Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning
What Does “Law Firm Strategy” Mean, Anyway?
I am often struck by just how frequently we encounter new law firms, particularly smaller to mid-sized firms, where when asked if the
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Author Archive : Joseph Altonji
Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning
Succession vs. Independence: How Succession Challenges Could Accelerate Firm Combinations
Perhaps not surprisingly, two of the most frequent and challenging requests we currently receive are for assistance with “thinking through growth questions” (aka,
Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
Keeping Your Options Open: Preparing for Strategic Flexibility in a Competitive Legal Environment
While the post-pandemic merger pace is slower than many expected, law firm combinations are clearly on the rise. More significantly, recent announcements suggest
Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning
A Year of Shifting Winds – and Some Thoughts for the Year to Come
As we enter the final countdown to the end of 2022 – hard to believe another year has come and gone! – there
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Leadership Support & Development, Organizational Structure, Practice Group Management, Team Performance
Is Your Law Firm a Group of Cats or Dogs?
Is your firm a group of cats or dogs? Probably not a question most Managing Partners have considered recently, but surprisingly apt given
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Profitability, Talent Strategy
Shifting the Conversation on Associate Compensation: From “What Can We Afford?” to “Where Should We Be?”
There may be no single economic challenge facing law firms today bigger than the current war for talent. Driven by transactional practices, the
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Law Firm Resilience
Year of Rediscovery: Focus 2022 on Your Law Firm Culture and Identity
Well, that’s been fun…. We are about to complete the second of two of the most challenging years in law firm history. Yes,
Posted In: Profitability
Manage Profitability or Rely on Luck: Why Law Firm Profitability Matters More than Ever
A few weeks ago, I addressed “What’s Next for the Legal World?” in a post focused on critical challenges facing law firms. In
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Law Firm Resilience, Leadership Support & Development, Profitability, Strategic Planning, Team Performance
There’s Light at the End of the Tunnel: What’s Next for the Legal World?
Through the heroic efforts of many people in the medical and pharmaceutical worlds, the United States and other countries are on the brink
Posted In: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning
“We Want to Maintain Our Independence” and Other Strategic Irrelevancies: Thinking About Merger as a Small to Midsize Law Firm
We appear poised to enter a period of more rapid consolidation in the legal profession, and as always the primary moderating factor will