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Three Good Articles off the Newswire at Lawcom

Out With the Old IT, In With the New 

In the news: "There's an irony to law firm IT: Firms spend so much time on issues like infrastructure that they spend too little time using technology to improve how lawyers work. To achieve real value from technology investments, says consultant David B. Cunningham, law firms need a new model."

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No Job Offer in Hand? Then You Need a Plan 

In the news: "Given the economy and state of the legal market, many third-year law students may find themselves without an offer at the end of this summer. Firms have fewer positions to offer, and they will have to be more discriminating in their choices than in years past. Unfortunately, additional job prospects may be bleak in this down economy in which firms are laying off attorneys. So, what is a 3L without an offer to do? BCG Attorney Search's Suzanne Dupree Howe provides some strategies for finding a job. "

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9 Reasons Why Marketing Plans Are Key to a Healthy Practice 

In the news: "Today, more than ever, marketing planning is essential to every lawyer in private practice -- whether you are a first-year associate, a junior partner or a managing partner. Let's face it, says consultant Kimberly Alford Rice, the economy is still shaky, law firms are still bleeding layoffs, clients are continuing to tighten their legal budgets and the collective business pie is shrinking. Rice outlines nine reasons for developing a marketing plan, including helping you to take control of your own career."

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Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 2 September 2009. Copyright 2008.  ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on September 02, 2009 (boomark / email).