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International Bar Association – Annual Lawyers Get Together: To Do Or Not To Do!

The International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference is a prestigious gathering of legal professionals from around the world. This highly anticipated event provides a platform for lawyers to meet, share knowledge, build contacts, and develop business opportunities. As the leading conference for legal professionals, the IBA Annual Conference plays a crucial role in advancing the development of international law...

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What got you here, will not get you there – Operational effectiveness at law firms in times of hypergrowth

By Archana Venkat, Chief Marketing Office, Trilegal Indian law firms have been witnessing hypergrowth in the last three years, thanks to regulatory changes, proactive government led initiatives to favour cross border trade, and a consequent growth in the business landscape. A large part of this growth at law firms has been inorganic with frequent acquisition of rainmaker teams that can...

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Five Tips to Rolling out an LLM on your Proprietary Data

By Priyadarshini Shetty, Founder of Walchet Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to transform the practice of law in many different ways, let’s start by understanding what they are. LLMs are a type of Artificial Intelligence that have been trained on textual data. This training is used to generate new text as an output in a human-like fashion. LLMs can...

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Guiding with Influence: The Core of Proficient Leadership

Warren Bennis (1925–2014) was an American scholar, author, and organizational consultant who played a pioneering role in leadership studies. He is renowned for his expertise in leadership and management, offering valuable insights through his extensive research, writing, and teaching.  Throughout his career, Bennis held prestigious positions, with over 30 authored or co-authored books, he left an indelible mark on the...

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Job Description for a BD Manager, but First – What Does Their Role and Growth Look Like at the Firm?

We have written about business development at law firms and what is the larger role that the team plays. However, we want to discuss the importance of structuring the business development (BD) and marketing teams/ verticals at a law firm that will not only support the firm's growth and client acquisition goals but also has a chartered path for...

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MEET AMBIKA LAL – Lawyer turned Fashion Designer

We bring you the Dareact story of an ingenious young Image Consultant in Kolkata who has launched her signature clothing Line under her label, Ambika Lal.   What is interesting is that the young lady who has wooed the fashion industry was a capital markets lawyer once. Her fascinating journey from the hallways of capital markets to the fashion corridors is...

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Building a Strong Legal Practice with Effective Client Communication

In the fiercely competitive and demanding realm of law firms, achieving success hinges not only on legal expertise but also on clear and effective communication. Lawyers who possess exceptional communication skills are better equipped to forge connections with clients, build trust, retain business, and excel at networking and practice development endeavours. In this article, we will delve into the...

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Taking a leaf out of LinkedIn’s Playbook

It is that time of the year. Bonuses are paid out, promotions announced. Yet, you will find a few of your team members sending in their resignations and you are left baffled. The most instinctive response is, “How could they!” or “After all that we’ve done for them!” or “Oh man, I can’t believe another one threw in their hat”....

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Communication within your Law Firm: How does it work?

‘The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.’ ​​​​​​​– George Bernard Shaw Effective communication is arguably one of the most important skills to have as a lawyer, whether it is to foster and maintain deep relationships with clients or to communicate about your brand or services to the external world. While the importance of external...

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Building Sustainable Strategies: Balancing Profit and Purpose

Being sustainable entails having a long-term perspective on how you operate, with regard to people, regular operations, the environment, or diversity. While it has a much wider definition, the term “sustainability” is frequently used in commercial and environmental contexts. Sustainability can be defined as an organization’s capability to maintain its competitive edge for a long length of time. It...

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