Managing the Modern Law Firm New Challenges, New Perspectives

Name: Managing the Modern Law Firm New Challenges, New Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780199296743

ISBN-10: 019929674X

ISBN-13: 9780199296743

Edition: 2007

Authors: Laura Empson

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The last ten years have been a period of extraordinary change for law firms. The rapid growth of corporate law firms and the emergence of global mega-firms such as Clifford Chance, Linklaters, and Freshfields, have strained the traditional partnership model of management. Some managers of law firms are appalled at the creeping 'corporatism' that they fear may result. However a growing number believe that it is time to move on and adopt more contemporary forms of structure and management. Successfully meeting the challenges of this new business environment is vital for the continuing prosperity of law firms. Featuring contributions from both management researchers and legal practitioners,…

Book details

List price: $110.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Notes on Contributors


Prologue




Introduction and overview




Your partnership: Surviving and Thriving in a Changing World: The Special Nature of Partnership




Your people: Valuing Diversity: Some Cautionary Lessons from the American Experience




Your expertise: Developing New Practices: Recipes for Success




Your client relationships and reputation: Weighing the Worth of Social Ties: Embeddedness and the Price of Legal Services in the Large Law Firm Market




Your income: Determining the Value of Legal Knowledge: Billing and Compensation Practices in Law Firms




Your capital: Building Sustainable Value: A Capital Idea




Your competitors: Mapping the Competitive Space of Large US Law Firms: A Strategic Group Perspective




Your ethics: Redefining Professionalism? The impact of management change




Your challenge: Sustaining Partnership in the Twenty-First Century: The Global Law Firm Experience



Bibliography


Index