Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on January 23, 2013
In my last blog I introduced a series focused on the ability to solve the “teamwork puzzle” in a law firm and the
Posted In: Legal Project Management, Strategic Planning
By Carla Landry on January 15, 2013
Recently, I have been trying to think of ideas to promote improved teamwork in the legal environment. This was, in part, in response
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Joseph B. Altonji on January 8, 2013
It’s January, and we’ve turned the corner on another year in the business of law. We are another year into the “new normal”
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on December 18, 2012
In many informal chats with Managing Partners, we are asked, “How can we incentivize teamwork at our firm?” We usually find that within
Posted In: Business Development, Strategic Planning
By LawVision on December 13, 2012
This week, I came across this lead-in to an article in the New York Times on the alternative fee revolution in law firms.
Posted In: Talent Strategy
By LawVision on December 11, 2012
I recently attended a Kellogg School of Management Alumni event entitled “The Age at Which People Achieve Great Things” where Ben Jones, Associate
Posted In: Strategic Planning
By Carla Landry on December 4, 2012
Recently, I hosted a webinar to present an overview of law firm accounting. This presentation was nothing more than an introduction to law
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on November 27, 2012
Reading a recent Wall Street Journal article on the implications of the impending “Fiscal Cliff” facing our country left me thinking about two very
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By LawVision on November 20, 2012
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving -W.T. Purkiser As a law
Posted In: Legal Project Management, Strategic Planning
By Carla Landry on November 15, 2012
A few years ago, a Managing Partner of a leading AmLaw firm told me that any smart lawyer with a list can be