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Author Archive : Michael Short

Posted In: Business Development, Organizational Structure, Talent Strategy

Who Will Be Income Partners in the Future?

In July, I wrote a blog entitled Who Will Be the Owners of Law Firms in the Future. My goal at that time

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Posted In: Strategic Planning

The “Soft” Drivers of Profitability

One of the many painful lessons learned by the legal industry from the recession is that the key to economic success is a

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Posted In: Business Development, Leadership Support & Development, Organizational Structure, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Who Will Be The Owners of Law Firms in the Future?

We are often asked what we think law firms will look like in the future. What will the leverage model be? Will the

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Posted In: Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

The Challenges of “Staying in Place” to Address Succession Planning

Over the past few months, we’ve dedicated much of our blog space to the significant challenges associated with succession planning in law firms.

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Posted In: LawVision News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organizational Structure, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

The Impact of Succession Challenges in Smaller Markets

  Last month I wrote about the succession planning challenges that many firms are, or will soon face. Based on what we’re hearing

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Posted In: Organizational Structure, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Succession Planning Challenges – No Real Surprises Here

There is a well-deserved and surprising focus on succession planning within many law firms right now. The “well deserved” focus is justified because

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Posted In: Client Service, Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Legal Project Management, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

10 Projects for Law Firms that Can Produce Big Results in 2016

Success often comes in a series of small steps…not one huge leap. Too many law firm partnerships try to address too many challenges

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Posted In: Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions: The Good,The Bad and The Ugly

This month I want to share recent stories that I’ve seen with respect to consultants in the law firm merger space. There are

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Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Client Relationship Transition Guide

The legal industry is clearly in the midst of a dramatic demographic shift that mirrors the changes in the overall US workforce.  The

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Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

The Value of Values

I was recently driving through a small town in rural Virginia where I passed an idyllic little white church that belongs on a

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