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New industry benchmark survey for in-house legal departments
The Forbes Institute has teamed up with a group of consultants internationally to produce a new global benchmarking report for legal departments based on industry sectors.
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General counsel in Russia ride out the storm
Stephen Polakoff is general counsel to one of Russia’s newest energy players – Integra Group. He tells Jeffrey Forbes that his company and others in Russia had some hard decisions.
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General counsels think right about the price
The economic downturn has made GC in Europe more price-sensitive. But what is new is how fixed-price billing is affecting both in-house counsel and their external law firms.
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Polish in-house counsel differ on how they approach billing
Before the economic crisis, Polish in-house counsel took the opposite approach, to their colleagues in CEE regarding fixed price billing. Now they too are more worried about costs.
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Local firms in CEE look to establish best friends networks
Some of the larger or more adventurous local firms in CEE are looking to position themselves as being more international by setting up or joining best friends networks for referrals.
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Russian lawyers risk overlooking the priorities of company legal departments
Throughout the CEE region more than 90% of in-house counsel want more predictable legal expenses. In Russia, 64% preferred a fixed fee, compared with 53% for the region.
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Special presentation at IBA Law Firm Management conference in Moscow
The first public presentation will be made of previously unpublished data from a new survey with heads of legal departments at major companies in Russia.
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New group formed to discuss legal sector research in CEE
Martindale-Hubbell Connected is a new online social network for legal professionals and one of the first groups to be set up was born from the CEE in-house counsel survey.
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Commissioned: Follow up survey on Russian in-house counsel
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell have commissioned Forbes Institute to conduct a follow up survey with in-house counsel in Russia to find out how they are managing the economic crisis.
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How to beat the recession and retain clients
Drawing on the survey How in-house counsel in Central and Eastern Europe select and retain their external counsel, Jeffrey Forbes shows how to keep clients in a tough economic climate.
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Forbes Institute was founded by Jeffrey Forbes who is a practice development pioneer in Europe for professional services. He provides consulting and information services primarily to international business lawyers and their firms on continental Europe, with unequaled contacts and expertise in Central & Eastern Europe, particularly Russia/CIS.