Law Firm Financials

The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services.

"You have to spend money to make money." Or, so holds the well-worn cliché. For those firms struggling to find meaningful growth in today's market, where do they find the funds they need to spend in order to spur growth?

The Manner in Which Law Firm Leaders Measure Profitability Has the Potential to Have a Profound Impact on Behavior and Motivation, Particularly As More Firms Integrate This Metric Into Their Compensation Systems The manner in which law firm leaders measure profitability has the potential to have a profound impact on behavior and motivation.

Law Firms Partner With the Big Four to Serve Their Clients, But the Accountants Pose an Existential Threat. What Will Happen If — or When — They Turn Competitive?

For law firm leaders, rank-and-file partners and everyone else in the law firm ecosystem, the Big Four shouldn't be a laughing matter. They are serious about selling legal services, and clients are listening.

Advanced technology isn't free. Outfitting your team with equipment that will move the needle can require an impossibly large capital outlay. The solution may not be, therefore, to purchase all that gear. It may be to lease or finance it.

The rule, overseen by the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration, modifies the definition of “employer” under ERISA regarding entities that could sponsor group health and benefit coverage.

More Law Firms Are Paving the Path to Partner, But What Happens Once One Gets There Is Less Than Certain

In some ways, the country's most recently promoted partners are more prepared than ever to take on their new roles. But the change still comes with its surprises.

A rundown of the top items lawyers should have on their financial checklists, based on their career stage.