Author: Scott Rechtschaffen

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Peter Bennett Peter Bennett has been chief operating offi cer (COO) of Bates Wells Braithwaite since 2006. During that time BWB has expanded from GBP8 million to GBP25 million with a 225 headcount, converted to an LLP and then to an ABS, and has then become the only law fi rm in the UK to gain the world accreditation for being a socially responsible profi t-making business (B Corps). He is the compliance offi cer for fi nance and administration (COFA), risk manager, data protection offi cer, leads the risk and compliance service, as well as having director level reports in accounting, Human Resources (HR), fi nance and Information Technology (IT). Barbara J Boake Barbara J Boake is a senior partner at Mc Carthy Tetrault LLP, practising in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring. With over 20 years of practice experience and having served on her firm”s board of partners and its executive team, Barbara was named one of the `Top 100 Most Powerful Women” in Canada by the Women”s Executive Network. While a member of her firm”s executive team she was responsible for leading the development and implementation of the firm”s `Dialogue Project Management (TM)” programme. Barbara speaks regularly on all aspects of project management for the legal profession. Barbara can be contacted via email at Mc Carthy Tetrault LLP. Toby Brown Director of Strategic Pricing and Analytics, Akin Gump Wendy Chang A partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, represents lawyers in all types of complex matters that involve the practice of the law, including risk management counseling, ethics, crises management, fee related issues, discipline defense, hotline counseling, professional liability, and litigation defense. Ms. Chang is a certifi ed specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the State Bar of California”s Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Chang is a member of the American Bar Association”s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and is an advisor to the State Bar of California”s Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct. She is a past chair of the State Bar of California”s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. Anthony Davis Best described as a lawyer”s lawyer. Mr. Davis is a member of the Lawyers for the Profession (R) practice group and his practice focuses on the laws that govern lawyers. He advises attorneys and law fi rms on legal professional and ethics issues, law fi rm creation, merger and dissolution, risk management, and loss control. Mr. Davis is a lecturer-in-law at the Columbia University School of Law, teaching “Professional Responsibility Issues in Business Practice.” As an adjunct professor of law, Mr. Davis taught “Legal Profession” at Brooklyn Law School for many years. Mr. Davis has served as a member of the New York City Bar Professional Ethics Committee and is a former chair of the Professional Development Committee. Sally Dyson Director of Firm Sense Limited, a specialist consultancy providing client relationship evaluation and advice for law firms Chad Ergun Director, global practice services and business intelligence, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Rick A Kathuria National director, project management office and legal logistics, at Gowlings Aileen Leventon Aileen Leventon is a business counselor to the legal industry and a practicing lawyer with over 30 years of experience. She consults with law departments, law firms and individual lawyers on strategies to manage and sustain sound financial performance and continuously improve the efficiency of legal work. In addition to advising, coaching, and training, Aileen has facilitated numerous after-action reviews of closed matters to promote buy-in of legal project management techniques. She has also been embedded in ongoing matters to provide analysis and coaching to bring distressed matters back on course. Catherine Alman Mac Donagh, JD Catherine Alman Mac Donagh, JD is a Legal Lean Sigma Black Belt and a certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Scott Rechtschaffen Chief knowledge officer, Littler Mendelson Peter Lane Secor Peter Lane Secor is the director of strategic pricing and project management with Pepper Hamilton LLP. Mr. Secor concentrates on legal project management with a focus on improving effi ciencies through shared management responsibilities, strengthening communication and making value transparent. His expertise includes client/matter profi t analysis and providing partners with performance evaluations from a fi nancial perspective.




10 Ebooks by Scott Rechtschaffen

Peter Bennett & Barbara J Boake: Redefining Matter Management
Time – as they say – is money. It is not an uncommon fact that lawyers today spend unnecessary amounts of time seeking out information, and therefore unnecessary amounts of money. In well-established …
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€209.99
Peter Bennett & Barbara J Boake: Redefining Matter Management
Time – as they say – is money. It is not an uncommon fact that lawyers today spend unnecessary amounts of time seeking out information, and therefore unnecessary amounts of money. In well-established …
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English
DRM
€187.04
Andrew M Baker & Barbara J Boake: Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Process Improvement
This report is designed as a practical guide to help you and your firm get to grips with process improvement techniques, and to understand their core benefits and practical applications in a legal …
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English
DRM
€177.50
Markus Hartung & Arne Gärtner: Innovating for competitive advantage in the legal profession
Innovation. How to go about it, what it can do for your business – what even is it? Can innovation be applied in the legal environment? Such is the interest and appetite for legal innovation that, in …
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€209.99
John Alber & Oz Benamram: Innovating for competitive advantage in the legal profession
Innovation. How to go about it, what it can do for your business – what even is it? Can innovation be applied in the legal environment? Such is the interest and appetite for legal innovation that, in …
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English
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€186.01
Keith Lipman & Toby Brown: Law Firm KM
How can knowledge management (KM) help your firm exceed your clients’ expectations and differentiate you from your closest competitors? This guide written by senior figures in legal KM in the US and …
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English
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€209.99
Toby Brown & Harriet Creamer: Law Firm KM
How can knowledge management (KM) help your firm exceed your clients’ expectations and differentiate you from your closest competitors? This guide written by senior figures in legal KM in the US and …
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English
DRM
€187.21
Sally Dyson & Will Taylor: The Client Experience
We all know that law is a people business. Clients buy from lawyers whom they like, respect, and trust, and they judge those lawyers and their firms on the quality of service that the firm provides, …
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€209.99
Kim Carr & Yolanda Cartusciello: Client Experience
We all know that law is a people business. Clients buy from lawyers whom they like, respect, and trust, and they judge those lawyers and their firms on the quality of service that the firm provides, …
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English
DRM
€187.21
Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD & Kim R Craig: The Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Process Improvement
This report is designed as a practical guide to help you and your firm get to grips with process improvement techniques, and to understand their core benefits and practical applications in a legal …
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English
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€199.99