Joel A Rose

May 03, 2007 | Law.com

The 2000's have witnessed a rapid development in the sophistication of lawyer management and in the growth of the number of law firm professional administrators.

By Joel A. Rose

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March 10, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By Joel A. Rose

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August 06, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Controlling the quality and cost-effectiveness of legal services is now being studied more carefully by the management of progressive law firms.

By Joel A. Rose

10 minute read

November 08, 2007 | National Law Journal

The managing partner of a 47-attorney, growth-oriented Philadelphia firm recently wrote to consultant Joel Rose, asking whether it made economic sense for his firm to acquire as a lateral hire a senior attorney with a foreclosure practice. While several partners endorsed the hire, believing that any additional fees are a good thing, the managing partner expressed uncertainty about the feasibility of the acquisition for financial and cultural reasons. Rose analyzed the math and came up with a response.

By Joel A. Rose

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June 20, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Many changes have occurred within the private sector of the legal profession that require law firms to do long-range planning. The market for legal services has become, and will continue to be, more competitive. Mergers and acquisitions have reduced the n

By Joel A. Rose

9 minute read

January 16, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Partner compensation is invariably the topic of most interest in every law firm. It is also a topic which involves the most fervent debate and encompasses the most varied points of view. Not surprisingly, partners will normally advocate a compensation sys

By Joel A. Rose

10 minute read

September 21, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

There is a plethora of information available about managing law offices in which authors of books, articles and speakers at seminars describe the expanding role of lawyer management.

By Joel A. Rose

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April 05, 2007 | Law.com

Financial stability within a law firm practice does not guarantee harmony within the partnership itself. Far from it. Witness the constant present.

By Joel A. Rose

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November 15, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law 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

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August 07, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article responds to an inquiry from the managing partner of a midsized contingent-fee law firm who wrote to me requesting advice about a partner compensation issue.

By Joel A. Rose

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