NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 8, 2019

Law firms work vigorously to convert leads: to get those leads to pay retainers and sign engagement agreements. That all makes sense: winning business is essential for any organization. However, once law firms convert clients, there is often a dry spell before the new client s hear from their new law firms again; and, because many cases start with potentially significant periods before anything of note actually happens, new clients may go for months, or even a year, before they hear from their l

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

As we wrote on Friday , the government shutdown affects many aspects of FCC operations – and could affect the ability of the FCC to hold its regular monthly meeting, now scheduled for January 30. With the FCC likely shut down for most of this week, just before closing, the FCC released its agenda for the January 30 meeting (which would normally have been released this week – 3 weeks before the meeting).

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LegalTalkNetwork

JANUARY 10, 2019

On January 10th 2019, Clio launched their ‘Matters’ podcast in conjunction with Legal Talk Network. Aptly named, this new show focuses on key topics that matter to practicing attorneys. Hosted by Teresa Matich, Derek Bolen, and Andrew Booth, this new show uses a narrative tone to navigate through a masterfully selected series of interview and presentation clips in way that thoughtfully reaches the listener.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2019

In one of those year-end decisions that got lost in the holiday rush, in late November, the Copyright Royalty Board issued its final ruling on the rates to be paid to SoundExchange by “business establishment services” for the ephemeral copies of sound recordings when these music services transmit programming to their customers. We wrote about the CRB’s proposal to adopt these rules in May of last year, and our comments on the decision remain relevant to explaining this order.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

Along with the draft NPRM we wrote about yesterday to consider changes to the FCC’s rules for granting new construction permits for noncommercial stations and LPFMs, the FCC last week issued another draft order to be considered at its January 30 meeting, assuming that the partial government shutdown has been resolved and the FCC has returned to normal operations.

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