Managing the Modern Law Firm

New Challenges, New Perspectives
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-958964-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press(UK)

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 406 g

Approachable resource for Practice Managers in legal firms looking for the latest insights from Management Researchers
Examines the issues of the role of partners, new practice development, payment systems, the value of legal knowledge, career development, and competitive advantage in law firms
Contributions from management academics and legal practitioners

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 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.

In Managing the Modern Law Firm scholars and legal practitioners examine the latest insights from management research, to enable law firms successfully to meet the challenges of this new business environment.

Zielgruppe

Academics and Researchers in Law and Management Studies interested in the management of law firms; Practitioners and Practice Managers in 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

John J. Gabarro: 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)

Edited by Laura Empson, Professor in the Management of Professional Services Firms, Cass Business School, City of London

Contributors:
N. Anand, London Business School,
Tony Angel, Managing Partner, Linklaters,
Laura Empson, Saïd Business School,
Jack Gabarro, Harvard Business School,
Heidi Gardener, Saïd Business School,
Royston Greenwood, University of Alberta,
Ryon Lancaster, Northwester University,
Huseyin Leblebici, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Stephen Mayson, Nottingham Law School,
Tim Morris, Saïd Business School,
Stuart Popham, Senior Partner, Clifford Chance,
Peter Sherer, University of Calgary,
Brian Uzzi, Northwestern University,
David Wilkins, Harvard Law School .