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Resolving the Enigma of Law Firm Leadership

The first installment of this article in September addressed the necessity of law firm leadership. The conclusion discusses qualities needed in a manager.

8 minute readOctober 30, 2008 at 10:23 AM
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Joel A. Rose
Resolving the Enigma of Law Firm Leadership

The first installment of this article in September addressed the necessity of law firm leadership. The conclusion discusses qualities needed in a manager.

Manager's Qualities

The leader must garner respect and support, have clout, and wield it when necessary. The leader must possess a rich mixture of judgment, timing, and vision. For practical reasons, a junior partner cannot be a successful managing partner. The managing partner must keep the objectives of the firm in perspective and understand that the good of the firm must come first. The managing partner must be able to make decisions and have them stick, and must want to manage the firm. Many partners want to have a great deal of “say” in firm operations; however, they stop short of following up on their advice or opinions with recognizable action. Such “management by debate” leads many management committees down the proverbial blind alley. It is not the way most lawyers want to conduct business in their professional lives.

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