It is a given that lawyers know laws, but many are not equipped with the knowledge of how to market their skills and abilities to clients. With a legal practicing and consulting career that spans nearly thee decades, Australian legal consultant Sean Larkan of Edge International created the Legal Leaders Blog as an interactive dialogue and exchange of useful information and expertise with like-minded legal industry professionals, leaders and managers about strategic issues of importance to all lawyers.
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Founded in 1983, the Edge Group became Edge International in 2001 to reflect the truly global nature of our practice. The focus of our practice is law firms and corporate legal departments. We have developed an international presence working with firms and legal departments throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe, the Far East, Australia and South Africa. Law firm clients include those ranging from small boutiques to the largest in the world and and our corporate legal department clients are from the Fortune 100.
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If you want to see what's on the mind of the man behind LexBlog's social media management, look no further than The Neil World. Created by LexBlog's social media account manager Neil O'Shaughnessy, this blog gives Neil the opportunity to share his professional insight on all things social media and whatever else comes to mind for the laid-back and unpredictable client services veteran.
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As a result of the increasingly global nature of our economy, many companies find that cross-border transactions and dispute resolution, along with international taxation and employment issues, are occupying an increasing amount of time and attention. To keep pace with this changing environment, these companies need quick and reliable advice on the laws, rules and regulations which affect their business and the International Lawyers Network provides a reliable framework for business people to find the help they need.
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The ILN is an association of 91 high-quality, full-service law firms with over 5,000 lawyers world-wide. The Network provides clients with easily accessible legal services in 66 countries on six continents. ILN member firms offer expertise in a broad range of practice areas, including corporate and commercial law, securities law, taxation, commercial litigation, employment and expatriate law, government contracting, intellectual property law, estate planning and administration and alternative dispute resolution.
With an abundance of legal assistance around today, there are bound to be practices that are less than professional. The Ethical Investigator, created under the name Charles Griffin Intelligence by founder Philip Segal, is a blog with thorough investigative reports about ethical integrity within the legal world.
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Segal, the journalist-turned New York attorney and law school professor, is of the belief that honesty and integrity should prevail in business, but he knows that not everyone shares this affinity. Partnering with Pavel Nikolaev, who specializes in electronic investigations, Segal exposes those in the legal world who have corrupt practices. This blog acts as a social watchdog that informs and offers readers advice on how to cut risks and liabilities associated with illegitimate legal services.
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With all of the challenges that legal professionals face on a daily basis it can sometimes be difficult to treat a practice like a business. Published by former attorney and current business development coach Cindy Pladziewicz, Professional Development Perspectives is a compendium of Ms. Pladziewicz's thoughts and musings on business practices and client development.
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Prior to starting her own practice, Cynthia Pladziewicz was a partner at Thompson & Knight, where she was the Chief Development Officer. As the founder of Cynthia Pladziewicz LLC, Cindy draws on her experience as a clynical psycologist and legal practitioner to deliver valuable advice to her clients.
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