Practice Management

Teamwork Seminar in Boulder

Posted on August 25, 2007
Christopher Avery, author of "Teamwork is an Individual Skill", will lead a three-day workshop on leading a team in Boulder, CO on September 5-7, 2007.  Go to www.knowledgeteamleadership.com for more information.

Blawgworld 2007 Released

Posted on July 30, 2007
The second version of Blawgworld was released today.   Blawgworld 07 is an innovative e-book that contains essays from 77 of the leading blawgs (legal blogs) on the web today, as well as a legal technology problem/solution guide.  More than a directory of blawgs, the e-book gives sample posts along with information about the blawger and the blawg...

Marketing Moxie: Law Firms that 'get' marketing

Posted on June 14, 2007
In this month's issue of Law Firm Inc, reporter Karen Dean writes about three law firms that "get" marketing in its cover story.  Dean profiles marketing and business development initiatives at Holland & Hart, Foley Hoag, and Thompson Hine...

LMA Leadership Matters Conference, Nov 1-2, 2007

Posted on May 25, 2007
The Legal Marketing Association is holding its first conference for senior marketers focused on leadership in law firms.   On one hand, I am very excited to have an opportunity to speak with fellow marketers on the topic of leadership in law firms, on the other hand, our panel will be following a presentation by poet David Whyte, who will be talking about Courageous Conversations...

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Branding Through Client Partnerships Workshop

Posted on May 25, 2007
The Public Relations Society of America's annual western conference will feature several presentations on best practices in public relations and marketing on October 17, 2007 in Denver.  I will present a workshop on "Branding through Client Partnerships" and will discuss the Holland & Hart/Frontier Airlines partnership, as well as Holland & Hart's "Clients on a Rock" advertising program...

Getting a Seat at the Table Panel Discussion

Posted on May 25, 2007
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association's October 2007 program will be on "Getting a Seat at the Table".   If you are in Denver on October 9th, I hope that you will be able to join us.  I will moderate a panel of managing partners and marketing directors to discuss the politics and realities of involving marketing professionals in the management and leadership of law firms...

What's the Big Idea? Conference

Posted on May 25, 2007
The PM Forum in London is holding a conference on 13 and 14 September on thought leadership.  I will be speaking on the connection between great ideas and great marketing on Thursday.  On Friday I'll be leading a workshop on the practical matter of communicating ideas...

Marketing Best Practices Webinar June 19, 2007

Posted on May 25, 2007
I will be speaking at an IOMA webinar on marketing best practices on June 19th.  Kevin McMurdo, CMO of Perkins Coie and Norm Rubenstein, Principal of the Zeughauser Group will join me.  We will have a 90 minute discussion on trends and best practices in law firm marketing...

Using Appreciative Intelligence to Work Smarter

Posted on May 25, 2007
I co-authored an article on Appreciative Intelligence (AI) and its role in entrepreneurial law firm ventures, along with Tojo Thatchenkerry and Carol Metzker.   Tojo and Carol recently authored a book on AI (see Appreciative Intelligence post)  It can be found in this issue of The Complete Lawyer...

Restoration

Posted on May 25, 2007
Sorry for the blog sabbatical.  We suffered a hard drive crash, and it has taken a while to get our system back up.  Thanks to the help from a few friends, we're 90% restored.   More soon.

Catch Fire Cafe

Posted on April 13, 2007
Peter McLaughlin has launched a creative new website - www.catchfirecafe.com - which features a nifty promotional video.  Click on "Catchfire Coach" for a few video tips on business development, humor and leadership.   Peter also has some good articles management and leadership on his personal website...

Chris Marston Interview

Posted on April 13, 2007
Earlier this month I had a chance to interview Chris Marston, founder and CEO (not managing partner) of Exemplar Law Partners for an article that will appear in the ezine, The Complete Lawyer.  Marton is a thirty-something entrepreneur who started a law firm with a unique approach, characterized by flat-fee only billing, hiring only entrepreneurial lawyers, creating cross-functional teams from the beginning of a matter, and an obsession for client service...

Leadership on the Colorado, Pt 2

Posted on February 27, 2007
We are considering offering a leadership workshop for attorneys, accountants and other professionals on a three-day raft trip down the Colorado River this summer.  We have not yet set a date.  Information on last year's trip can be found here...

Legal News Blogs

Posted on February 25, 2007
Newspapers are starting to launch legal blogs to track everything from law firm news to popular cases: Wall Street Journal Law Blog - covers a wide range of topics from law practice management, associate salaries, and the war on talent.  The Washington Post's Bench Conference - covering popular legal stories, from Anna Nicole Smith to Scooter Libby at Gitmo...

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