Posted In: Assessments, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By LawVision on September 23, 2015
The term navel-gazing is one that surfaces frequently as law firm leaders speak (at times with nostalgia) about the days of yore. For
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Michael D. Short on September 1, 2015
The legal industry is clearly in the midst of a dramatic demographic shift that mirrors the changes in the overall US workforce. The
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Michael D. Short on August 4, 2015
I was recently driving through a small town in rural Virginia where I passed an idyllic little white church that belongs on a
Posted In: Business Development, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By LawVision on July 29, 2015
Two years ago I had the good fortune to experience a transformational moment in my life. At a remote location in the heart
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Joseph B. Altonji on July 24, 2015
It’s the end of the third week in July, and at least for us in the Chicago area it seems as though we
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By LawVision on June 30, 2015
A new trend is emerging in how corporate clients select and hire law firms. Micro-hiring, or the selection of an individual or small
Posted In: Assessments, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on June 26, 2015
Over the past week, the attentions of all in the golf world were focused on the spectacle of the US Open at Chambers
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on June 17, 2015
Last month, I revisited an earlier series of blogs on the elusive goal of “teamwork” with a focus on why so many firms
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Michael D. Short on May 14, 2015
In 2013 we focused much of our research time on Partner Compensation Systems, with particular emphasis on incentivizing teamwork – a goal that
Posted In: Assessments, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By LawVision on May 7, 2015
In recent weeks, we have been researching and discussing the growth trajectories of 25 law firms whose increases in revenue and profits per