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Sofie Storms joins FrahanBlondé
Selling Tip for the Independent Firm
Marketing voor vrije beroepen
How to Get Your Social Media Policy Right?
Homo Legalus
Join the Compliance Roundtable
Legal Management Academy
Interim change management
Collaboration with the Belgian Federation of Notaries
Soft Skills Training for Lawyers
"I'll Call You When I Need You"
When Does the Compliance Mindset Go Too Far?
General Counsel Survey
Why Do Partnerships Exist?
Cost-Sharing Partnerships: an Illusion?
Reporting on Legal Risks: Global vs. Reactive Approach
What Does "Quality" Mean?
Reporting on Legal Risks: Global vs. Reactive Approach
What Is the Value of an Audit?
How to Monitor Budgets in Legal Project Management?
Law Firms, Media, PR and a Good Glass of Wine
Risk Management & Compliance Masterclass Cartoon #2
Do Risk Categories Really Matter? Look at the Cartoon
Blog on Legal Strategy by Olivier Beddeleem
Candidates for Writing Skills Training?
The Growing Power of In-house Counsel
How to Price Advice?
Logical Idealism
Creative Ways to Define Your Market
Strategy Made Simple
Eight Ways to Create a Great Relationship with Outside Counsel
Looking for a Market Opportunity?
The Emotional Cost of RFP
Why General Counsel Call on Law Firms
Reporting Lines
Why Don't We Work More for You?
High End Commodities
Three Questions to Save Training Money
Stop Database. Start Connectivity.
Definitions of Teamwork and Team Spirit
Definition of "Team"
Does Your Law Department Need Team Spirit?
What Is Legal Risk (If Any Such Thing Exists)?
Law and Ethics: Study Case "Pollution"
Law and Ethics: Study Case "Bribery"
Law and Ethics: Seven Questions Every General Counsel Should Have a Clear Opinion About
Antoine's Legal Cartoon 21 Dec 09
The End of Legal Writing?
Definition of Compliance
Differentiating Compliance and Governance
The Battle of the General Counsel: HQ vs. BU
Don't Have Meetings!
How Much Empowering Do You Want?
Criticisms of Coaching
People Management and the Art of Conversation
The Lawyer's Paradox
Candidate for High Performance? Beware Multitasking
Making Partnerships Work
The Pie Principle
Auditing the Legal Department
Five Qualities of the Ideal Professional
Billable Hour Dilemma #1
Emails, Blackberry, and the End of Civilisation
Managing People: Really?
Written Legal Advice: Distinguishing Production and Communication
Writing Skills: a Table of Contents
Lessons from a Failed IT Migration Project
The Ultimate Legal Writing Tip: Don't Write. Talk!
Hiring Outside Counsel: Legal vs. Purchasing
How Much is Your Firm Worth?
Lip-Service on Pitching
Saving Our Soul
How Much Can You Take?
Nothing Beats a Strong Business Case
Remember Aristotle
Linking Compliance and Legal Risk Management
Assessing Client Relationships
Including Legal Risk Management in the Training Curriculum
Making Risk Management-Based Decisions
Bang! In-House Counsel Are Hitting the Roof
Turning the Legal Department into a Profit Center
Strong Brand? You May Not Be as Safe as You Think
Cross-Selling: voor niets gaat de zon op
To Be Strategic... or Not to Be: In-house Departments at the Crossroads
Ten Questions to Laura's Mentor
Small Is not Only Beautiful
Kissing "Legal Risks" Goodbye
Six Questions on Risk Management in the Legal Practice
Compliance (I): Where to Start?
Compliance (II): Is It All About Reporting?
Compliance (III): Getting Your CEO on Board
Compliance (IV): Do You Really Want It?
Can Lawyers Find Inspiration in Toyota?
Ten Ways to Be an International Business Lawyer
Coaching Junior Associates - Why It Does Not Happen
De bedrijfsjurist en de schandalen: bukken of de nek uitsteken?
Management van associaties of partnerships: kwadratuur van de cirkel?
Law Firm HR Challenges for the Future
Training: Wasted Time and Money or Valuable Investment?
Body Build Your Writing
Body Build Your Writing
If Your Lawyers Claim They Are Service-Minded, Fire Them!
Het counsel statuut: doeltreffend maar lees de bijsluiter
Life As It Is For The Legal Marketeer
Life As It Is For The Legal Marketeer
Private Clients: the New Eldorado?
Private Clients: the New Eldorado?
Legal Management: de trends van 2006
Sterke Advocatenmerken
Have You Already Appointed Your Dispatch Manager?
How to Write in a Client-Centric Way?
Do You Have the Right Management Skills?
“Mag het een beetje meer zijn?”: prijsonderhandelen tussen advocaten en cliënten
Tips for the Annual Performance Appraisal Interview
Challenge at the Top: Time to Walk the HR Talk
Getting the Best Value for your Consulting Money
Making Annual Retreats Meaningful
Bedrijfsjuristen: kus van de juffrouw en een bank vooruit
Making Partners Hungry for the S-Thing
Ereloon-communicatie: heeft u een goed verhaal?
Justifying Meetings
Don't Import Your Clients' Problems
Exit Interviews May Not Be Such a Good Idea
10 Top Tips to Manage Outside Counsel
Assessing the CLO-CEO Relationship
Dossier Zakenadvocaten: Voortborduren op het Artikel in De Standaard
Medewerkers Verdienen Meer Onderhoud Dan Uw Wagen
A Letter to the Chronically Unhappy Client
The Next Step After Hiring
IPO: Who Will Be the First?
Strategy or Wishful Thinking?
“Compliance” Is Getting on My Nerves
Marktonderzoek en client feedback: in de voetsporen van een Bedrijfsnar
The Beatles deden het de bedrijfsjuristen voor
What's Your CO2 Strategy?
Amerikaanse General Counsels zijn het beu
Are Your Partners’ Meetings Productive?
Advocatendag: nog een ei over communicatie van erelonen
“Ideale maten” van een advocatenkantoor
Don't Pitch. Contribute.
Deductive vs. Inductive Strategy
Radiocampagne: “Uw advocaat weet altijd raad!”
Time to Switch off the Database?
Time to Switch off the Database?
Working Successfully with your Professional Managers
The Other Side of Communication

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