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What lawyers can learn from the high standards at Niman Ranch

Last night I attended a special event at Abacus , one of my favorite Dallas restaurants -- a Niman Ranch dinner hosted by chef Kent Rathbun and Niman Ranch farmer, Paul Willis. If you enjoy four and five-star restaurants, you will be familiar with Niman...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 10:16 AM by Deborah McMurray

Filed under: law firm management, marketing, Strategic management, billable hours

Case study of a law firm failure… and its aftermath

The final demise of the British firm Halliwells, reported last week in the on-line edition of The Lawyer , is a good case study in the financial failure of a law firm. The Lawyer summarized the factors that led to Halliwells' failure earlier this...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 12:23 PM by Norman Clark

Filed under: law firm economic outlook, Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm profitability, reducing headcount in law firms, law firm business development, law firm productivity, law Firm Culture, strategy

The top ten ways for lawyers to increase client satisfaction

In the current economy, other lawyers will be coming after your clients. Every lawyer would therefore be well advised to increase client satisfaction and protect the relationships that ultimately pay your salary, bonus, and rent. You can't make clients...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 6:09 PM by Jim Hassett

Filed under: Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm profitability, law firm business development, law Firm Culture, strategy, business devlopment, client service, client surveys, Legal Business Development

Will the Future Associate be a Contract Employee?

The future of the legal profession is full of uncertainty. Will the old habits return as they did after previous recessions, or will these changes be permanent? No one knows for sure, but there are some possibilities and trends to take notice of. Cost...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 8:13 PM by Building a Better Legal Profession

Filed under: law firm economic outlook, Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, fixed fees, law firm alternative fee arrangements, law firm Alternative Billing, billable hour, law firm profitability, law firm associate hiring, law firm staffing, law firm business development, law firm billing rates, law firm productivity, law Firm Culture, strategy, business devlopment

A Radical Future For The Legal Industry?

Rory Webber, Martindale-Hubbell Connected's Marketing & Community Development Manager interviews legal journalist and MH Connected member, Richard Parnham. In today's difficult economy, many law firms are focusing on how to survive over the...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 12:07 PM by Martindale-Hubbell Connected

Filed under: law firm economic outlook, Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm profitability, law firm staffing, law firm business development, law Firm Culture, strategy, business devlopment

Leverage: The Secret to Increased Profitability

As most legal professionals have discovered, many of the cultural distinctions that have long separated law firms from the business world, when examined more closely, have turned out to be based upon myth rather than the realities of practicing law. One...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2010 9:57 PM by Kris Satkunas

Filed under: Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm business development, law firm billing rates, law firm productivity, law Firm Culture, law firm billing and collections

Client Service As a Business Development Strategy

Doing Good & Building Your Practice Big Time Creating and fostering excellent relationships is the key to becoming a rainmaker. Providing existing clients with extraordinary service is every attorney's and law firms' ticket for prosperity...

Published Mon, Apr 5 2010 9:43 AM by Harry Keshet

Filed under: law firm management, law firm profitability, law firm business development, strategy, business devlopment, client service

Is Discovery Being Managed Properly? Document Collection

The sixth in a series of articles about how to reduce litigation costs while getting better results. The following is adapted from Chapter III.B.2 of Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management . Outside of trial, discovery is usually, indeed almost invariably...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 3:43 PM by Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen

Filed under: law firm management, law firm profitability, strategy, litigation costs, Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management

Do Litigation Team Members Have Access to the Information They Need?

The fourth in a series of articles about how to reduce litigation costs while getting better results. The following is adapted from Chapter II.C of Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management . The single biggest impediment to an efficient, cost effective...

Published Tue, Mar 16 2010 9:45 AM by Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen

Filed under: law firm management, law Firm Culture, strategy, Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management

Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management: Is the Litigation Team being Managed Efficiently?

Intro to Chapter 2 of Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management: Is the Litigation Team being Managed Efficiently? Critical to effective litigation management is the maintenance of a stable and highly motivated litigation team. Critical to the maintenance...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 1:34 AM by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

Filed under: law firm management, law firm associate hiring, reducing headcount in law firms, law firm staffing

Forms of Organization: Centralized vs. Decentralized

Generally, the centralized departments are located in a corporate headquarters and provide legal services for the company in all of its enterprises and locations. In the decentralized law department, the headquarters contains only a general counsel and...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 2:56 AM by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

Filed under: Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm staffing, law firm productivity, law Firm Culture

Practice Groups as Part of Organizational Structure

Practice groups have become the driving element for strategy development and implementation. However, experience shows that many firms are frustrated with the effectiveness of practice group operations, with the implementation of practice group planning...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 2:49 AM by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

Filed under: Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm staffing, law firm productivity, law Firm Culture, practice groups

Potential of Integrating Lateral Non-equity Partners

It is no secret that the integration of lateral talent into a law firm often results in a bumpy ride for the firm and the lateral lawyer coming aboard. A study by The Redwood Think Tank emphasizes the profitability gains that can be realized from taking...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 2:20 AM by Kris Satkunas

Filed under: Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm business development, law firm billing rates, law firm productivity, law Firm Culture, law firm billing and collections

Group Practice Organization

In small firms, informality is often the rule. The partners may make a series of decisions regarding many aspects of their practice without a great deal of overall planning. There are few employees, hence, personnel policies may be less formal, within...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 1:29 AM by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

Filed under: Law Firm Business Model, law firm management, law firm staffing, law firm productivity, law Firm Culture

How to Manage Your Law Office: Types of Fees

Hourly fees are the predominant billing method used by law firms. Beginning in the late 1980s and early 1990s, some clients began to object to this method and to any form of lawyer billing rate increase. Fueled by a recession and growing consumer sophistication...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 12:36 AM by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

Filed under: law firm economic outlook, Law Firm Business Model, blended rates, law firm management, fixed fees, law firm alternative fee arrangements, law firm Alternative Billing, billable hour, law firm profitability

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