Insights
The Insights series draws upon our collective consulting experience to address topics that we consider of current interest to the senior management of law firms.
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Getting The Practice Mix Right
As firms seek to gain competitive advantage in a persistently flat market, allocating scarce…
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The Bonus Balancing Act
As firms seek to gain competitive advantage in a persistently flat market, allocating scarce resources is an increasingly important component of strategic decision-making.
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Market Disruptors: Past, Present & Future
While we have certainly seen significant changes in the last 6 years, in reality the legal industry has been changing for the last 3 decades, and will continue to evolve.
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Playing To Strengths
A team comprising only star players is not however sufficient to ensure success – the strengths and skills of the individuals need to be channelled and harnessed.
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Enemies Of Agility
Over the past several years, we have seen a growing gap between the highest performing firms and the rest of the market.
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Time For New Metrics
Over the past two decades a number of metrics have become standard benchmarks of…
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Scale Counts
Because legal markets around the world differ so markedly – in terms of scale…
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Allocating Scarce Resources
Like most other businesses, law firms face limits on the availability of internal resources.