Legal Management

January/February 2012
Volume 31, Number 1

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

HR - Human Resources Management
A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS
BY Sally A. Kane, Esq.
Strategies for motivating and managing the next generation

CM - Communication and Organizational Management
TAKE THE LEAD IN 2012
By Marcia Pennington Shannon
How to implement a plan to reach your leadership vision

LI - Legal Industry/Business Management
EXECUTING EXPANSION
By Christopher Petrini-Poli
A guide to successful global office integration for large firms

OM - Operations Management
BACK TO BASICS
BY Paula Tsurutani
When technology replaces thinking and communication, know when your firm should disconnect

FM - Financial Management
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2012
BY Alan Hodgart and Jeremy Dutton
How global trends will influence law firm hiring and compensation

Departments

Big Ideas
"Paving the Path" by ALA Executive Director Larry C. Smith

ALA Leadership
"Read All About It" by ALA President Karen Griggs, CLM

Industry News
Legal management updates

At ALA
Association news and events

ALA Faces
Member and chapter news

Get Certified
Your guide to the Certified Legal Manager (CLM)^SM program

Chapter Chat
We ask leaders, "What do you do to welcome new chapter members?"

Five Questions
Our spotlight interview with Link Christin from Hazelden

Member Profile
Meet ALA member Andrew Chiang

Forward Thinking
Overcoming Failure to Thrive In Law Firms
By Linda Julian And Amy Burton-Bradley

CG Corner
Talent Management and Legal Departments: A New Frontier or Focus?
By Terri Mottershead

BP Perspective
ALA Exibit Hall's Growing Tradition, Knowledge
By Jake Krocheski (Client Connection) and ALA member John Kirk, CLM

Book Review
A Selection from the ALA Bookstore, Reinventing Professional Services
By Vincent M. Bell

High Tech
New products for law firms

Test Drive
A smart pen for smart people
By William T. Ramsey And Phillip Hampton

Ten in Tech
Business partner mergers and news

Community Connection
ALA's Wisconsin Chapter gives back

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