Law firm managing partners are often promoted from within the fee earner ranks, with the result that many are unsure of how to actually be a manager. Anne Compton says undertaking a specially tailored MBA course helped make all the difference
I am just coming up to the end of my first term as managing partner of Rickerbys, a 19-partner, Cheltenham-based practice serving both commercial and private clients throughout our region. Despite the challenges brought on by the current economic climate and the pace of change resulting from the Legal Services Act (LSA), I am looking forward to my second term.
