Diverse Voices, Stronger Law Firms The role of Diversity & Inclusion in building a Progressive Law Firm
Diversity and inclusion are crucial for law firms, driving innovation, enhancing client relationships, and attracting top talent. By fostering collaboration and valuing varied perspectives, firms create a stronger internal culture and build trust with clients. In today’s competitive legal landscape, embracing diversity is not optional—it’s essential for success.
From One Leader to the Next: Law Firm Succession Planning
Let’s be honest – contemplating our mortality is never a comfortable thought, yet it’s an inevitable reality we all must face. Succession planning, inherently connected with thoughts of mortality or incapacity, often carries uneasy connotations. Consequently, it’s frequently overlooked and side-lined in the broader scope of law firm business and strategic planning. In this article, […]
India Opens Doors For Foreign Lawyers & Foreign Law Firms – Part I
A three-part series on Indian Bar Council’s Historic Announcement & What Followed Thereafter
Coaching For Lawyers: Transforming Emotion To Energy In Motion
World over, one-to-one coaching is a highly effective method used for achieving better performance. While coaching has been an extremely popular concept across the globe, in India coaching for lawyers has started to gain importance over the last few years. Keeping in mind this recent growth of coaching for lawyers in India, this article aims to discuss how coaching for lawyers can be a catalyst to their growth and evolution through the stages of career transition while also promoting workplace confidence, wellness, resilience, and mental strength.
Training & Skill-Building – Creating A Culture Of Knowledge-Sharing
Training, development and skill-building are concepts that have largely been under-rated in law firms. The debate often is – whether they are a cost or an investment? The dilemma also stems from the uncertainty concerning the return on investment and how to scientifically measure the value addition from training and development activities. This article aims to discuss the benefits associated with skill-building and how can law firms foster a culture of knowledge-sharing, mentoring and growth.
The Art of Maintaining Client Relationships During Times of Crisis
The upheavals caused by this pandemic present a unique opportunity for lawyers to genuinely connect with clients and colleagues.
What Does It Take to Be a Thought Leader?
Visionaries and those at the pinnacle of their professional journeys do not automatically become thought leaders: many other dimensions are involved.
Digital Marketing for Law Firms: A Double-Edged Sword?
In today’s competitive landscape, legal-services providers can no longer rely only on word-of-mouth and referrals to generate new clients. With technology changing almost every aspect of our professional lives, marketing has also undergone a complete overhaul. Websites, blogs, search engines, e-mail, social media, e-books, mobile phone apps have seamlessly made their way into our lives […]
Building and Leveraging Relationships: The True Essence of Business Development
The concept of ‘business development’ is often over-rated when it comes to law firms. The phrase may resonate with such metrics as ‘financial targets,’ ‘meeting new contacts,’ ‘cold-calling,’ ‘attending events at relevant forums,’ ‘undertaking activities that contribute to the revenues and profitability of the firm,’ etc. Most firms like their partners to be ‘rainmakers’, the […]
Storytelling Is an Effective Communication Strategy
“Storytelling” may seem an odd word choice for a profession like law, which focuses on very academic-oriented activities like drafting contracts, legislative provisions, proposing a regulation, writing a will, researching case laws, etc. However, the increasing competition faced at home and abroad demands that lawyers make efforts to guide their teams to surpass expectations and discover […]