Just Breathe; No Really, You Are Forgetting to Breathe: How Training Your Mind Can Help You Perform
Elite athletes are known for their grit, resiliency and grace under pressure. At this year’s Women Leaders Forum, Christie Southern, Principal, Head Coach Mental Performance Consultants, led a workshop entitled, “Developing the Mind of a Corporate Champion.” The workshop provided an overview of the approach and strategies employed by elite professional and Olympic athletes to […]
3 Ways to Make Your Law Firm’s “About” Webpage Win Over Visitors
The cliché that you never get a second chance to make a first impression is spot on when it comes to your law firm’s website. Your website will undoubtedly serve as your law firm’s introduction to prospects searching online. With this in mind, it’s vital to have an engaging homepage; however, you should spend equally […]
Biggest Issue in Communication? The Belief It Has Taken Place; Uncork Your Better Boss
At the 2018 Women Leaders Forum, Shani Magosky, Owner/Founder, Vitesse Consulting, LLC/The Better Boss Project, shared her tips for “Uncorking Your Better Boss.” The focus of her presentation was how communicating ongoing and on-target feedback is important in all business relationships, whether they’re with employees, fellow attorneys, your boss, your firm’s marketing team, or even […]
Lawyers & Telecommuting: 7 Tips for Making the Most of Working Remotely
Telecommuting is a viable – and often attractive – option for professionals in myriad industries, including lawyers. The benefits for law firms can be numerous, including reducing overhead for smaller firms and attracting top recruits looking for flexibility in larger firms. Lawyers who are able to telecommute some of the time, most of the time […]
Implicit Bias and Its Effect on Women Rising through Legal Ranks – Insights from Women Leaders Forum
In March, I attended the Women Leaders Forum in Denver, an event assembled by Kim Stuart of Key Group and David Ackert of Ackert Advisory to support the advancement of women leaders in the legal industry. Keynote speaker Hilarie Bass, President of the American Bar Association (ABA) and Co-President of Greenburg Traurig LLP, kicked off […]
Berbay Looks into Infinity at The Broad
For Berbay’s latest Cultural Camaraderie outing, we visited The Broad, one of downtown Los Angeles’ newest contemporary art museums. The museum holds more than 2,000 works by artists, including Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Cindy Sherman. In addition to the permanent collection, we also got to see a special exhibition of Japanese artist […]
How Technology is Changing Law Firm Marketing Strategy, Management and Culture
LMA Tech West Conference Recap The Legal Marketing Association Tech West Conference examined the latest trends and issues affecting the legal marketing technology landscape in all stages of the legal sales cycle in areas such as social media, big data, artificial intelligence, experience management/lead management, CRM, websites, SEO, content marketing videos, marketing automation and much […]
New Trends in Search: An SEO Workshop
Speakers: Guy Alvarez, Chief Engagement Officer, Good2bSocial Mary M. Trice, Digital & Marketing Communications Manager, Winston & Strawn LLP Jennifer Buechele Schaller, Managing Director, National Law Review You hear about it all the time and know it’s important for your firm, yet you might feel as if you need a master’s degree […]
Why Technology Matters to the Legal Ecosystem
How Law Firms and In-House Counsel Are Navigating Changing Technology Moderator: Nat Slavin, Partner, Wicker Park Group Speakers: Jennifer Chaloemtiarana, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Castlight Pratik Patel, VP, Legal Business Solutions, Elevate Services Mick Cox, Executive Director, Legal Operations, Office of the General Counsel, University of California Office of the President […]
Social Media Master Class
Adrian Dayton, Founder, ClearView Social Stefanie Marrone, Director of Business Development and Marketing, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP The tweet that changed my life In 2009, Adrian Dayton responded to an inquiry on Twitter for a contract lawyer and landed a client. The opportunity to leverage social media to bring in business was […]