North America: Law Practice Management

Carrie Hoffman is a legal professional at Foley & Lardner LLP. Her contact information and professional profile are available for those seeking to connect with her regarding legal matters or professional inquiries.

Navigating the 2L law school recruitment process can feel overwhelming, but understanding what to expect at each stage—from summer coffee chats and brief OCI interviews to intensive in-firm interview weeks—can transform anxiety into confidence. Drawing from personal experience at Lerners LLP, this guide reveals how preparation, authenticity, and strategic relationship-building lead to recruitment success and finding the right firm fit.

Winter properties need to start recruiting seasonal staff for the 2026-2027 season now, as workers are already searching and applying for positions. Carly Eglin from Seasonal Connect explains the strategic advantages of early recruitment and how it can help organizations secure the right team members for optimal seasonal staffing success.

Notices from government funding agencies about noncompliance with iEdison reporting obligations should be taken seriously — failure to comply can put patent ownership at risk.

Carrie Hoffman is a legal professional at Foley & Lardner LLP. Her contact information and professional profile are available for those seeking to connect with her regarding legal matters or professional inquiries.

The lawyer who could handle everything was once seen as indispensable. But that model is getting harder to keep up with. Law firms are under pressure to move faster, manage risk, and deliver a better client experience without compromising quality.

How is artificial intelligence reshaping the legal profession, and what does it mean for law firms trying to balance innovation with client service and firm culture? Bond litigation attorney Brian Butler joins host Kim Wolf Price to explore the accelerating impact of AI on legal practice, from evolving client expectations to talent management and traditional business models.

If you work in state and local government, you’ve likely heard the term “succession planning” more times than you can count.

How do women lawyers build a practice—particularly in environments where access to relationships, expectations around visibility, and competing demands on time are not always equal?

Growing companies often find their finance teams struggling to keep pace with business complexity. When reporting cycles extend, forecasts go unused, and cash flow becomes reactive, it signals that finance has shifted from driving clarity to merely keeping up. Understanding when to evolve your finance function—and how outsourcing can add the missing strategic layers—becomes critical to maintaining control and supporting informed decision-making.

For years, many specialist physicians have watched Medicare’s ACO programs from the sidelines, uncertain how to participate in models historically centered on primary care providers.

A&E firms are increasingly moving away from in-house accounting as they seek better visibility, efficiency, and control over project performance.