The Amlaw 100: Averages Don’t Tell The Whole Story
The American Lawyer list of the 100 highest grossing firms in the U.S. was released a few weeks ago.
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
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
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.
Does Benchmarking Measure Up?
“What are other firms doing?” It’s a question we hear frequently. Lawyers have a strong inclination to look to other firms for sources of legitimacy when it comes to the practice of management.
