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Leading in Law as a Solo Practitioner

Neon Signs, Client Pressure and the Business of Law: What a New Netflix Comedy Gets Right

Behind every successful law firm is not only good legal work, but also the constant effort to remain visible, relevant and sustainable. 

New Ways to Practice Law in the Face of Growing Market Pressure

New Ways to Practice Law in the Face of Growing Market Pressureby Everlaw ...

Is This the Peak For Big Law?

Commercial law has never been fairer or more lucrative. But as AI disrupts the model behind its long boom, today's golden age may prove to be the industry's high point, writes the...

Chipping Away at Big Law's Market Share

Without pursuing bet-the-company work, Blackstone-backed Norm Law is targeting a significant portion of Big Law’s diet.

The Law Firm Series

My five-part “The Law Firm” series frames issues and proposes solutions to the global legal service market’s juggernaut triplets – Artificial Intelligence, Pricing, and Talent Tran...

Northwestern Law Programs Reflect Demand for Lawyers With Business Knowledge

New programs from Northwestern Law providing dual degrees in both law and business signal that the legal market is seeking more attorneys with business knowledge.       

How Young Lawyers Can Build A Book Of Business Before It’s Too Late

The old way of building your book of business is over. The time to start working on business development is now. The post How Young Lawyers Can Build A Book Of Business Before It’s...

Nonequity Partner Boom Forces Lawyers To Pick A Lane

With firms increasingly offering the nonequity partnership tier, the position can become either a parking spot to help build a book of business or a permanent landing zone, and for...

Law Firm Management – What is Keeping Law Firm Owners and Managing Partners Awake at Night

Question: I am the managing partner of a ten lawyer firm in Kansas City, Missouri. There are five partners and five associates in the firm. We are an insurance defense firm and our...

From Big Law to Horse Law: Building a Niche Practice at Holland & Knight

In this week's episode, Holland & Knight partner Kayla Pragid discusses the business of building a niche practice within an Am Law 100 firm.       

Cal Western Law Seeks Business Law Faculty

California Western School of Law (CWSL) is seeking applications from entry-level or lateral candidates for 2-3 tenure track or tenured faculty positions. We especially invite appli...

Law Firms' AI Opportunity Is in the Back Office

In a business that sells time, faster doesn’t automatically show up as more revenue. Attorney-facing AI runs headfirst into the billable hour, and its value depends on attorneys ch...

It's ‘Follow the PE Leader' in Big Law

Big Law has been avoiding it for as long as possible, but the hum of private equity investment in law firms, through managed service organization (MSO) structures, is growing loude...

Opensity Solutions Launches MSO Practice in Partnership With Big Law Veteran Rob Morris

The new practice is designed to help firms adopt a managed services organization model by separating their practice of law and business of law functions.

Law Firm Governance and Management Structure for 14 Lawyer Firm

Question:  I am a partner in a fourteen lawyer firm in Des Moines, Iowa with seven equity partners (shareholders) and seven associates. We are a business litigation firm exclusivel...

Law Firm Disrupted: Partner Mobility Complicates Private Equity's Ambitions for Big Law

The degree of mobility enjoyed by elite lawyers is a surprise, even to those in adjacent spheres. It also complicates the picture for private equity investors eyeing the law firm w...

Charleston Law Faculty Search

Charleston School of Law welcomes applications from entry-level and lateral candidates interested in appointment to full-time, tenure-track positions teaching in the following area...

Alabama Law Seeks Business Law Faculty

The University of Alabama School of LawAssociate/Full Professor of Law Job Description & QualificationCandidates must have outstanding academic credentials, including a J.D. fr...

The Intake Gap Costing Law Firms Cases They Should Have Retained

How I Made Partner: 'Initiative, Independence and the Ability to Bring in Business,' Says James D'Elicio of Chemtob Moss

"I am of the belief that there is no one-size-fits-all advice for an associate who wants to make partner—it depends entirely on the firm. At a smaller matrimonial firm like mine, w...

How to Build a Book of Business: Business Development Tips for Lawyers and Other Professionals

Readers have had some great advice over the years on business development and tips for building your own book of business. The post How to Build a Book of Business: Business Develo...

Private Equity Found A Law Firm That Said Yes

Wood Smith Henning & Berman's reported $700 million deal with Charlesbank is the clearest sign yet of which way the wind is blowing. The post Private Equity Found A Law Firm Th...

Optimizing Use of AI in the Provision of Business Legal Services