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Posts Tagged ‘partner compensation’

Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Law Firm Resilience, Organizational Structure

The Math Behind Declining Work Ethic

It seems like most discussions of law firm productivity these days – from Partners to paralegals – include references to declining billable hours,

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Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning

Rethinking Partner Compensation Systems in Light of COVID-19?

As we plan for reemergence from the current business restrictions necessitated by COVID-19, it might seem a bit early to think about what

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Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Leadership Support & Development, Profitability, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Succession Planning

5 Emerging Challenges for Law Firm Leaders in 2020

Before the calendar slips too far into the new year, I want to share five important emerging trends or steps for law firm

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Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning

Signs that Fee Origination Sharing among Law Firm Partners is NOT Working

In the course of our law firm Partner Compensation System work, we have seen many law firms that allow fee origination credits to

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Posted In: Client Service, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning

Create Answers to Important Rhetorical Questions in 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

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Posted In: Strategic Planning

Strategy and the 4th Quarter:  Can Law Firms Use This Time to Advance the Strategic Agenda?

It’s hard to believe but it’s here – the fourth quarter.  The time when most law firms become intensely focused on the immediate,

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Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Leadership Support & Development, Strategic Planning

The Challenge of “Coasters” in Prospective Law Firm Partner Compensation Systems

There are many positive aspects to prospective law firm Partner compensation systems but they have one glaring weakness that many law firm leaders

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Posted In: Strategic Planning

10 Questions That Need Answers for a Successful 2017 (and Beyond)

At about this time last year, I wrote a blog about 10 Projects That Can Produce Big Results in 2016.  My goal was

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Posted In: Organizational Structure, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Succession Planning Challenges – No Real Surprises Here

There is a well-deserved and surprising focus on succession planning within many law firms right now. The “well deserved” focus is justified because

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Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Strategic Planning

The Perils of Law Firm Profitability… And Thoughts on Best Practices (Final Thoughts… For Now)

In my last two posts, “The Perils of Law Firm Profitability… And Thoughts on Best Practices,” and its follow-up, “Second Thoughts,” I discussed

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