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Linking Partner Pay to Strategic Firm Objectives Image

Linking Partner Pay to Strategic Firm Objectives

J. Mark Santiago

Pay for performance is not a new concept in this country. The ideas and concepts underlying a graduated pay scale based on contribution and merit are deeply ingrained in our society. However, in general law firms have been slower to adopt pay for performance systems. What law firms need now, and this article describes, is an approach to partner compensation that closely links a partners pay to their ability to contribute to the achievement of the firm's strategic objectives.

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Lateral Partner Survey Casts Doubt on Compensation as King Image

Lateral Partner Survey Casts Doubt on Compensation as King

Dylan Jackson

In a survey conducted by Major, Lindsey & Africa, lateral partners put firm culture and practice support ahead of anticipated compensation when considering a new firm.

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Lawyer Well-Being at Work: It's a Two-Way Street Image

Lawyer Well-Being at Work: It's a Two-Way Street

John F. Hollway

It's Not the Number of Hours We're Billing or the Number of Hours We're Working; It's the Way We Feel About How We Spend Those Hours That Matters Working long hours, tracking those hours and feeling that we have to grind all year to hit a specific number of hours to meet a profitability target can make us feel like fungible, dehumanized automatons rather than highly trained providers of specific and thoughtful solutions to complex legal challenges.

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New Partners Are Worried About Mental Health and a Looming Recession, Annual Survey Finds Image

New Partners Are Worried About Mental Health and a Looming Recession, Annual Survey Finds

Dylan Jackson

Newly minted partners offered up some usual complaints on this year's New Partners Survey, lamenting unexpectedly low compensation, opaque performance metrics and copious administrative work. But new anxieties have arisen among Big Law's latest partner class, including the threat of a recession and growing concerns about mental health.

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Law Firm Debt Levels Shrink as Partners Put More Skin in the Game Image

Law Firm Debt Levels Shrink as Partners Put More Skin in the Game

Lizzy McLellan

What Does Widespread 'Deleveraging' Mean for Law Firm Health? Industry watchers say law firms have become less reliant on bank debt over the past decade, as they explore other funding options. Often, that means raising capital from partners, or turning to other, less common sources.

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Exit Strategies: Aging Partners Are Forcing Firms to Reconsider Retirement Image

Exit Strategies: Aging Partners Are Forcing Firms to Reconsider Retirement

Dylan Jackson

Baby boomers control an outsize portion of law firm business. As they inch toward retirement, how are firms preparing for the transition process?

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10 Top Strategies for Retaining Tomorrow's Talent

Sharon Meit Abrahams

All lawyers want to be wanted and valued by their firms. It has become apparent that tomorrow's legal talent requires even more hand-holding than previous generations because the "just do it" attitude, does not work. They want to understand why and what's the payoff of their efforts. By creating a firm culture that addresses these concerns you will heighten your firm's ability to retain precious talent.

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Determining Who Should Serve As the Billing Partner Image

Determining Who Should Serve As the Billing Partner

Joel A. Rose

Due to a law firm's team-oriented approach to business development and client service efforts, it is not always clear who should logically and most efficiently serve as the billing partner for a client or a particular client matter. A person should only be a billing partner if he or she is or will be performing the functions outline herein.

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Determining Who Should Serve As the Billing Partner Image

Determining Who Should Serve As the Billing Partner

Joel A. Rose

Due to a law firm's team-oriented approach to business development and client service efforts, it is not always clear who should logically and most efficiently serve as the billing partner for a client or a particular client matter. A person should only be a billing partner if he or she is or will be performing the functions outline herein.

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How to Become a Rainmaker Image

How to Become a Rainmaker

Arnold Keiser

Almost anyone willing to develop the qualities necessary can become a rainmaker.

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