Managing the modern law firm : new challenges, new perspectives / edited by Laura Empson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Empson, Laura, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law offices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Law firms face organizational, managerial, and business issues, such as the role of partners, new practice development, payment systems, the value of legal knowledge, career development, and competitive advantage. This title investigates these particular challenges and is ideal for anybody researching or managing professional service firms.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; PROLOGUE; 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; 2. YOUR PARTNERSHIP: SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN A CHANGING WORLD: THE SPECIAL NATURE OF PARTNERSHIP; 3. YOUR PEOPLE: VALUING DIVERSITY: SOME CAUTIONARY LESSONS FROM THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; 4. YOUR EXPERTISE: DEVELOPING NEW PRACTICES: RECIPES FOR SUCCESS; 5. 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. YOUR INCOME: DETERMINING THE VALUE OF LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: BILLING AND COMPENSATION PRACTICES IN LAW FIRMS 7. YOUR CAPITAL: BUILDING SUSTAINABLE VALUE: A CAPITAL IDEA; 8. YOUR COMPETITORS: MAPPING THE COMPETITIVE SPACE OF LARGE US LAW FIRMS: A STRATEGIC GROUP PERSPECTIVE; 9. YOUR ETHICS: REDEFINING PROFESSIONALISM? THE IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT CHANGE; 10. YOUR CHALLENGE: SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THE GLOBAL LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-383-04410-4

1-281-14564-5

9786611145644

0-19-153800-0

1-4294-9196-5

OCLC:

476242997