News & Events
News & Events
Partner Compensation Workshop – 2015
One Day Workshop
Chicago, IL
Market Developments, Strategic Options
Lexwork Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, October 2015
A Global Game of People, Process and Strategy
Association of Corporate Counsel, October 2015
3rd Annual Partner Compensation Workshop, October 1, 2015, Chicago, Il
This workshop provides a forum to focus on difficult and pressing compensation issues with other law firm leaders and Fairfax consultants.
Lessons Learned from Law Firm Failures
ALA National Conference, Nashville, TN, May 2015
The Psychology of Partner Compensation
TAGLaw Webinar, May 2015
Designing Effective Compensation Systems
Legal Management Forum, Las Vegas, NV, May 2015
Change Management in Law Firms
Legal Lab, HBR Consulting, April 2015
Litigation Still Pays, Even Without a Courtroom
Lisa Smith is quoted “This is one change a lot of lawyers think will stick,” said Lisa Smith, principal at Washington, D.C.-based legal consulting firm Fairfax Associates.
Big Firms Take Longview Approach in Expanding C-Suite
Lisa Smith is quoted “for innovation roles it really helps to have someone who understands the firm and the practice of law,” said Lisa Smith of Fairfax Associates.
COVID-19 Is Driving Long-Term Changes in Big Law for Remote Work, Fees, Hiring
Lisa Smith is quoted “A lot of firms are looking ahead, trying to think about what makes sense, and how lawyers have evolved their approach to practice,” said Lisa Smith, a principal at Washington, D.C.-based FairfaxAssociates. “To some extent, the firms that don’t do that, do that at their own peril…
Law Firm Merger Activity Appears to Be Bouncing Back
Fairfax is quoted “The decline in the number of mergers this year has been driven by a number of pandemic-related factors,” Fairfax said in a news release. “However, many firms remain committed to growth and expansion and are continuing to explore merger options. As a result, we anticipate that merger activity will resume to more typical levels in 2021.”