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29 Jan 2020, 12:00 am
By Tim Batdorf and Jim Hassett Q: In the first part of this post, we talked about the big picture of your approach, and the success it has produced. [read post]
15 May 2019, 2:50 am
By Jim Hassett and Tim Batdorf Toby Brown is the Chief Practice Management Officer at Perkins Coie, a firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in offices across the United States and in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei. [read post]
15 Jan 2020, 12:00 am
By Tim Batdorf and Jim Hassett This post is based on a recent interview with Melissa Prince, the Chief Client Value and Innovation Officer at Ballard Spahr, a nationwide firm with more than 650 attorneys in 15 offices. [read post]
9 Jun 2015, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Tom Clay For anyone who follows the legal marketplace, it will come as no surprise that corporate clients are exerting enormous pressure to receive greater value from their law firms and that law firm profit margins are being squeezed as a result. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Jonathan Groner The best way to develop new business is to give clients what they want. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Tom Clay In addition to the difficulties with change management described earlier in this series, at law firms there is an additional challenge: the lack of strong central authority leads to a lack of accountability. [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 10:00 pm
By Gary Richards and Jim Hassett Managing partner Rob Romanoff provided a specific example of how our scope workshop related to an ongoing matter where a client requested some work for a flat fee: This was in an area where we typically work on an hourly basis because there are so many things that can’t be predicted. [read post]
15 May 2018, 10:00 pm
By Tim Batdorf and Jim Hassett, LegalBizDev The single most difficult step in implementing a firm-wide LPM initiative is getting the attention, interest, and buy-in of busy lawyers. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Jonathan Groner The best way to develop new business is to give clients what they want. [read post]
27 Nov 2018, 10:00 pm
By Tim Batdorf and Jim Hassett In November 2017, we published a case study entitled “LPM Initiatives at Lathrop Gage” describing the steps this 260 lawyer firm had taken to maximize LPM’s impact, and the results they’d achieved through our Master Certified LPM Coach™ program, and the use of LegalBizDev’s proprietary tools and templates. [read post]
17 Apr 2018, 10:00 pm
By Tim Batdorf and Jim Hassett Improved communication According to managing partners and other law firm leaders in our research on Client Value and Law Firm Profitability (p. 97), the second most critical short-term LPM issue (after defining scope) was “Manage client communications and expectations” (38%). [read post]
28 Nov 2017, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Jonathan Groner 4. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Gary Richards Some lawyers hold meetings at the end of every significant matter to review what worked, what didn’t, and what could be done better the next time. [read post]
25 Dec 2018, 10:00 pm
By Tim Batdorf and Jim Hassett Baker McKenzie is one of the largest law firms in the world, with 78 offices in 46 countries. [read post]
19 Nov 2019, 10:00 pm
By Tim Batdorf and Jim Hassett Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr is a full-service firm with about 400 lawyers in Philadelphia, Chicago and 14 other offices. [read post]
18 Sep 2018, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Tim Batdorf What benefits should a lawyer expect from LPM coaching? [read post]
29 May 2018, 10:00 pm
By Tim Batdorf, Jim Hassett, and Ed Burke How much do you know about CLOC, the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium? [read post]
8 Nov 2016, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Tom Kane, LegalBizDev Approach #3: Five steps to improve any business process Step 1: Make a very quick list of the most critical processes that you want to consider. [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 10:00 pm
By Gary Richards and Jim Hassett In our research on Client Value and Law Firm Profitability, when we asked AmLaw 200 senior decision makers which issue in legal project management (LPM) was the most critical, number one on most lists was “setting objectives and defining scope. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 10:00 pm
By Jim Hassett and Gary Richards After action reviews According to the ACC Value Challenge Briefing Package, law firms should “Conduct after action reviews at the end of each matter to help continuously improve performance” (p. 8). [read post]
