Law Firm People Management

Advice from the authors of the book "RESPECT: An Insight to Attorney Compensation Plans."

Teddy Snyder | These three issues are important to every firm, but they take on a new dynamic in a family-run practice.

You at Work Spotlight | What a year! Catching up with Allison Murdock, Managing Partner at Stinson LLP.

Roy Ginsburg | If you want your best clients to stay when your baby boomer lawyers leave, succession planning is the most effective insurance policy.

As law firms consider how they can better allocate work to associates, one key part of the conversation has to be about skills and skills tracking. How Skills Tracking Improves Bench Strength Skills tracking is already a growing part of law firm ...

Wendy Merrill | Does your law firm’s management style lean toward dictatorship or democracy?

Roy Ginsburg | If you want your best clients to stay when your baby boomer lawyers leave, succession planning is the most effective insurance policy.

Wendy Merrill | If you haven't recently reviewed and documented expectations of associates, partners or staff, it is time to do so.

Wendy Merrill | If you haven't recently reviewed and documented expectations of associates, partners or staff, it is time to do so.

The first step in delegating is knowing what to delegate. Use this matrix to help determine what type of legal work you can (and should) assign to others, and what you can keep.