Legal Professionals Want to Keep Working From Home, but Will That Last?
Lisa Smith is quoted “I think people miss it more than they expected,” she said.
As Workforce Scatters, Onus Falls on Practice Group Leaders to Keep Firm Culture Intact
Kristin Stark is quoted discussing how practice heads are serving as “mini-managing partners” as law firms fight to maintain business continuity and ensure cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the Am Law 100, Mergers Don’t Always Mean Immediate Results
Lisa Smith is quoted. “The risk is always if the group splits – that people will make their own choices and say, ‘There may be a deal, but I’m a free agent,'” Smith at Fairfax, says.
The Rise of the Mega Firm: Legal Departments Face Difficult Questions Amid Law Firm Mergers
Lisa Smith is quoted. “An interesting aspect of this [M&A activity] is that you may have fewer choices,” Smith says.
Small Law Firms, Solo Lawyers Strain for Relief in $350B Pandemic Loan Program
Lisa Smith is quoted. “Every firm I have spoken to that meets the size criteria says they’re applying,” said Lisa Smith, a principal at the law firm consultancy Fairfax Associates. “You can probably throw a dart to any firm with 200 lawyers and probably find one.”
