A Network Leaders Checklist
As the world changes and emerges from a generational crisis there is an increasing need to work together and form affiliations as there is inevitably strength in numbers and diversity. I believe that we will see much consolidation in the legal markets in the next few years. Those in existing Networks or Affiliations will be well served to review their arrangements and to take stock of “what they want to be” in the new world.
Law Firm Resilience in a Crisis: Practical Guidance for Action (A Four-Part Series)
A compilation of the four-part “Law Firm Resilience” series focusing on: Financial Resilience; Operational Resilience; Commercial and Client Resilience; and People Resilience.
Law Firm Resilience in a Crisis: Part Four – People Resilience
Periods of crisis, with sudden disruption to normal working life, create massive potential obstacles to engaging and supporting your people. This requires firms to make some rapid changes.
Law Firm Resilience in a Crisis: Part Three – Commercial and Client Resilience
How you work and communicate with clients in times of crisis is the ultimate test of both your firm’s immediate adaptability and its long-term resilience.
Law Firm Resilience in a Crisis: Part Two – Operational Resilience
Smarter, faster responses are essential to operating during a crisis, as is restructuring to compete in the new market reality.
Law Firm Resilience in a Crisis: Part One – Financial Resilience
In times of crisis, financial decisions need to be made quickly – but they need to be made in context and in line with a clear strategy and direction.
Governance in a Law Firm: Poisoned Chalice or Opportunity?
The time spent by lawyers inefficiently muddling through operational functions detracts from their fee-earning work, which adds much more to the bottom line.
Zero-Based Budgeting in the Legal Profession
In my many years of managing law firms of all shapes and sizes, budgeting is often looked upon by the lawyers as a chore and a paper exercise which quite often, once prepared, sits in the bottom drawer of the desk and is only dusted off when it comes to looking at the next year’s […]
Operational Reviews in Law and Professional Services Firms
Drawing on my two decades of experience in managing and consulting with international and local law firms across the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, I have created a three-part video to provide insights into the nature of independent operational reviews, explaining why all firms should consider embarking on these periodically and pointing out some […]
Why Operational Reviews in Law Firms Are a Must
Written on the basis of my two decades of work as a manager and consultant with international and local law firms across APAC and the Middle East, this article provides insights into operational reviews (ORs) – explaining what they are, and why all firms should consider embarking on them periodically. What Is an Operational Review? […]