Joel A Rose

August 02, 2007 | Law.com

Law firms are increasingly turning to retreats to help solve their management problems, improve personal relationships, and increase team spirit.

By Joel A. Rose

10 minute read

April 04, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Characteristics found in successful law firms.

By Joel A. Rose

8 minute read

July 05, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

An old proverb states that Trees begin to die at the top. When a firm finds itself in the midst of a management crisis, the place to begin to search for the source of the problem is at the top of the management hierarchy.

By Joel A. Rose

7 minute read

February 18, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

A key component in establishing an effective billing and collection process is self-motivation that is enhanced and supported by the firm's structure for governance, administration and financial management.

By Joel A. Rose

7 minute read

October 31, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Professional managers are playing an increasingly important role in firms. It is important to recognize the forces that compel law offices to seek better management and understand how professional managers achieve that goal.

By Joel A. Rose

6 minute read

January 05, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a law firm, the actions and behavior of an individual partner have an impact on all of the other attorneys and administrative support staff. Problems frequently surface after the firm has experienced financial difficulties or its ability to serve clients in a high-quality, timely and profitable manner has diminished. Other lawyers may become increasingly disgruntled with the difficult partner as the problems continue to occur, thereby further exacerbating the situation.

By Joel A. Rose

9 minute read

June 11, 2008 | Law.com

Personal goal setting has been popular and effective in other professions and industries for many years. Lawyers have been slow in coming around because they are afraid that the exercise will be a waste of time or will restrict how they practice. As a consultant, Joel Rose still hears partners say, "I'm a partner. I can do as I damn well please." This attitude is not as prevalent as it was in the past, but it still exists and must be dealt with. Rose explains how to come up with a goal-setting plan.

By Joel A. Rose

9 minute read

July 04, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

More privately and publicly owned businesses are "shopping around" to retain high quality attorneys in smaller and midsized firms — who are not necessarily the most expensive — as an alternative to referring all of their legal work requiring outside assistance to their "traditional" larger firms.

By Joel A. Rose

10 minute read

July 02, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Over the past decade, the advantages of group practice have contributed significantly to the increase in numbers and sheer size of general practice and specialty firms.

By Joel A. Rose

8 minute read

April 24, 2006 | Law.com

Every firm, no matter what size, is usually connected to each of its clients by one person, almost always a partner, whose links are a little stronger than anyone else's. Since there are plenty of competing law firms that can produce the same high-quality work for those clients, successful transitioning of client work from senior to other partners is something a firm should think about -- before the senior partner leaves. In many circumstances, a firm can work ahead to keep valuable clients.

By Joel A. Rose

12 minute read