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- Overcoming the Billable Hour Trap
Lawyers love the comfort of precedent, dusty books, and advice that has been successful for them in the past. For decades, the billable hour has been the gold standard—the undisputed, preferred method of charging clients. It is familiar, it is predictable, and it is how most senior Partners built … Read more »
- Has Your Law Firm Lost the Plot?
My regular readers know I listen to a lot of podcasts, and that one of my favorites is Freakonomics. A recent episode was titled “Has America Lost the Plot?â€�. It is a great episode, but the title itself gave me the inspiration for this post. Frankly, I think most of the law firm leaders I […] … Read more »
- The Personal Value of Succession Planning
As part of the strategic planning side of my consultancy, I find that many of my clients identify a gap between the need for succession planning, and the willingness of their more senior lawyers to embrace and plan for succession. I can easily convince law firms of the value of these plans. The … Read more »
- In Praise of CollaborationÂ
When I first studied mediation, it was from the “win-winâ€� camp. I was encouraged to look for ways to build relationships in a dispute by finding common ground, and actively looking for ways to accommodate interests on both sides. Often, this results in more positive outcomes that can, going … Read more »
- The Importance of Vision then Decision
In an interview with Dr. Michael Gervais (mastery expert and podcaster), Missy Testerman, the 2024 USA Teacher of the Year advised that “great teachers don’t raise kids; they raise adultsâ€�. It’s a subtle but important distinction, speaking to a series of actions geared towards a specific f … Read more »