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November December 2019
VOLUME 38, ISSUE 10

Table of Contents

Features

Legal Industry/Business Management

Navigating the New Compliance and Ethics Landscape

By Erin Brereton

Could internal and external knowledge resources guide your firm to safety?
Human Resources Management

Grooming the Next Generation

By Kylie Ora Lobeel

Setting up a successful transition starts early.
Operations Management

A Peek at Client Portals

By Mark Brewer

These platforms can improve communication and security for your firm and your clients.

Columns

Big Ideas: ALA Executive Director’s Letter

Preparing your Firm for the Future

By Oliver Yandle

In 2011, Baby Boomers began turning 65
BP Perspective: Insights from a Business Partner

How You Can Help Minimize Write-Offs and Maximize Revenues

By Ryan Beck

Here are two statistics that will keep you up at night: The average law firm writes off 18% of its revenue.
Innovations: Fresh Thoughts For Managing

5 Innovative Legal Support Careers

By Benjamin Jaffe

Litigation is on the rise. Legal support services is a multibillion-dollar industry — one that often uses technology to enhance the practice of law.
Thinking out Cloud: Translating Tech to Business

Rethink Fixed Costs with Remote Legal Document Review

By Scott Delaney

Legal document review is often regarded as expensive, time-consuming and tedious.

Departments

Industry News: Legal Management Updates

Mentorship Leads the Firm to Success

By Kevin Harris

Law firm employees are so busy that it may seem impossible to find time to be a mentor or to be mentored by someone else.
Tips and Trends: Industry Advice and Developments

Creating a Common Calendaring System

By Joseph Pastino

Calendar and docket management is an organizational hurdle for law firms of any size and requires a sophisticated platform capable of processing, tracking and disseminating vast quantities of information to multiple users.

ALA Now

ALA Faces Member and Chapter News

Anniversaries, Awards and Appointments November/December 2019
At ALA News About ALA

What’s Happening at Headquarters November/December 2019