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Law Firm Management
Taking a Breather: Sabbaticals Offer Time to Regroup
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
It's hard to believe that even a successful lawyer can get bogged down in the stress and anxiety of a flourishing career and want to run away. I know, I know -- you're thinking, "Is she joking? That's almost every day." OK, then; do something about it.
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Secrets of the Stars: Looking Outside the Legal Profession for Inspiration
Thursday, November 5, 2009
It's no secret that the recession has prompted firms to take dramatic steps: delaying new hires, laying off associates and instituting pay cuts.
How to Take Action With Under-Utilized Firm Partners
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The current recession has intensified competition among law firms to attract and retain top partners and associates and has placed greater pressure on managing partners and members of executive committees to face the issues involving the under-utilized partner.
A Growth Opportunity: Using Technology to Distinguish Your Firm
Friday, October 30, 2009
At the August meeting of the International Legal Technology Association, or ILTA, there was a provocative session that Ron Friedmann summarized in his "Strategic Legal Technology" blog at www.prismlegal.com. The session discussed technologies that are disruptive to the traditional practice of law.
Making the Business Case:
Monday, October 26, 2009
It is a challenge to place "law firm" and "sustainability" together in the same sentence, let alone believe that a law firm would launch a sustainability program. Everyone knows that law offices use large quantities of paper.
Crisis Communications Can Protect a Hard-Earned Reputation
Friday, October 23, 2009
A law firm employee goes on a murderous rampage at a health club. A corruption scandal erupts in which at least one defendant has personal or business ties to a New Jersey law firm. An attorney and former House of Representatives leader whose position as chairman of a controversial health-care lobbying group results in his resignation from the law firm.
Transitioning Clients From Senior Partners to Others
Thursday, October 1, 2009
In many of the more financially and professionally successful law firms, the opportunity of the firm to profit from a transition at the right time has been well established, and client transition has become a function of management and development opportunity rather than age.
Leading Law Firms: How You Do It Matters as Much as What You Do
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
If you were to list a managing partner's responsibilities, you would end up with several pages of tasks. The tasks support business strategy and profitability while human behavior comprises the implementation of every task. This means a managing partner's understanding of human behavior is a key influencer of firm profitability.
How a Managing Partner Adds Value to a Law Firm
Thursday, September 3, 2009
After many years of analyzing the personal and professional styles of lawyer managers who are perceived as leaders of successful law firms, three inescapable conclusions have become apparent:
Controlling the Cost Effectiveness of Legal Services
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Controlling the quality and cost-effectiveness of legal services is now being studied more carefully by the management of progressive law firms.
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