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Management ABCs: The Hawthorne Effect

A method of increasing performance is based on the Hawthorne Effect. Although several of the experiments have been downplayed by social psychologists, the effect that attention has to performance is as true today as it was when recorded at the Hawthorne...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Benchmarking, Blog, Disaster Recovery, Firm Culture, Management, productivity

Planning Helps Law Firms Weather A Bad Economy

Although the housing market has grabbed headlines recently as the credit issues continue to unravel, the indicators have been present for several years. The businesses who planned for this are now in a better position to adjust and prosper while other...

Published Tue, Mar 4 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, economic outlook, Management, Marketing, Planning, productivity

When An Attorney Doesn't Fit The Firm

A recent article in the New York Lawyer entitled "Getting Fired" (requires free registration to view content) addresses a task that all managers would prefer not to have as part of their responsibilities: that of releasing employees. The article...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, economic outlook, Management, Planning, productivity

More Ideas in Disaster Recovery For Law Firms

Last week I wrote a post on planning for business continuity during unexpected interruptions in operations . Ari Kaplan of Ari Kaplin Advisors wrote an article on Law.com that also addresses disaster recovery. He tells of a miserable experience trying...

Published Wed, Feb 27 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Firm Culture, Forecasting, Management, Operations, Planning

Recommended Blogs for Those Involved in Law Firm Management

Tom Collins hasn't exactly taken to the "retire" part of retirement. Working on his second book, he took time to send a list of blogs he recommends for law firm managers: I’m in the process of preparing my handout materials for a presentation...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Firm Culture, Forecasting, Management, Operations

Business-Continuity Planning for Law Firms

Planning is an oft-referenced theme on this blog. Plan for increasing wealth, plan for economic down cycles, plan for disasters. What about during interruptions such as the recent blackberry outage? There are many things that can cause business interruptions...

Published Mon, Feb 18 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Management, Planning, Pricing, productivity

Marketing Advice for Lawyers During Economic Down Cycles

I had a chance to catch up with John Remsen, Jr. last week and asked him about the economic outlook for law firms in 2008. Like many, he believes we are in the midst of an economic down cycle that will affect how law firms perform in 2008. In spite of...

Published Fri, Feb 15 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, economic outlook, Management, Marketing, productivity

Measuring Law Firm Profitability

One way to get an idea of your firm's financial health is to report on the firm's profitability. There are many ways to calculate profitability depending on what you are looking to track. In this example, we are taking into consideration the value...

Published Thu, Feb 14 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Benchmarking, Blog, Cash Flow Issues, Disaster Recovery, Management, productivity

Management Priorities for Managing Partners

Tom Collins sent the following comments regarding managing priorities: Managing partners appear to have their priorities right when it comes to the importance of improving practice management for better financial performance. Across the board by size...

Published Mon, Feb 4 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Management, Planning, productivity

Going Concern Value of a Law Firm

The previous host for morepartnerincome, Tom Collins, has strong feelings about the importance of recognizing the monetary value of law firm ownership. He believes that incoming partners should purchase their share of ownership and that retiring partners...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2008 3:10 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Management, Partner Agreements, Planning, productivity

Managing Partners' Little Black Book on Marketing

Paula Black knows graphic design. John Remsen, Jr. knows marketing. The author of The Little Black Book on Law Firm Branding and Positioning has teamed up with Remsen to create The Little Black Book on Law Firm Marketing and Business Development . The...

Published Wed, Jan 9 2008 3:00 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Management, Marketing, Partner Agreements, Planning, productivity

Whatever Happen to the Paperless Law Office?

I would be remiss if I didn’t add my drum beat to Dennis Kennedy's post Lawyers Continue to Move Toward the “Papermore” office . Dennis notes the following comment from the ABA: “According to the 2006 Legal Technology Survey...

Published Fri, Jul 28 2006 1:41 PM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Management, productivity

Fire Destroys 170,000 Law Firm Files

On July 26, 2006, the Grapevine section of the United Kingdom-based online publication The Lawyer.com reported on UK firms desperately trying to come to terms with the loss of 170,000 files destroyed in a massive east London warehouse fire. The publication...

Published Thu, Jul 27 2006 1:31 PM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Management, productivity, Risk managment

Law Firm Business Interruption

Dennis Kennedy wants his electricity back. It went missing a week ago in St. Louis after freak thunderstorms. The Greatest American Lawyer loses data when lighting strikes and Evan Schaeffer’s natural gas generator kicks on. The Juris team helps...

Published Wed, Jul 26 2006 11:17 AM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, Management, productivity

Partner Income Will Depend on Women Lawyers

Following my post The Work/Life Balance Issue Continues to Damage the Legal Profession , Denise Howell of Bag and Baggage reminded me that accommodations extended to those with child care responsibilities should not be limited to just mothers: “I...

Published Tue, Jul 25 2006 2:37 PM by Admin

Filed under: Blog, Disaster Recovery, HR, Management, productivity

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