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Strategic Planning: Look Before You Leap

The market is asking a great deal of law firms these days. The economy is still unpredictable, clients are demanding additional value at the same costs, and client loyalty is not what it used to be. As a result, many firms are struggling with instituting internal management controls that emphasize profitability and synergy in addition to practice excellence. <br>Frankly, the move by law firms to become more strategically oriented is reactionary. If you ask most lawyers, they did not expect management and planning to be a part of their daily duties when they entered law school. While some have embraced their new role, very few have done it before. An even smaller fraction is formally educated in the discipline of building strong businesses.

20 minute read May 01, 2004 at 02:38 PM
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Darryl Cross
Strategic Planning: Look Before You Leap

The market is asking a great deal of law firms these days. The economy is still unpredictable, clients are demanding additional value at the same costs, and client loyalty is not what it used to be.

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