The November 2010 issue of Managing for Success is now out and includes an article by me on the above topic.   A slightly fuller version of the article is reproduced below

Facing the Facts – Confronting the fallacies and half-truths which can delude law firms

By Nick Jarrett-Kerr

One of the biggest challenges facing law firms today is not …

My article on the above appeared in the October issue of New Law Journal, and is reproduced below

Internal Affairs – the attributes of the truly professional lawyer

There was a time, several decades ago, when solicitors were widely regarded – in what was then a male-dominated profession – as “men of affairs”, able to advise clients …

Strategies For Tomorrow’s Law Firms

I gave a two hour presentation on the above topic at the Law Society last Friday and my talk was very well received.  Amongst the comments were

“a sincere thanks for the show on Friday – it was really very impressive”

“I very much enjoyed your lecture this afternoon”

“It was certainly thought provoking”

“I really enjoyed …

If you always do what you have always done….

It is all too tempting for law firms to try to continue with historic and outdated strategies, relying on past successes for future prosperity.  The problem is that traditional strategies, business recipes and  working methods are no guarantee of future success especially in difficult and competitive times.  My …

Halsbury’s Law Exchange

I am honoured to be appointed as a member of the Board of Halsbury’s Law Exchange which has just been launched by LexisNexis.

Halsbury’s Law Exchange is an independent and politically neutral think tank which contributes to the development of law and the legal sector. It aims to communicate ideas on reform or legal …

Many thanks to Charon QC for interviewing me on podcast today.  It was fun and very stimulating.  Here is the link to the podcast

The very impressive Law Business Review (Published by LexisNexis) is also out and contains a long article by me on Law Firm Positioning.  Here is a link to that…

Variations and Hybrids of Lockstep

My analysis of Partner Compensation and Profit Sharing today takes a look at the many variations to the lockstep system operating around the world.

Very few firms have retained pure lockstep for their partner remuneration and more radical and innovative solutions have also made their way into the structures of many firms.    In …

The Trend towards Performance Related Profit Sharing in law firms

In recent years there has been a marked shift in law firms toward performance related partner remuneration.  There seem to be at least four factors at play.  First, It has been broadly felt that a performance related system helps to incentivise partners or that secondly it …