Practice Management

Law firm pricing approaches in challenging times

Pricing lessons from the previous global financial crisis little more than a decade ago are still extremely pertinent today for those of us in the…

Stuart Dodds June 03, 2020

Outlaws: Creating a safe environment for LGBTQ employee self-identification

In 2018, almost half of employers allow their employees to voluntarily disclose their sexual orientation and gender identity on anonymous surveys or confidential human resource records,…

Natalie Runyon June 02, 2020

Returning to the office: Midsize law firms’ strategies for emerging with strength

Only eight weeks after work-from-home orders went into effect for most of the country, many states began reopening during this month. Despite these changes in…

Legal Executive Institute June 01, 2020

Law firm sales: Driving revenue in a post-COVID-19 world

In a Special Edition of our Practice Innovations newsletter, we will be looking at the immediate challenges facing the legal industry and the solutions and…

Legal Executive Institute May 26, 2020

How work gets done in midsize law firms: Identifying & overcoming changes in workflow

Like their larger competitors, midsize law firms are facing the formidable task of managing a legal workforce that has shifted almost completely to remote working.…

Legal Executive Institute May 20, 2020

Managing your legal risk portfolio: The 2-step process to finding upside potential

It seems that everyone in the legal market has been hit over the head with commentary around how the emerging uncertainty, anticipated market fallouts, and…

Jen Dezso May 19, 2020

How the current crisis is expediting innovation within legal

As the current pandemic slogs onward, more attention is focusing on how legal organizations can best manage through the crisis and come out better prepared…

Natalie Runyon May 18, 2020

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “Leadership begins with integrity,” says Damien Atkins, GC of the Hershey Company

We continue our monthly feature, Upfront & Personal, a column created by Rose Ors that brings “the person behind the title” to the forefront in interviews with some…

Rose D. Ors May 18, 2020

What to do with your industry focus when your chosen industry falters

After writing about the need for law firms to establish an industry focus for some time, I received the following question recently from an industry…

Patrick J. McKenna May 14, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: Crisis response shows the “the best of our all-hands-on-deck culture,” says Chris Jagel, CEO of Harris Beach

We continue our new monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive Officers…

Rose D. Ors May 13, 2020

Securing Your Practice’s Future: Helping your law firm’s practice areas evolve

Previously, I’ve written that “you catch the fish in the ponds you fish in.” For your law firm, that means not only do you attract…

Mark Haddad May 12, 2020

Back to the office, but maybe not for some firms

In a Special Edition of our online Practice Innovations newsletter, we will be looking at the immediate challenges facing the legal industry and the solutions…

Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams May 11, 2020