This book shows you how to reinvent yourself to create a culture that encourages and produces innovation at all levels, both micro and macro. It guides you in creating the necessary infrastructure to foster creativity and unique to law firms. Future-proof your business by integrating customer relationships and anticipating customer needs. This second edition, coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman and Dr. Heidi K Gardner on behalf of the International Bar Association, explores the critical elements of law firm management. New and updated chapters from leading experts in the field include key partners for collaboration; Management of the M&A process and management succession. It is a testament to the pace of change in the legal services industry that a book published in 2009 seems a bit dated in content and content. The book appears to be aimed at lawyers, but most of the time, those who are now tasked with implementing the GPL are usually non-lawyers (such as knowledge management and business development staff). I should also point out that the book is not without some quirks, such as a rather unusual layout and Shakespeare epigrams on virtually every page. The first report of its kind to provide detailed strategic and tactical guidance for the application of Lean and Six Sigma in law firms. This new, updated edition of the Lawyer`s Guide to Strategic Practice Management provides law firm leaders with the latest guidance and market knowledge on how to improve and refine current management strategies to succeed and compete in today`s legal marketplace. The book refers to a “smoker” simply because many people do nothing to change until a medical disaster occurs and they are told to lose weight or quit smoking.
What Maister suggests is that people don`t wait for a catastrophic event, but plan ahead, grab nettles and do something about it. The book shows how companies think about strategy, how they should think about customers, marketing, and sales, and how they should think about management. The Legal Training Handbook is an indispensable manual for all law firms. He advises on managing training within the company, meeting lawyers` training needs, and designing and delivering effective training. A review of the efforts of various law firms – the problems they faced and the solutions they faced – to improve their knowledge management processes and ultimately their bottom line In today`s modern, technocentric world, with its endless supply of data and the multitude of ways to collect and use it, Intelligence has become the best tool for law firms, when it comes to understanding client needs. Provide high-quality, value-based services and attract and retain businesses. It seems to me that LPM is still taken more seriously in the United States than in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. There certainly seems to be more than one “LPM industry” in the U.S.
than anywhere else. Therefore, it is very useful to know what U.S. law firms are doing with respect to LPMs and AFAs, regardless of your jurisdiction. The second edition of Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, edited by Stephen Revell of Freshfields, once again examines the theory, tools, and skills needed to implement effective business development in law firms today. The content includes both the practical elements – such as what the perfect pitch looks like – and the strategic elements, including the variety of structures and approaches to business development in law firms of all sizes. Beyond Prejudice: Unlocking the Potential of Women in Law shows the practical steps companies should take to address training, leadership and retention, the issues facing lawyers and how to start making a difference. In-depth research, specialist knowledge and practical strategies to address the sensitive issue of partner underperformance in law firms. This book is written to show you how to package and position your business in a way that allows you to benefit from your efforts.
The art of law firm merger gives you a clear understanding of the merger process from start to finish, including how and when you recognize indicators that the merger is not in your firm`s best interest. It provides models and methodologies that ensure the success of the merger you have chosen and ensure that your main objectives are achieved. This is another book that is not about LPM per se. In fact, it`s not just law firms and legal services, although both play an important role. This book is about value pricing. It is written with passion and contains many details, including a step-by-step guide for implementing value pricing. I think all lawyers and business development professionals in law firms would benefit (literally!) from reading this book. This new practical manual, coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman on behalf of the International Bar Association, explores and challenges some of these assumptions.
With chapters written by respected experts in the field of mentoring and coaching, the chapters cover topics such as leadership coaching for law firm executives; Mentoring and coaching for lawyers at different stages of their careers; and mentoring and coaching for the successful integration of lawyers, among others.