LawVision INSIGHTS Blog

Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Talent Strategy

Redefining “Nice” at Law Firms: The Interplay between Culture and Tenured Partner Underperformance

During our most recent LawVision Managing Partner Roundtable, a topic of common concern resurfaced, albeit this time with a slightly different spin.  Although

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Posted In: Business Development, Culture & Diversity

Law Firm Growth

Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s May 6 issue focuses on “Big Law’s” need to wake up and build strong leadership citing the demise of some impressive

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Posted In: Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning

Time to Change the Partner Compensation System?

I was recently discussing some preliminary findings from our Partner Compensation System Survey* with a Managing Partner – issues such as how many

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Posted In: Legal Process Improvement, Legal Project Management, Strategic Planning

What’s Wrong With This Process? Why Are So Few Lawyers Willing to Assess How They’re Delivering Legal Services?

Last month I wrote that lawyers still hadn’t decided which should come first between legal project management (LPM) and legal process improvement (LPI). 

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Posted In: Business Development

Coach Lawyers to Develop Business by Using Their Strengths

A recent post by my colleague Bruce Alltop addressed the ability of introverts to develop business.  The following are a few charts based

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Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Legal Process Improvement

Simple is better……

Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein I am frequently reminded of Albert Einstein’s wise counsel when

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Posted In: Business Development

Law Firm Business Development: Extroverts Beware

One of the more common themes that comes up during my initial coaching session with new coachees is that they feel that they

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Posted In: Talent Strategy

The $200,000 Mistake Law Firm Leaders Can’t Afford to Make

If preventable errors lead to $200,000 worth of technology equipment disappearing from a law firm, dire consequences would ensue.  At a bare minimum,

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Posted In: Business Development

Focus on Clients

Every once in a while we get reminded of how important client service really is, particularly for those of us in the service

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Posted In: Strategic Planning

Advice for Law Firms in Serious Trouble

Law firms are fragile organizations that are held together by the will of the Partners to keep showing up for work each day. 

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