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.
Ida Abbott | Why don't more men sponsor women? As partners and leaders, men have accepted the responsibility to develop all the best talent — but they are losing the female half of that talent pool.
Ida O. Abbott - April 1, 2026
Book Review | Looking for an actionable business development guide? "Connections" provides the roadmap solo and small firm lawyers need.
Gene Commander - April 1, 2026
Brooke Lively | It finally happened. OpenAI got sued for the unauthorized practice of law. Is it a preview of the legal profession's AI-shaped future — and what should lawyers tell their clients now?
Brooke Lively - March 26, 2026
Tom Lenfestey | What happens to your firm if you can’t show up on Monday? Your emergency plan should include these five things to keep your practice from imploding in your absence. I call it the red folder.
Tom Lenfestey - March 25, 2026
Ted Glutz | MSPs can provide small firms with technology strategies and solutions usually reserved for large firms with in-house IT teams.
Ted Glutz - March 24, 2026
Lisa Solomon outlines five useful things to know about hiring freelance lawyers for legal research and brief writing.
Lisa Solomon - March 24, 2026
Streamline your time-entry process and you will stop losing money. Karen and David Skinner have five tips to help you fix it now.
David and Karen Skinner - March 12, 2026
The marketplace for buying and selling law firms is immature and difficult to navigate. Indeed, says Roy Ginsburg, it’s pretty darn fickle. Here’s why, based on his experience of more than a decade brokering law firms nationwide.
Roy S. Ginsburg - March 11, 2026
Katie Lipp | Why do you want to grow your law firm? Protect your money and momentum by honestly answering these four questions for your post the job.
Katie Lipp - March 10, 2026
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Robert Scott - March 2, 2026