Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Law Firm Resilience, Organizational Structure
By Michael D. Short on February 13, 2024
It seems like most discussions of law firm productivity these days – from Partners to paralegals – include references to declining billable hours,
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on May 12, 2020
As we plan for reemergence from the current business restrictions necessitated by COVID-19, it might seem a bit early to think about what
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Leadership Support & Development, Profitability, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Succession Planning
By Michael D. Short on January 30, 2020
Before the calendar slips too far into the new year, I want to share five important emerging trends or steps for law firm
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on September 7, 2018
In the course of our law firm Partner Compensation System work, we have seen many law firms that allow fee origination credits to
Posted In: Client Service, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on January 26, 2018
Rhetorical question – a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply (dictionary.com) The business of law continues to change dramatically and law firm leaders constantly look for strategies and
Posted In: Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on October 5, 2017
It’s hard to believe but it’s here – the fourth quarter. The time when most law firms become intensely focused on the immediate,
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on May 5, 2017
There are many positive aspects to prospective law firm Partner compensation systems but they have one glaring weakness that many law firm leaders
Posted In: Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on January 6, 2017
At about this time last year, I wrote a blog about 10 Projects That Can Produce Big Results in 2016. My goal was
Posted In: Organizational Structure, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Michael D. Short on February 9, 2016
There is a well-deserved and surprising focus on succession planning within many law firms right now. The “well deserved” focus is justified because
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on December 11, 2015
In my last two posts, “The Perils of Law Firm Profitability… And Thoughts on Best Practices,” and its follow-up, “Second Thoughts,” I discussed