Recently, I posed a single question to managing partners from both US and UK firms ranging in size from 100 lawyers to more than 2,000. The question was: “As someone responsible for helping chart your firm’s future, what are your ‘burning issues’ – those critical business issues concerning strategy, growth, practice management, professional development, or whatever subjects are currently occupying your leadership agenda?” Here is what we heard, categorised by firm size (and with an obvious sensitivity to maintaining confidentialities).
Firms of more than 500 lawyers
