A well-respected law firm CMO asked me recently: “What makes an effective business development plan for a lawyer?” At first blush, that seems like a…
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Based on Thomson Reuters Institute, 2026 Report on the State of the US Legal Market: “Peak prosperity and the fault lines below.” If you’re a…
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The next few years are going to be remarkable and incredibly fruitful, long-term, for those law firm partnerships that navigate the waves of change into…
There’s a lot of clinking of champagne glasses this time of year. This is when the unsung heroes get sung, so to speak. The mail…
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After more than two decades working in lateral partner recruiting and integration, I’ve seen the same patterns emerge in firms that ultimately lose valued partners.…
As 2025 draws to a close, the legal industry is entering a period defined by widening performance gaps. Market conditions remain uneven across practices, client…
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