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2012 Redwood User Conference September 10-12 in Miami, Florida

Aimee Doles — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:08:00 GMT

Mark your calendars to join us for the must-attend event for legal professionals responsible for managing firm growth: The 2012 Redwood User Conference! Register Now and Save When: September 10-12, 2012 Where: Miami, Florida, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach...(read more)

If customer relationships are so valuable to firms-then why are CRM solutions underutilized?

Aimee Doles — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:21:00 GMT

In theory one would think that law firms would embrace the idea of a Customer Relationship Management solution. Or should I reword the statement that most everyone would agree that strong relationships are a law firm’s most valuable assets? If customer...(read more)

Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?

Loretta Ruppert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:00 GMT

There are many hidden and not so obvious challenges when a law firm merges with another. Sure there are positive aspects after the merger is complete i.e. a more diverse practice, more revenue, more talent, etc. But from a partner's point of view...(read more)

Should non-lawyers have a stake in law firms?

Loretta Ruppert — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:24:00 GMT

The New York State Bar president, Vincent E. Doyles III says non-lawyer ownerships in law firms "is worthy of serious consideration" but was adamant on pointing out that New York State Bar Association is opposed to non-lawyer ownership of law...(read more)

Effect on Cashflow - USPO Decision to End Next Day Mail

Loretta Ruppert — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:25:00 GMT

1 DAY . How can one day have any effect on a law firm's cash flow? When I first read this news I thought to myself, "so what, who uses snail mail anymore." Mail seems so old fashioned compared to all of the other technologies we use today...(read more)

The Impact of Emerging Trends on the Law Firm

Loretta Ruppert — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:50:00 GMT

In a recent article in Law Practice Today , the author spoke of how the law firm business model is being impacted by the 7 emerging trends occurring around us. The seven trends are: 1) A wealth of information both in quantity and quality for the law firm...(read more)

2012 CFO survey results in

Loretta Ruppert — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:17:00 GMT

No surprise that 2012 being an election year is impacting the decisions corporations are making. But given that, with 600 corporate CFO survey partipants, more than half expect their revenue to grow in 2012. 46% of them are expecting to hire employees...(read more)

Using The Right Tools To Get Results

Loretta Ruppert — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:08:00 GMT

Excel(r) by Microsoft (r) is a very powerful tool. Excel is pretty amazing with all of the advanced and even complex functions. A recent article online in CFO http://bit.ly/wlDGoc highlights what you have to do if you want to account for seasonal changes...(read more)

Redwood Analytics Teams With LexisNexis University

Loretta Ruppert — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:54:00 GMT

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Redwood Analytics is teaming up with LexisNexis University to bring a solid fall 2011 training lineup that includes three sessions on reporting and business intelligence. Currently...(read more)

Free LexisNexis Webinar Roundup

Loretta Ruppert — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:44:00 GMT

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 To kick start this blog with more active content, we’d like to share our fall lineup of free webinars you can easily register to attend. If the timing doesn’t work for...(read more)

Law Firms and Thought Leaders Converge in Philadelphia September 19-21st

Loretta Ruppert — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:38:00 GMT

This year's Redwood Analytics User Conference offers sessions from effective business development, matter planning and pricing strategies to best practices for partner compensation plans that impact profits, in addition to round tables and networking...(read more)

Four Critical Steps to Drive Profitability Results

Loretta Ruppert — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:26:00 GMT

There are some things in life that we can control and those that we cannot. As shareholders, officers or agents of law firms, we have the ability to make or influence decisions that directly impact law firm profitability. I was told once by a wise person...(read more)

Russ Haskin to Speak at 2011 Council on Litigation Management Conference

Chris Katchuk — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:37:00 GMT

New York, NY -Mr. Russ Haskin, Director of Consulting and Services at LexisNexis has been selected to speak at the 2011 Annual Conference of the Council on Litigation Management (CLM). Mr. Haskin is slated to speak on the topic "What Metrics Matter...(read more)

Too Much Information = Too Little

Chris Katchuk — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:03:00 GMT

This post was written by Brian Taaffe, Sr. Consultant for Redwood - I attended a conference on driving law firm profitability through financial measurement and reporting (catchy title, eh?!), and as I am sitting there listening to the speakers I am thinking...(read more)

Bruce MacEwen to deliver Keynote at the 2010 Redwood User Conference

Chris Katchuk — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:32:00 GMT

REDWOOD ANALYTICS TAPS BRUCE MACEWEN, PRESIDENT OF ADAM SMITH, ESQ., TO KEYNOTE REDWOOD 2010 USER CONFERENCE LexisNexis® Redwood Analytics, a leading brand of business intelligence software and services for the professional services industry, is pleased...(read more)