Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Law Firm Resilience, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on October 10, 2023
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” – Peter Drucker We’ve all heard this famous admonition from the founder of management consulting, but what does it
Posted In: Artificial Intelligence, Law Firm Resilience, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Joseph B. Altonji on August 7, 2023
The legal industry has been on the verge of either “ending as we know it,” or being forced to endure massive change, every
Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on May 2, 2023
I am often struck by just how frequently we encounter new law firms, particularly smaller to mid-sized firms, where when asked if the
Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on March 28, 2023
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
By Joseph B. Altonji on January 24, 2023
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
By Joseph B. Altonji on December 27, 2022
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
By Joseph B. Altonji on October 11, 2022
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
By Joseph B. Altonji on February 10, 2022
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
By Joseph B. Altonji on December 6, 2021
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
By Joseph B. Altonji on April 27, 2021
A few weeks ago, I addressed “What’s Next for the Legal World?” in a post focused on critical challenges facing law firms. In