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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...

Leading in Law as a Solo Practitioner

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...

How A Partner-Only Law Firm Uses AI To Replace Associates

Lawyers Michael Pierson and Joel M. Ferdinand asked a simple question when they decided to launch their own firm: What would the elite law firm of the future look like?

Small Law Firm vs. Big Law: Why Smaller Firms Offer Better Results

A large firm may seem to have more resources and an extensive team. However, for most everyday injury claims, a smaller law firm often delivers better results because you receive p...

Law Firm Leaders Undertrained As Demands Outpace Support

Law firms are expecting more from their leaders without building adequate support systems or recognizing their significantly higher workload, according to a new report by The Tilt...

Law Firm Sole Owner Succession and Exit – Top Challenges

Question:  I am the founder and sole owner of a business litigation firm in Orlando, Florida. I am 72 and want to retire and exit the practice within the next year. My office lease...

Valuing And Dividing A Law Firm In An Illinois Divorce

49% of lawyers own their own law firms. Those law firms might be worth nothing. For lawyers who work in larger firms, 43% of them have equity in their firm. That equity is definite...

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...

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.       

Law Firm Marketing: 6 Strategies to Get More Clients in 2026

When it comes to law firm marketing, billboards, mailers, and newspaper ads alone won’t cut it anymore. Today’s legal clients are searching online for attorneys, comparing law firm...

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...

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 Top Ten Legal Directories That Every Law Firm Should Be Listed On in 2026

Getting discovered online by prospective clients is a multi-front battle for law firms and is a significant challenge to do successfully in this era of increasingly AI-centric sear...

Why Do Many Law Firms Still Waste Money On Big Offices?

A long-term commitment to expensive real estate can make adapting more difficult. The post Why Do Many Law Firms Still Waste Money On Big Offices? appeared first on Above the Law.

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...

How Mid-Law Firms Are Stretching Their AI Budgets

Mid-Law firms are working to incorporate artificial intelligence tools into their business structures in cost-effective ways amid higher prices for certain legal technology product...

Law Firms See Revenue, Demand Grow In First Half Of 2026

Despite rising expenses driven by artificial intelligence and return to office mandates, the legal industry is performing well in 2026, with U.S. law firms recording a double-digit...

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...

How to Manage and Grow a Personal Injury Law Firm 

Managing and growing a personal injury law firm means building an operation that runs on systems rather than memory — so the firm can take on more cases, more people, and more offi...

How to Manage and Grow a Personal Injury Law Firm 

Managing and growing a personal injury law firm means building an operation that runs on systems rather than memory — so the firm can take on more cases, more people, and more offi...

How to Build a Law Firm Referral System

Ask almost any firm owner where their best clients come from and you will hear the same answer: referrals. Ask them what they do to generate those referrals, and the room goes quie...

The 2026 Pro Bono Leaders: How Firms Stack Up

At a time when some law firms are backing away from pro bono contributions, other firms remain steadfastly committed to making an impact. Law360’s Pro Bono Leaders ranking puts num...

The 2026 A-List: Top 20 Firms

The firms topping our annual A-List posted strong results in RPL, pro bono, diversity, female equity partner percentages and associate satisfaction.