Managing Instability

Managing Instability

While some law firms have reported strong financial results over the last several years, others have struggled to the point of instability. For many leaders we speak to, the most startling feature of these recent declines is how rapidly they seem to come about.
Finally Time To Deal With Pricing

Finally Time To Deal With Pricing

Back in 2008, we and other industry observers predicted that alternative fee arrangements would accelerate as the legal market dealt with decreased demand and price sensitivity brought on by the recession. We were only half right.
Overcoming The Value Extraction Bias

Overcoming The Value Extraction Bias

There is a fascinating irony about partnerships. While the notion of partnership is founded on the concept of shared interests, many firms undermine these interests with a laser-like focus on short-term results in the form of maximizing profits per partner.
Time To Rethink Partnership?

Time To Rethink Partnership?

Partnership, or an equivalent, is the predominant form of organization for law firms large and small. It is a structure that made sense when even the largest firms were under 200 lawyers and were primarily single office operations.

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