Law Firm Management

Corporate Counsel: More than just a lawyer

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | June 6, 2007

If you are going to be a successful in-house lawyer you have to see yourself as something different. Different from what, or from whom, you may well ask? The simple answer is that you have to see yourselves as business legal partners; not aloof or separate from the business that you work for but as an integral part of it - and that means having a different set of skills from lawyers in private practice.

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Corporate Counsel: Lead from the front

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | June 6, 2007

Early on in my new role, I asked our chief executive officer (CEO) what he saw as my number one priority. His response was: "The primary role of a leader is to attract truly great people and then develop the hell out of them. As a leader, the general counsel should be no exception."

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Law In Business: Management: Reflections for the future

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | June 6, 2007

The beginning of May marked the 10th anniversary of the merger that created CMS Cameron McKenna; or to be more accurate, Cameron McKenna - the CMS part came two years later, with the founding of the CMS alliance. May 1997 was also the month that the Labour Government came to power. This end of an era has encouraged politicians and commentators to reflect over the past 10 years and there is feverish speculation about what a Gordon Brown administration will achieve.

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Networks: Opportunity knocks

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 30, 2007

The rapid emergence of a new wave of highly-coveted emerging markets is providing contrasting challenges to the latest law firm networks. Ed Thornton reports

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Law Firm Networks: Going Global

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 30, 2007

International expansion may bring huge opportunities for a law firm, but it also brings risk. Sandra Neilson-Moore assesses the professional liability hazards of expanding a network overseas

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Management & IT: The evolution of outsourcing

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 30, 2007

Legal process outsourcing marks the latest in a long line of outsourcing developments. Margaret Lang examines this fast-moving market

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Management & IT: The rent revival

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 23, 2007

Why sell the very building upon which your business was built? Many will see selling your offices as an act akin to selling the business itself, with so much history and expertise embedded in every wall. The answer is a simple one and cited at an increasing rate; the good old-fashioned sale and leaseback scheme unlocks the value in your property.

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Management & IT: Make the most of the internet

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 23, 2007

'Differentiate or Die', marketing guru Jack Trout warned in the title of his seminal work on how to survive in 'our era of killer competition'. Trout is more associated with putting consumer brands on the map than he is with making law firms stand out from the crowd, but many of the rules he establishes translate to the profession. A law firm has to offer something unique if it is to attract and maintain business in a competitive marketplace, and then ensure it communicates that unique selling point - its differentiator - as effectively as possible. This article is not so much concerned with a law firm's differentiator per se, but more about how firms can use their websites to differentiate effectively.

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Management & IT: The partnership of the future

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 23, 2007

Oscar Wilde described a cynic as a 'man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing'. Unfortunately for Oscar, the IT industry, and its customers, that cynicism is fairly widespread, most notably when it comes to developing relationships between vendor and buyer.

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Management: Business Development: The rainmaker's recipe

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 16, 2007

It is never too early to start rainmaking; and putting your contacts in order is a good place to start, says Sue Bramall

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Daily Business Review

Akerman's 7-Year Growth Record Stays Alive as Revenue Rises 10 Percent

By Roy Strom | March 6, 2018

The Am Law 100 firm, which has been busy expanding outside the Sunshine State in recent years, saw its gross revenue surge 10.4 percent in 2017.

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The American Lawyer

Jenner & Block Group Jumps to Winston & Strawn as Private Equity Stays Hot

By Miriam Rozen | March 6, 2018

Private equity practice leader Mark Harris joined Winston & Strawn along with six other partners.

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The American Lawyer

Bryan Cave Finances Dip Ahead of Trans-Atlantic Deal

By Roy Strom | March 5, 2018

The St. Louis-based Am Law 100 firm, poised to join the ranks of the global legal giants on March 31 following the completion of a merger with the U.K.'s Berwin Leighton Paisner, saw gross revenue fall in 2017.

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New Jersey Law Journal

Outsourcing Support Services: How About a Freelance Paralegal?

By Melissa Acosta | March 3, 2018

A better work/life balance for the attorney is the greatest advantage to working with a freelance paralegal.

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National Law Journal

Wilmer After Mueller; Advice From Flynn's Lawyer; DC Firms See Green

By Ryan Lovelace | March 2, 2018

In this week's Washington Wrap, we ask Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr to rate the impact of Robert Mueller and his deputies' departure from the firm. Plus: A Covington manual for embattled lawmakers, and more 2017 law firm financial results.

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Pro Mid Market

Ignoring the Future Can Cost a Firm Talent and Clients Today

By Zack Needles | March 2, 2018

It doesn't—or at least it shouldn't—take an army of business consultants to explain why law firms lacking succession plans are probably headed…

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Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Using Bankruptcy to Break in to the Big Apple

By Hank Grezlak | March 2, 2018

   As discussed in this column just a few weeks ago, New York City would seem a daunting and unforgiving market for anyone to want to…

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The American Lawyer

Can We Bring Back the Hotties of Law?

By Vivia Chen | March 2, 2018

We're entering a puritanical era. Mention someone's looks, attractiveness or sex appeal, and people accuse you of sexism, lookism or some other "ism."

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The American Lawyer

Jenner Revenue Slips, Profits Fall Amid Investments in Talent

By Roy Strom | March 2, 2018

Revenue dipped about 2 percent at the litigation powerhouse last year, while profits per partner tumbled nearly 20 percent.

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The American Lawyer

The Millennial Who Is Now Running an NLJ 500 Firm

By Ben Seal | March 2, 2018

At 36, James Goodnow is taking the reins of Fennemore Craig, with an eye toward technology and innovation.

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