Managing a Law Firm
There is a timeless truth in our profession that every attorney eventually confronts: being a brilliant legal tactician does not automatically make you a successful business owner. Running a modern law firm requires an entirely separate skillset—one that balances financial precision, operational scaling, and team culture.
If you are ready to stop firefighting administrative tasks and start building a highly profitable, scalable enterprise on your own terms, explore our complete, interactive master handbook: Managing a Law Firm: The Modern Partner’s Blueprint.
For targeted strategies, quick operational toolkits, and curated expert columns, browse our deep-dive archives directly below.
Amy Adams | Where does your firm stand with its business intelligence and analytics plan? Use these steps to benchmark performance and opportunity for growth.
Amy Adams - December 7, 2020
Andrea Cannavina | Videoconferencing success starts with you looking professional “on camera.” Try these no-cost tips for upgrading your appearances.
Andrea Cannavina - December 4, 2020
Dora Komeni | I have come to terms with this year’s holiday season looking a whole lotta different this year. Decorating the Christmas tree is about office morale.
Dora Konomi - December 3, 2020
Here are picks from Sheila Blackford, Brett Burney, Jim Calloway, Anne Haag, Tom Lambotte, Sharon Nelson and John Simek, Nerino Petro and Reid Trautz.
Joan Feldman and Joy White - November 27, 2020
Megan Zavieh | While we have the right to speak our minds, consider the ethics and good business sense of doing it from a professional platform.
Megan Zavieh - November 24, 2020
Mark Homer | Online reviews are crucial to your referral business. Here's how to jumpstart asking for reviews and create a process that makes it simple for clients.
Mark Homer - November 16, 2020
Law firms are scrambling to reconfigure workspaces for the new reality. Approaching renovations holistically allows opportunities for positive changes.
Amy Bradac - November 12, 2020
Kelli Proia | Diverse voices, shared experiences. Takeaways from a new kind of conference focused on the unique challenges women lawyers and lawyer moms face as business owners.
Kelli Proia - November 6, 2020
Working with both in-person and remote teams may conjure a cauldron of frightful scenarios! Here are ideas to help you dispel malevolent forces and perk up the people on your team.
Richard Fendler - October 29, 2020
Megan Zavieh | Part 2 of this series on fee agreements addresses why to include terms of termination, liens on recovery, dispute resolution, client obligations, and potential changes in the law.
Megan Zavieh - October 26, 2020