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Social Media LIVE!

There really is no substitute for the energy generated when people come together LIVE! Discuss, debate, share ideas, practices, and swap stories—yup, it can be done virtually, but that’s so two dimensional. It’s no substitute for a real handshake, a paper business card passed to a new “friend,” makin’ eye contact, and feeling the table [...]

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How General Counsel Evaluates and Hires Law Firms: Marketing Partner Forum Recap

The joint 2009 price tag on outside legal services for three large corporations is enough to run a small country—Office Depot: 12 million (excluding an SEC action); Wal-Mart: 315 million; BJ’s Wholesale Club: 9 million—and these numbers represent significant revenue for the hundreds of law firms that serve them. No surprise that the general counsel [...]

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