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Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report

Volume 16 - Number 3 | March 1, 2010

March Issue in PDF Format


Alternative Fees
By John F. Brown Jr.
The desire among senior corporate counsel and management to control costs has pushed consideration of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) to the forefront. Some estimates suggest that within five years, as much as half the Am Law 200 revenue might come from AFAs.

Change As a Management and Marketing Tool
By Bruce W. Marcus
In this economic environment, the word "change" looms large in professional services dialogue. Professions can be fairly rigid and resistant to innovation. But the times seem to have accelerated the need for new ideas and structures to cope with new economic and social problems and opportunities.

Attributes of Successful Managing Partners
By Joel A. Rose
Hardly a week passes without receiving information about a new publication or seminar about law office management. However, information is not readily available about what specifically managing partners and members of management committees should do to coalesce their partners, associates and staff into a well-managed and informed organization.