Marcie Borgal Shunk

September 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law firm rates have been on the rise for years—and continue to climb. Yet rumblings indicate clients may have just about had enough. Is the era of continuously rising rates about to hit a snag? Or is it all smooth sailing?

By Marcie Borgal Shunk and Toby Brown

13 minute read

July 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law firm leaders are increasingly saddled with dissent and opt-out mentalities that threaten firm culture, impede operational efficiency and ultimately hinder the firm's ability to thrive in a competitive legal landscape.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

7 minute read

May 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Effective leadership has the power to reshape the legal sector. Research shows leadership behaviors—not leaders, but demonstrated leadership skills and characteristics—have direct and indirect impact on virtually every aspect of law firm performance.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

7 minute read

January 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Combining insights from macro-trends in organizations worldwide with critical shifts within the legal industry, five prevailing trends promise to impact the legal workplace in 2024.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

8 minute read

November 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

When it comes to leadership transitions, there are no easy answers. Unlike corporate organizations, many law firms deploy models more akin to political spheres, switching out leaders on predetermined term limits rather than based on performance.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

11 minute read

July 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Statements from firms cite their interest in promoting far-reaching benefits including collaboration, creativity, innovation and skills development. A noble pursuit? Perhaps. And a strategic misstep that is entirely undermined by evidence to the contrary.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

9 minute read

May 18, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Distinct contrasts in ways of working, personal motivators and prevailing attitudes have left many leaders frustrated and disillusioned.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

8 minute read

March 21, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Effective leaders and successful law firms of the future will learn to embrace change, reject perfection and accept the vague.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

10 minute read

January 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Leaders, rightly concerned with the cultural impact and absence of collaboration and development opportunities, began to explore ways to make hybrid work. Most publicly, firms instituted guidelines for when and how to be in the office.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

12 minute read

November 21, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Reality: The 80-hour in-office work week has gone the way of the rotary phone. Lawyers and professional staff alike are refusing to be bound by hard-and-fast rules chaining them to their desks. This shift was inevitable—and the pandemic accelerated it to a whiplash pace.

By Marcie Borgal Shunk

9 minute read