Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
October 7, 2022 | Lean Adviser
The work-from-home topic literally didn't exist before the pandemic, now it's front and center. The worst of the pandemic seems to have receded, but this issue remains. The WFH toothpaste is out of the tube, and it won't go back in.
By Lean Adviser Legal
3 minute read
September 30, 2022 | Lean Adviser
Future Proofing exercises should form a specific step in the project template. Not just once, not sporadically, but regularly as a calendar entry. Have your team take a planned moment to stop and look around. Look back at progress, look sideways at lateral issues, and most of all, look forward at risk.
By Lean Adviser Legal
2 minute read
September 23, 2022 | Lean Adviser
Law firms are great at looking down and in, examining their metrics for billings, recoveries, overheads, capacity and the rest. But what about looking up and out. Not just at the competition, but at the clients.
By Lean Adviser Legal
2 minute read
September 16, 2022 | Lean Adviser
Stocking up and down on talent isn't good business and it's not real Future Proofing. People aren't printer cartridges which can be acquired as needed. Remember, law is a service business and talent is everything.
By Lean Adviser Legal
2 minute read
September 9, 2022 | Lean Adviser
Future Proofing is about reframing the way law firms align themselves to clients, deliver services and support talent. This lesson starts with Future Proofing fundamentals for law firms — technology, real estate and people — and how to anticipate the future and protect against it.
By Lean Adviser Legal
3 minute read
August 19, 2022 | Lean Adviser
The grass is always greener … you know the saying. Lawyers who toil away in law firms, burning the midnight oil working on an assignment that's due the next day, daydream about the cushy life of their in-house colleagues. "Those lucky ducks work 9-5, weekends off, corporate perks, and no firm politics to navigate," they lament. But is that really the case? Is the in-house life the low-stress ultimate legal gig?
By Lean Adviser Legal
5 minute read
August 12, 2022 | Lean Adviser
The question isn't whether geopolitical risk affects the legal industry, it's how law firms can help their clients and themselves navigate it. The answer, or at least one part of the answer, is reflected in the early lessons of lean law — collaboration, communication and knowing your client's business.
By Lean Adviser Legal
4 minute read
August 5, 2022 | Lean Adviser
The law may be a business, maybe even big business, but it's still just people: the clients, the talent, and now the investors. They're all people, and people are drawn to organizations with core values they recognize and admire. Very few agree with autocracy or unchecked power, and this is precisely why, happily, the rogue law firm leader is a disappearing breed.
By Lean Adviser Legal
2 minute read
July 29, 2022 | Lean Adviser
The answer to the talent war is to focus on the talent, not the war. It's not about the rival firms, or about the money, it's about your own talent and making them feel valued. Talent is what draws people to join an organization and inspires people within it. It's the first thing clients notice.
By Lean Adviser Legal
2 minute read
July 22, 2022 | Lean Adviser
Isn't it fair that we ask what the "lawyer hour" means to the lawyer working it? Once you examine the "lawyer hour" in that light, you reach a startling conclusion: Attorneys and clients view the proposition the same way — it's law firms who are the odd ones out.
By Lean Adviser Legal
2 minute read
Consulting Magazine recognizes leaders in technology across three categories Leadership, Client Service and Innovation.
Celebrate outstanding achievement in law firms, chambers, in-house legal departments and alternative business structures.
The Daily Report is honoring those attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
We are seeking an associate to join our Employee Benefits practice. Candidates should have three to six years of employee benefits experienc...
Associate attorney position at NJ Immigration Law firm: Leschak & Associates, LLC, based in Freehold, NJ, is looking for a full time ass...
Seeking a compassionate and experienced estate administration attorney for growing boutique estate planning and elder law practice. Huge eq...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
