February 2022
VOLUME 41, ISSUE 2
Table of Contents
Features
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Legal Industry/Business Management
5 Ways Law Firms Can Prep for a Recession
Economic dips are inevitable, but these tips can help your legal organization stay ahead.
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Financial Management
Solving the Law Firm Succession Puzzle Through Compensation Systems
Addressing outdated matter origination can give firms the push they need to make a long-term plan.
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Financial Management
3 Insights We’ve Learned After a Decade of Alternative Fee Arrangements
AFAs have become a more common pricing method in the legal industry, but what have law firms learned — and what’s changed about their use?
Columns
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Big Ideas: ALA Executive Director’s Letter
Planning 2.0: Future-Minded Leadership
Future-minded leadership can have positive effects on those who practice it.
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BP Perspective: Insights from a Business Partner
E-Discovery in the Modern Workplace: What Law Professionals Need to Know
The many digital ways we communicate are complicating e-discovery.
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Innovations: Fresh Thoughts For Managing
What Every Legal Manager Needs to Know About the Digitalization of Planning, Reporting and Forecasting
Automating processes for these can assist in achieving real-time insights.
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Marketing Matters: Boost Your Firm’s Brand
Drafting a Nonbinary and other LGBTQ Lawyer’s Biography
Pronouns are key to making sure staff bios embrace diversity.
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Test Drive: Gadget Reviews with Bill and Phil
Surprise! There’s a Windows 11
We give our review of Microsoft's latest update to their flagship product.
Departments
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Tips and Trends: Industry Advice and Developments
“I Like Your Organization. Now, About Your Carbon Footprint …”
Gen Z is entering the workforce and they want workplace that match their values.
ALA Now
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At ALA: News About ALA
What's Happening at Headquarters February 2022
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ALA Faces: Member and Chapter News
Anniversaries, Awards and Appointments February 2022