Fairfax Associates brings together the skills of highly experienced professional services consultants with particular expertise in law firms. Our Principals have advised professional firms since the 1980s and combine high-level strategic and analytical thinking with a profound understanding of professional firms and the way in which professionals are managed.

We work with the support of a number of researchers and analysts and we shape our team according to the demands of the engagement and our client’s internal resources.

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Organizing by Industry

In an effort to better align services with client needs and differentiate the firm from competitors, many law firms have ...
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Stay in Your Lane: Expanding Client Relationships is Harder Than It Sounds

As part of our strategy work for law firms we have interviewed hundreds of clients of firms. Despite variations in ...
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Calculated Lateral Growth: Balancing The Risk Reward Ratio

As most managing partners will attest, lateral hiring presents both opportunities – and risks ...
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Report Finds Steady Pace Continuing for Law Firm Mergers

Lisa Smith is quoted. | An analysis by Fairfax Associates found that the U.S. law firm merger market remained robust during the first quarter of 2018, with a strong outlook for cross-border combinations.–>

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