When law-firm leaders create or modify a firm's strategic goals, they typically do not spend enough time thinking through the ways in which they may have to change the culture if the strategy is to succeed.
Even enlightened leaders often find it hard to get rank-and-file partners to align their individual near-term behaviors with the leaders' long-term strategic vision.
Is becoming a Partner still a realistic expectation in most large firms?
John B. Sivertsen has joined Ranstad North America as its associate general counsel.
This article describes 10 proven strategies that we have recommended to clients to effectively implement the two-tier partner structure.
This column addresses the new compatibility features of Microsoft Office Word 2013.
According to the Gartner Group, 70% of outsourcing engagements fail and 90% do not meet their financial goals.
Moving from the challenge of getting that first handshake to closing new business.
Research over the past four years is showing a slow-moving upward trend of law firms hiring professional sales people. This trend spans all sizes of firms, from small to global.
Business as usual is different now, and we're not going back to the "good" old days when the fa'ade of increasing billing rates masked a multitude of law firm management sins.
