Transforming Law Firms – Lessons Learned from Management Consulting (Part II)
By: Mike Lowe This is Part II of a two-part series by Mike Lowe, a strategy and management consultant whose firm HardingLowe works with law firms to improve their efficiency and profitability. You can...
View ArticleCulture Key to Recruitment at Mid-size Firms
When it comes to attracting the best lateral hires, culture counts. Of the mid-size firms surveyed by TAGLaw and the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center, 70...
View ArticleWork-Life Balance and Unhappy Associates
Do you feel like your work-life balance is teetering on a razor’s edge? You’re not alone. Lawyers Weekly recently found that of the 529 lawyers they polled, nearly three-fourths believe their firm...
View ArticleCombat Silos in Your Law Firm
Successful relationships—especially business relationships—require good communication. That’s why the silo mentality where different departments, teams or individuals cannot (or will not) share...
View Article2013 Summer Associates ‘Praise’ Law Firms
The job market for new lawyers may be dreary, but the latest crop of summer associates “heaped almost universally positive praise” upon the law firms at which they worked over the summer. Opinions were...
View ArticleBigLaw ‘Cold War,’ Atmosphere of Fear Cited by Survey Respondents
BigLaw leaders beware: Your associates aren’t happy. In fact, many respondents to the ongoing ATL Insider Survey cite a “cold war” between partners and associates, as well as an atmosphere of fear. The...
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