Managing Your Money: What Comes After Leaning In
November 26, 2013
Female law partners are not saving appropriately, putting money into wise investments or taking advantage of employer-sponsored retirement accounts. Further, they have little idea if they are on track toward a comfortable retirement.
At the Intersection: More Magical Thinking
November 26, 2013
All too often, Practice Group Leaders are the big rainmakers of a practice area and truly lack the interest or skills to lead a practice group. Here's how to herd the cats.
Dancing on the Cliff Edge
November 26, 2013
The old business model of law firms is not sustainable. Here's what the "new normal" looks like.
Restrictive Covenants and Partnership Agreements
November 02, 2013
This article examines the ethics of common partnership restrictive covenants, including non-compete and forfeiture-for-competition provisions, notice of withdrawal requirements, prohibitions on solicitation of partners, employees, and clients, and restrictions on using and taking documents, and suggests ways for firms to ethically protect the firm's interests.
Client Feedback
October 29, 2013
Every touch point a client has with a firm, including support staff, can contribute meaningfully to client satisfaction ' or dissatisfaction.
Moderate Industry Growth Expected Through Year's End
October 29, 2013
In its Q4 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation expects investment in equipment and software to grow 3.3% in 2013. The report, which is focused on the $725 billion equipment leasing and finance industry, forecasts equipment investment and capital spending in the United States and evaluates the effects of various related and external factors in play currently and into the foreseeable future.
Commercial Real Estate Debt Restructuring
October 29, 2013
To restructure loans experiencing maturity defaults effectively, the business, finance, and legal sectors must collaborate in a field that is as much art as it is science.
Understanding Your Firm's Culture
October 29, 2013
When law-firm leaders create or modify a firm's strategic goals, they typically do not spend enough time thinking through the ways in which they may have to change the culture if the strategy is to succeed.
