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.
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Dustin Cole - March 29, 2019
With the right apps, you can make sure you receive the news you need to stay current in your practice .
Laura Ernde - March 27, 2019
Few firms deal with non-performing partners proactively. Instead, most opt to "wait and see" — reducing the lawyer's compensation year after year while she flounders. In my opinion, this is the coward’s way out.
Tea Hoffmann - March 25, 2019
Are old habits cutting into your profits? Take the "Profitability Assessment Quiz."
TimeSolv - March 17, 2019Our job is to serve our clients, not to use them to bolster our image.
Ruth Carter - March 14, 2019
Before you can draw a line in the pricing sand, you have to have a replacement source of revenue.
Mike O'Horo - March 12, 2019
How will the small firm lawyer need to change their thinking to stay viable?
Dustin Cole - March 1, 2019
Talent management is all the rage as law firms look for ways to recruit, develop and retain legal personnel (not just lawyers).
Steve Nelson - February 26, 2019
The "duty to Google" is a shorthand way of saying that when information is easily available, it simply cannot be ignored.
Megan Zavieh - February 21, 2019If a topic is important, there’s a way to make it engaging and palatable for your audience.
Ruth Carter - February 18, 2019