Managing the Modern Law Firm

New Challenges, New Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-19-929674-3
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 564 g

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, Managing the Modern Law Firm presents the latest insights from Management Studies in an approachable, practical, and relevant manner for lawyers and other professionals involved directly and indirectly with the management of law firms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Empson, Laura

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Selbstständige & Freiberufler
• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare Kanzleiführung, Büroorganisation, Kanzleimanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Prologue

- 1: Laura Empson and Stuart Popham: Introduction and Overview

- 2: Laura Empson: Your Partnership: Surviving and Thriving in a Changing World: The Special Nature of Partnership

- 3: David Wilkins: Your People: Valuing Diversity: Some Cautionary Tales from the American Experience

- 4: Heidi Gardner, Tim Morris, and N. Anand: Your Expertise: Developing New Practices: Recipes for Success

- 5: Brian Uzzi, Ryon Lancaster, and Shannon Dunlap: Your Client Relationships and Reputation: Weighing the Worth of Social Ties: Embeddedness and the Price of Legal Services in the Large Law Firm Market

- 6: Huseyin Leblebici: Your Income: Determining the Value of Legal Knowledge: Billing and Compensation Practices in Law Firms

- 7: Stephen Mayson: Your Capital: Building Sustainable Value: A Capital Idea

- 8: Peter D. Sherer: Your Competitors: Mapping the Competitive Space of Large US Law Firms: A Strategic Group Perspective

- 9: Royston Greenwood: Your Ethics: Redefining Professionalism? The Impact of Management Change

- 10: Tony Angel: Your Challenge: Sustaining Partnership in the 21st Century: The Global Law Firm Experience

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Empson is Professor in the Management of Professional Services Firms at Cass Business School, City of London, and was previously Director of the Clifford Chance Centre at Said Business School, University of Oxford. Her research has focused on a wide range of issues in accounting, consulting and law firms, including the organizational implications of strategic change, managing the post-merger integration process, overcoming impediments to knowledge-sharing among professionals, changing organizational and professional identities, and the governance of professional service firms. Prior to becoming an academic, Laura Empson worked for several years as an investment banker and strategy consultant and continues to act as a consultant to professional service firms. She has a PhD and MBA from London Business School.