A Law Firm Partnership Guide
This is a two-book series.
Getting Started: Basics for a Successful Law Firm
$60 CBA Members, $75 Non-Members
Contributors to the book are nationally-recognized and respected leaders in law firm partnership issues. Each chapter carefully discusses the most important issues you must consider to ensure your partnership's success—including self-assessment, organizational structure, written agreements, financing, and basic operations.
Strengthening Your Firm: Strategies for Success
$60 CBA Members, $75 Non-Members
Continuing where Book One left off, Strengthening Your Firm addresses what to do after your practice is up and running. Perfect for lawyers who want to ensure the success and well-being of their practice, this book is best described as an owner's manual' for the law firm in the 21st century. It will help firms of all sizes recognize and implement the changes they need to make in order to continue to survive and thrive. Strengthening Your Firm offers valuable insights and tips on such important topics as: change management; techniques for communicating effectively; how to address financial challenges; governance and common management problems; protecting and nurturing the institution; two-tiered partnerships; compensating law firm owners; partner selection, termination and retirement; and formulating an organizational culture. This book also features an extensive financial glossary as well as working documents to help you design your own financial reports. Plus, thorough guidelines on partner work acceptance and billing and collection procedures. With Strengthening Your Firm, you'll get all the essential information and tools to bring your practice to the next level.
