Like horse’s hooves, partnerships have to deal with different conditions throughout a year. There is a well-known equestrian saying: ‘no foot, no horse‘ which means keep the hooves in order or you don’t have a fit, usable mount. Similarly, successful law firm partnerships need to get the basics in order and thereafter ensure that they… Continue Reading
The challenging future legal and business environment which is widely anticipated will demand a lot more from law firms than providing quality legal advice. This is the view of Ian Robertson, long-standing managing partner of Holding Redlich’s Sydney office, writing in The Australian (apologies; link requires subscription or log-in) recently. This advice backs up on the… Continue Reading
Issues and challenges around pricing, alternative fee arrangements and value understandably still get plenty of air-time. They received top billing at the recent COLPM (College of Law Practice Management) Futures Conference in Chicago. I read through my notes from talks by two senior in-house counsel - there are strong words and some important messages and… Continue Reading
In a letter to the Australian Financial Review (26th of August 2011) Robert Milliner, Chief Executive Partner, Mallesons, highlights the dilemma faced by the legal profession in Australia following a decision by four of the eight States and Territories not to support a plan for the national regulation of lawyers. He points to: the rapid… Continue Reading
I talked on leadership tips and frames at a keynote at the annual Boss of the Year Awards Convention in South Africa in August 2011. Brand Pretorius, recently retired former head of Toyota and McCarthy Motor Holdings in South Africa and a recognized ’captain of industry’, also delivered a keynote drawing on his extensive leadership experience, with some… Continue Reading