST

LawBiz Coach®
Don't Play with Fire: Lawyers Are Not Immortal - So Estate Planning Is a Necessity
BY ED POLL

Big Ideas
Facilitating Flexibility: Telecommuting: Is it Right for Your Law Firm? 
BY JANET FLEWELLING

Off the Shelf
New Products for Law Firms

ALA Update
News from Your Association

Quick Connect
Legal Management Advertiser Spotlight 

Final Thoughts
When, Exactly, Is ASAP?
By PAUL H. BURTON

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