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Julie Mortimer of Mills & Reeve on The Right Way to Kickstart Your CRM Strategy - Passle's CMO Series Podcast EP176
You should be talking about philosophies—not just tactics—in your thought leadership
Future-Ready – Equipping MBD Teams to Navigate and Leverage Emerging Technologies
The Competitive Edge: Insights-Driven Decision Making
Innovation in Compliance: Exploring the Fractional COO Model with La Tonya Roberts
Innovation in Compliance: Strategic Compliance in Regulated Industries with Kerri Reuter
Strategic HR Insights with Kelly Mitchell
072: Prepare For Trump Executive Orders To Hit Your Law Firm
Hilary Preston, Vice Chair at Vinson & Elkins, Discusses Energy Innovation: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Portfolio
Mock Jury Exercises: Enhancing Litigation Strategy in Consumer Financial Services Cases — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Building and Exiting Business Partnerships
The Litigation Landscape Explained
Jaclyn Braga and Jenny Hills on Tapping into your Martech Stack to Compete and Win - Passle's CMO Series Podcast EP162
Vetting a ghostwriter? Make sure they say they'll do this one thing.
The five ways that thought leadership is a talent magnet
Hsu Untied interview with Joseph Halloum, Partner at King & Spalding
Federal Update – 2025 A Political Patchwork of Possibility
Ryan MacDougall Discusses Business Development in the Legal Industry
Joe Green & Monica Rodriguez Kuniyoshi on Integrating Generative AI with Your Experts: Passle CMO Series Live Podcast
Law firms love to talk about developing judgment in their associates. Partners wax poetic about how grinding through document review and drafting routine motions builds the elusive quality that separates good lawyers from...more
As generative AI in the legal industry rapidly evolves, law firms are feeling pressure to adopt, but also significant hesitation. From partners to associates and administrative staff, legal professionals are still expressing...more
It’s Not a Pipeline Problem. It’s a Process Problem. The data is clear: 90% of firms have restructured their support teams, and yet over half are planning more changes. Why? Because even as firms respond to retirements and...more
Law firm marketing leaders are no strangers to the impossible to-do list. One day, it’s a lateral hire who needs a fast integration plan. Next, a partner wants a new campaign live by the end of the week. Layer in ongoing...more
At Society 54, we believe strategy shouldn't be confined to a binder or pulled out for review only once a year. It should be actionable, dynamic, and directly tied to real-time insights into your firm's operations. In today's...more
In today’s digital-first world, your law firm’s website is more than just a virtual brochure—it’s your most powerful marketing asset. Yet, I’ve encountered countless law firm websites that failed to convert visitors into...more
Several colleagues were recently interviewing for a role as the head of Practice Group Management at a law firm. Some came from firms that I would describe as having empowered their practice group leaders—firms that were, in...more
Digital underperformance is creating measurable business risk for law firms. Between 2024 and 2025, Am Law 200 firms collectively lost over 1.4 billion backlinks—digital credibility signals that directly impact search...more
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Law firm pricing has traditionally focused on the financial side—controlling discounts, improving realization, and managing rates. But today’s legal market expects more. Clients want predictability and transparency. Lawyers...more
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The lateral hiring market is always in motion—and law firm leaders are frequently under pressure to act. But before you make your next big lateral hire, pause. You have a lot more to lose than you think. The firms that are...more
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Legalweek 2025 Session Recap - While ‘Digital Transformation’ can mean many things to an organization, it’s clear that legal departments can play a large role in driving this change. This was the topic of focus at the...more
You’ve likely lived this scenario. It’s Monday morning. You’ve got a deposition at 10, a court call at 2, and a mountain of emails to sift through. Your paralegal pokes her head in: “Hey, did anyone ever follow up on...more
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The College of Law Practice Management recently held its annual Futures Conference — Untether the Law — focused on breaking the bonds of business structures and cultural mores that hold law firms back from improving the value...more
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