Distinction with a difference: minority and female lawyers standing out can be outstanding when it comes to rainmaking

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Minority and women lawyers can use their distinctiveness to their advantage in attracting clients. Their gender or race can help them stand out from the crowd. They can also market themselves to disadvantaged groups who may not feel that white, male lawyers will have a true understanding of their problems.

Client development, Women attorneys, Women lawyers, Minority attorneys, Minority lawyers

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Swimming in a think tank: Hutton and Williams creates a center to affect information security policies

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The law firm of Hunton and Williams has established the Center for Information Policy Leadership. The center investigates issues of information management and security. One of its main goals is finding ways to prevent identity theft.

Prevention, Information management, False personation, Impersonation (Fraud), Information accessibility, Hunton and Williams

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Sarbanes sells: firms create new practice units to attract corporate compliance work

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Many law firms are creating new practice groups to help corporations comply with the corporate governance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Practice, Corporate governance, Corporation law, Regulatory compliance

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