News & Events
News & Events
Partner Compensation Workshop – 2016
One Day Workshop
San Francisco, CA
Law Firms Try For Smooth Succession With Age, Term Limits
At Levenfeld Pearlstein, a small Chicago law firm, birthday candles can signal a change in leadership.
Associate Salary Stratification More Likely in ‘Buyer’s Market’
Since Cravath, Swaine & Moore upped the ante on associate salaries last month, others in the big law community have responded gradually, some going all-in and others devising region-specific pay scales.
5th Annual Partner Compensation Workshop, October 4, 2017, Washington, DC
This workshop provides a forum to focus on difficult and pressing compensation issues with other law firm leaders and Fairfax consultants.
Can Law Firms Innovate? How to Drive Important Change in Your Firm
ALA National Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 2016
Can Law Firms Innovate? How To Drive Important Change In Your Firm
ALA National Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 2016
Perspective: Why Organic Growth Is Not Enough for Big Law
March 17, 2016 | Published by Bloomberg Law Big Law Business Growth continues to elude Big Law. As demand for services of external firms remains flat, the competition for clients and revenue only intensifies. One vital sign of competitiveness in the legal services...
Partner Compensation in a Time of Turbulence
ALA Puget Sound, Seattle, WA January 2016
Midwest Merger Push Continues in 2021 as Dinsmore Announces Acquisition
Lisa Smith is quoted: “For Midwestern firms, consolidating in the region gives them a good platform across multiple states, where there are often business ties, so it helps …
After a pandemic lull, will a bull market for law firm mergers return in 2021?
Lisa Smith is quoted: Although some merger deals have been announced and executed virtually in 2020, Smith expressed doubt that a major merger between two large firms could be pulled off without more in-person contact than is currently feasible.
Why Analysts Caution Against Forecasting Based on Declining 2020 Demand
Lisa Smith is quoted: Smith, of Fairfax, also said trends within a given year are sometimes a more helpful indicator about the market’s health, as the comparisons between different quarters of different years can “over-amplify uneven patterns.”
As Cybersecurity Practices Become a Must-Have, More Firms ‘Give It the Right Name’
Lisa Smith quoted: Firms are keenly focused on the value of the cybersecurity and private practice because they understand how valuable it is to clients, said Lisa Smith, a firm consultant at Fairfax Associates in Washington, D.C. Smith said when she talks to her law firm clients about their strategic goals, the practice is frequently at the top of their wish list.
