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Vanessa Blum

Vanessa Blum

Vanessa is ALM's Vice President of Legal Product Innovation and executive editor of Law.com Radar. Contact Vanessa at [email protected]. On Twitter: @vanessablum.

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June 15, 2018 | Law.com

Landing Big Clients: Top Women Partners Reveal How It's Done

The Careerist's interview with Sharon Nelles and Robbie Kaplan is the first in an occasional series focused on the struggles and successes of women and minority lawyers.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

June 11, 2018 | Law.com

How to Execute a Legal Project

Establish what's critical, and then focus on that, applying the appropriate resources to every necessary task.

By Lean Adviser Legal

5 minute read

June 08, 2018 | Law.com

This Big Law Leader Decided to Match Milbank. Why?

Winston & Strawn Chairman Tom Fitzgerald discusses the reasons behind his firm's move to boost associate salaries. Plus, Law.com senior editor Brian Baxter shares what's buzzing in the legal community about the increases and how they stack up to previous salary hikes.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

June 01, 2018 | Law.com

Save the Oral Argument! Why It's Endangered (and Does It Matter)

Many judges say oral argument is expensive, time-consuming and rarely changes the outcome of a case. But champions of the tradition contend there's more to consider than efficiency.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

1 minute read

May 31, 2018 | Law.com

What Clients Really Want From Outside Counsel

It doesn't take a magic formula or a lengthy pitch to impress clients, just master these five fundamentals.

By Lean Adviser Legal

4 minute read

May 25, 2018 | Law.com

Lawyers, Fear Not the Smart Contract

This week's Legal Speak podcast explores the basics of smart contract technology, its limitations and what adoption means for transactional lawyers.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

1 minute read

May 18, 2018 | Law.com

Big Law Leader Shares Struggles with Alcoholism, Challenges for Profession

Steven Wall, managing partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, says this was his turning point: "The cracks were getting bigger and everything else around me was beginning to fail."

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

May 11, 2018 | Law.com

Ack! Law School Finals. Is There a Better Way?

This week we explore the rationale behind the “one-and-done” first-year exam model and how it's changing—ever slowly.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum |

1 minute read

May 04, 2018 | Law.com

Hang On! It's a Roller Coaster Market for Am Law 100 Firms

Volatility is the new normal for America's biggest law firms. How should law firm managers cope with the ups and downs?

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

1 minute read

April 27, 2018 | Law.com

Ready or Not … Here Comes the GDPR

Here's a riddle: What can the cult science fiction film "The Matrix" teach us about the GDPR? To find out, you'll need to listen to the latest Legal Speak podcast.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

1 minute read