Partner's Report for Law Firm Owners

LATERALS Still in demand and making moves, laterals with particular talents find new opportunities. A new Robert Half Legal survey reveals what firms want in new lateral hires TECHNOLOGY There’s a new gunslinger in town for legal research —his name is Google Scholar. Are Westlaw and Lexis still “musts”? Read the review. COMPENSATION How do you stop the watercooler grumbling about compensation? Lay it all out and talk about it, advises Joel Rose. Here’s a topical checklist MARKETING One estimate says almost 700,000 lawyers are on LinkedIn. Are you and your firm missing a marketing channel? Guru Larry Bodine compares social media sites and reveals what works best for legal marketing