Fixed up
Many law firms are using fixed-fee billing, despite a suspicion that fixed-fee work is risky and unprofitable. I provide some techniques for doing it profitably. Without question, the legal sector […]
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Evaluating Managing Partners
This guest blog is by my friend Rob Lees, former global head of HR at Ernst & Young, later a director at their Global Leadership Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and […]
Your pricing can set you apart
Most law firms still price by charging on a strict time spent basis, with invoices detailing work done by each fee earner and the rates applicable, or where the firm […]
Scale model
Law firms outside the top 50 are the new ‘squeezed middle’. The burden of regulation is increasing, key practice areas are being commoditised, and closing is complicated and expensive. That’s […]
Flying start
The appointment of non-executive directors is not common in law firms, but those that do take this step significantly outperform their competition. Nigel Haddon and Rob Lees explain how and […]
What HR should really do
Being a member of the HR team in a professional service firm can be a soul-destroying activity. In too many firms, HR is seen as having little to offer and […]
Raise our prices, are you crazy?
Why would a firm seek to raise prices in this dog-eat-dog world? When one in four choose their lawyer on price and price alone, where’s the mileage in exploring raising prices? […]