June 07, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer
Profitable Firm Growth Requires Some Advance PlanningOver the past decade, the advantages of group practice have contributed significantly to the increase in numbers and sheer size of general practice and specialty law firms.
By Joel A. Rose
8 minute read
March 05, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
Motivate Your Employees: A Paradox of Productivity at Law FirmsIs a law firm "unmanageable?" Must attorneys and staff personnel be left to their own devices in the hope and expectation that everything will work out?
By Joel A. Rose
6 minute read
September 18, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer
How Much Is Enough?Although there may be many definitions of firm capital, it is usually viewed as being two separate, yet related, elements: (1) working capital and (2) long-term capital.
By Joel A. Rose
6 minute read
October 16, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer
When Intelligent Design Is Better Than EvolutionA financially and professionally successful law firm does not simply evolve. It must be built in an orderly and systematic manner. The values important to a firm have to be identified, defined, organized and centrally placed. The responsibility for achiev
By Joel A. Rose
6 minute read
November 18, 2011 | Texas Lawyer
Partnering Requires Careful BalancingLaw partnerships are fragile, volatile enterprises that can easily become unglued, regardless of how careful the partners were at the outset or how financially successful they become.
By Joel A. Rose
8 minute read
July 03, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer
Strategies for Coping With the Economic DownturnMore managing partners will be confronted with the problem of how to preserve their firmís culture, values and professional and administrative support complement when money is tight. At meetings and retreats that I have planned and facilitated, partners are openly discussing the implications of the continued economic downturn that may result in fewer clients, lower revenue, reduced profits and ultimately, the need for fewer attorneys at the partner and associate level.
By Joel A. Rose
11 minute read
July 02, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
Unsound Management May Lower a Firm's IncomeToo many lawyers in private practice are frustrated in achieving their personal and professional objectives because of the absence of sound management and administration of their firms.
By Joel A. Rose
7 minute read
September 21, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal
Coping With the Next Recession: Strategies for Managing PartnersSeveral strategies that lawyer-managers should consider to cope with these difficult times for lawyers.
By Joel A. Rose
8 minute read
September 03, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
How a Managing Partner Adds Value to a Law FirmAfter many years of analyzing the personal and professional styles of lawyer managers who are perceived as leaders of successful law firms, three inescapable conclusions have become apparent:
By Joel A. Rose
9 minute read
October 17, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer
Why Hire Professional Managers?The increasingly important role of professional managers is unquestioned by enlightened law offices. Seeing how these offices employ professionals who have advanced management techniques can provide useful models.
By Joel A. Rose
7 minute read
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