A Guide to Global Best Practice and Standards in KM


Author(s): Nick Milton, Karen Battersby, Liz Hobbs, Dr Peter Brown, Dominique Poole Avery, Karen Elson, Darryl Wing, Patrick DiDomenico, Dave Snowden

An invaluable toolkit in the implementation of the ISO's new standard in Knowledge Management. This book looks at global examples of best practice in KM, and discusses how the Standard is helping embed these principles into successful organizations.

Publication date: Mar 2019
ISBN: 9781783583645
Length: 138 pages
Price: £99.00

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A Lawyer’s Guide to Wellbeing and Managing Stress


Author(s): Angus Lyon

A Lawyer’s Guide to Wellbeing and Managing Stress is designed to help lawyers to manage stress. It will help you to understand how to recognise the signs of stress in yourself and others, so that you can take action and manage it before it becomes excessive.

Publication date: Nov 2015
ISBN: 9781783582211
Length: 146 pages
Price: £30.00

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AI and the Legal Profession

Transforming the Future of Law

Author(s): Uwais Iqbal, Josh Kubicki, Sondra Rebenchuk, Cat Casey, Jennifer Leonard, Allison Williams, Nerushka Bowan, Gilad Katzav, Natalie Pierce, Valerie Saintot, Ilona Logvinova, Stephanie Goutos

AI and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Future of Law explores the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the legal industry and the transformative possibilities it offers. As AI technologies advance at an unprecedented pace, the book delves into how they are reshaping the practice of law, challenging traditional models, and unlocking new opportunities for legal professionals.

Written by leading experts at the intersection of AI and law, this book serves as a comprehensive guide for legal professionals, technologists, and policymakers, and equips readers with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape, embrace AI's potential, and harness its power to shape the future of law.

Publication date: Nov 2023
ISBN: 9781787429918
Length: 172 pages
Price: £149.00

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AI in Application

An in-depth examination from the legal profession

Author(s): Andrew Arruda, Peter Bennett, Kate Boyd, Karl Chapman, Dene Rowe, Richard Tromans, Robert Millard, Milos Kresojevic, Sondra Rebenchuk

Up-to-the-minute insight into AI use cases in the legal industry, showing how artificial intelligence is being employed in law firms and law departments.

 

Publication date: Mar 2018
ISBN: 9781783583201
Length: 106 pages
Price: £149.00

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Accelerating Trends in Law Firms


Consulting editor(s): Peter Zeughauser

This book will provide valuable insights and guidance on the current key trends in law firms and how best to embrace and harness them for continued success. It brings together world-renowned, skilled experts with different perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that have arisen in the last few years, and continue to increase in importance, including diversity and inclusion, remote working, and workforce wellbeing.

Publication date: Nov 2021
ISBN: 9781787424227
Length: 256 pages
Price: £125.00

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Adjusting the Numbers:

The Future of Finance in Law Firms

Author(s): James D Cotterman, Stuart Dodds, Tim Corcoran, Mary Juetten, Richard Brzakala, Louis Young, Andrew O'Connor, Andy Poole

Adjusting the Numbers: The Future of Finance in Law Firms looks back at a year like no other in our lifetimes, highlighting pricing, budgeting, strategic planning and people management principles, and identifying good compensation practices that can be applied during the pandemic, its gradual cessation, and beyond. 

Publication date: Mar 2021
ISBN: 9781783584048
Length: 79 pages
Price: £142.00

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Anti-money Laundering Compliance for Law Firms, Second Edition


Author(s): Amy Bell, Robyn Brown, Tracey Calvert, Anita Clifford, Angela Craven, Ian Hargreaves, Deirdre Lyons Le Croy, Ruth Paley, Michael Ruck, Zia Ullah

A handbook and guide, advising on practical implementation of the European Union Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. Assisting European law firms in remaining compliant.  

Publication date: Jan 2019
ISBN: 9781783583607
Length: 124 pages
Price: £199.00

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Avoiding and Managing US Business Litigation Risks

A Comprehensive Guide for Business Owners and the Attorneys Who Advise Them

Author(s): Kent Schmidt

An invaluable resource for individuals tasked with addressing the challenging topic of US business litigation risks. 

Publication date: Mar 2021
ISBN: 9781783584062
Length: 483 pages
Price: £60.00

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Baby Boomers to Generation Z

Capitalizing on Generational Diversity to Grow a Successful Law Firm

Author(s): David Laud

From sourcing, onboarding, training, developing, and leadership development, this book provides suggestions and thought-provoking content to help forward-thinking firms better manage their age diverse personnel.

Publication date: Jul 2019
ISBN: 9781783583768
Length: 110 pages
Price: £149.00

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Balanced Scorecards for Law firms


Author(s): John Sterling

Begin utilising a tool that will help you to dramatically improve focus, accountability and execution of strategy within your Law Firm

Publication date: Jun 2009
ISBN: 9781906355555
Length: 80 pages
Price: £199.00

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Beyond Bias:

Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law

Author(s): Patricia K. Gillette, Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Audra A. Dial, Cathy Fleming, Carol Frohlinger, Debbie Epstein Henry, Katherine Larkin-Wong, Janice P. Brown, Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D

Beyond Bias: Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law highlights the practical steps firms should be taking to address training, leadership, and retention,  issues of female lawyers and how to start moving the needle. 

Publication date: Jun 2017
ISBN: 9781783582884
Length: 90 pages
Price: £199.00

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Blockchain and the Legal Profession


Author(s): Lewis Cohen, Priyanka Desai, David Fisher, Joanne Frears, Alvin Lam, Robert Millard, Vijay Rathour, John Sheridan, Krzysztof Wojdyło, Tyler Woods

An in-depth look at the impact Blockchain will have on the legal profession, both in terms of how processes will change in the future, and the legal issues that lawyers will have to become aware of in an increasingly digital era.

Publication date: Jun 2018
ISBN: 9781783583386
Length: 118 pages
Price: £199.00

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Brand Strategy and Management for Law Firms


Author(s): Sean Larkan

This report presents a comprehensive framework and guidelines for developing a brand strategy tailored to your firm.
 

Publication date: Nov 2012
ISBN: 9781908640536
Length: 132 pages
Price: £295.00

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Bridging the Gender Pay Gap in Law Firms


Author(s): Stephanie Hawthorne

This Special Report focuses on law firms' gender pay gaps with statistics from the top 50 law firms. This follows new UK government regulations that came into force in April 2017 which required statutory reporting of the gender pay gap for the first time. The report analyses what individual law firms are doing to fix the gender pay gap, including work allocation, mentoring, maternity support, parental leave, women lawyers’ networks with analysis from HR directors and lawyers.  This cutting edge report will be essential reading for law firm management and practitioners keen to understand the gender pay gap in law.

Publication date: Dec 2018
ISBN: 9781787422124
Length: 71 pages
Price: £45.00

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Budgeting and Negotiating Fees with Clients:

A Lawyer's Guide

Author(s): Sally Dyson

A must-have handbook with advice, tips, and tactics for negotiating client fees, with guidance on how to handle fee challenges on both an operational and a strategic level.

 

Publication date: Sep 2012
ISBN: 9781907787935
Length: 127 pages
Price: £68.86

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Building Enduring Client Loyalty: A Guide for Lawyers and Their Firms


Author(s): Susan Saltonstall Duncan

This Special Report addresses the key components of building superior client relationships that result in greater loyalty and long-term success. Featuring case studies and insights from leading companies and business professionals responsible for law firm selection and oversight, it covers legal operations, innovation and client development, and includes a wealth of practical suggestions.

Publication date: Feb 2021
ISBN: 9781787424708
Length: 176 pages
Price: £75.00

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Building Your Professional Profile: How to Enhance Your Career and Win Business


Author(s): Rebecca Harding

With so much information available about professionals online, it is essential to actively manage your own profile and not leave it to chance. This Special Report will show you how to build a stronger public, professional profile in order to attract opportunities, enhance career progression and win new business. At the end of the report, you will have put together your own practical, personal profile plan and will be able put it into action.  

Publication date: Apr 2021
ISBN: 9781787423541
Length: 88 pages
Price: £75.00

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Building an Outstanding Legal Team:

Battle-Tested Strategies from a General Counsel

Author(s): Bjarne P Tellmann

In this practical “how to” guide, Bjarne P Tellmann, General Counsel and SVP of Pearson, draws upon more than 20 years of leading top legal organisations across Europe, Asia and the United States to provide a structured plan for upgrading your legal team in an age of disruption.

Publication date: Apr 2017
ISBN: 9781911078203
Length: 347 pages
Price: £48.00

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Building the Data-Driven Law Firm

Second Edition

Author(s): David Curle, Shilpa Bhandarkar, Doug Donahue, Phil Burdon, Joanne Frears, Silvia Bauer, Yolanda Cartusciello, Jaap Bosman, Paul Brook, Tom Spence, Mori Kabiri

Consulting editor(s): Alex Davies

This second edition of Building the Data-Driven Law Firm looks at how the use of data has become inextricably linked with the practice of law; how it can be utilized to the good, and the safeguards that must be put in place to mitigate the bad; how Big Data will revolutionize the way lawyers work, and the cases they will work on; and how new uses for data (including blockchain and the Internet of Things) will influence the law firm of the future. Bringing the book bang up to date, new content features how we can keep data secure in the changing world of work, how data can be used for business development and client satisfaction, the implications of data bias and data theft, and whether the way we use data is even useful anymore.

Publication date: Nov 2022
ISBN: 9781787429222
Length: 104 pages
Price: £149.00

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Building the Sustainable Law Firm: Developing and Implementing an ESG Strategy


Author(s): Robert van Beemen, Sophie Boyer Chammard

This Special Report looks at the business drivers for sustainability in law firms and offers a practical toolkit to guide law firms on their ESG journey. It discusses how the development of robust, long-term ESG initiatives can provide law firms with manifold benefits, including the opportunity to gain competitive advantage; attract, engage and retain clients and employees; increase value and service offerings to clients; and enter new markets. 

Publication date: Jun 2022
ISBN: 9781787428072
Length: 143 pages
Price: £125.00

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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for Law Firms


Author(s): Caroline Poynton

This vital new resource will provide you with the necessary tools to ensure that your firm is equipped to respond quickly and effectively to any business disruption, thereby preventing far-reaching repercussions on revenue, incoming work and reputation.
 

Publication date: Sep 2008
ISBN: 9781906355302
Length: 126 pages
Price: £295.00

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Business Development for Women Lawyers


Author(s): Patricia K. Gillette, Audra A. Dial, Nika Kabiri, Natasha Innocenti, Belinda Lester, Debbie Epstein Henry, Rachel Brushfield, Susan Saltonstall Duncan, Pam Loch, Joanne Frears

Developing successful, authentic, out-of-the-box business development strategies in a largely male-dominated profession.

Publication date: Aug 2018
ISBN: 9781783583461
Length: 100 pages
Price: £155.00

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Business Development for a New Legal Ecosystem


Author(s): Michelle Murray, Sally Dyson, Debbie Epstein Henry, Pam Loch, Nika Kabiri, Merry Neitlich, Yolanda Cartusciello, Natasha Innocenti, Ian White, Rachel Khiara, Wayne Hassay, Catherine Alman MacDonagh, Julie Savarino, Mary Juetten, Nat Slavin, David Freeman, Bob Robertson, Lucy Bassli, Keri Norris

This book is split into two parts - the first deals with the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the ways in which is immediately transformed - and is continuing to innovate - the delivery of legal services.

Publication date: Jul 2020
ISBN: 9781783583980
Length: 202 pages
Price: £235.00

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Business Development:

A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, Second Edition

Consulting editor(s): Stephen Revell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on behalf of the International Bar Association

In an increasingly competitive landscape and with challenges from disrupters, the Big 4 and technology, business development has a pivotal role in a law firms’ strategic success and their ability to stand out from the crowd. 

The second edition of Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, edited by Stephen Revell from Freshfields, revisits the theory, tools and skills needed to implement effective business development in law firms today. Content covers the practical elements – such as what the perfect pitch looks like – as well as the strategic elements, including the variety of structures and approaches to business development at law firms of all sizes.

Publication date: Apr 2020
ISBN: 9781787423343
Length: 339 pages
Price: £140.00

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Business Intelligence and Analytics for Law Firms

Insights for a Shifting Business Ecosystem

Author(s): Gill Eapen, Aileen Leventon, Jennifer Roberts, Ariela Tannenbaum, Melaina Fireman, Kesney Fontes, Paige Keith, Ronda Muir, Michelle Murray

What exactly is the "right" data in an information age? 

Publication date: Aug 2018
ISBN: 9781783583447
Length: 86 pages
Price: £149.00

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Business Thinking in Practice for In-house Counsel

Taking Your Seat at the Table

Author(s): Catherine McGregor

Business Thinking in Practice for In-house Counsel: Taking Your Seat at the Table takes a practical look at key concepts from influential business theory and illustrates how these are applicable to managing or working in an in-house legal department.

Topics covered include purpose, culture, talent and innovation, all of which intersect to provide the structure and framework for legal teams to create a competitive edge. Each chapter features an interview and case study with a general counsel and/or legal team to demonstrate how business concepts can be used in-house most effectively.

Publication date: Aug 2020
ISBN: 9781787423268
Length: 423 pages
Price: £65.00

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COLP and COFA: Compliance in Practice

Third Edition

Author(s): Tracey Calvert

It is a condition of authorisation that all SRA-authorised law firms must have a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) and a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA), and that these individuals must comply with regulatory duties imposed on them personally.

Now in its third edition, COLP and COFA: Compliance in Practice provides the role-holders, and anyone concerned with supporting the role-holders, with essential information about regulatory and ethical standards and compliance procedures that will support the achievement of these standards and facilitate a good working relationship with the SRA.

Publication date: Nov 2022
ISBN: 9781787429192
Length: 153 pages
Price: £149.00

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Career Development for Women Lawyers


Author(s): Bailey Bosch, Rachel Brushfield, Yolanda Cartusciello, Susan Saltonstall Duncan, Rosalie Chamberlain, Debbie Epstein Henry, Joanne Frears, Patricia K. Gillette, Christie Guimond, Clare Harman Clark, Karen Johnson-McKewan, Nika Kabiri, Rachel Khiara, Belinda Lester, Pam Loch, Katherine Thomas, Susan Eandi, Monica Kurnatowska

For women, by women - to help female lawyers progress their careers in an industry still struggling with gender equality.

Publication date: Mar 2019
ISBN: 9781783583669
Length: 174 pages
Price: £99.00

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Client Listening:

Why it Pays and How to Do it

Author(s): Sally Dyson

Future-proof your firm by embedding client relationships, and anticipating client needs. 

Publication date: Mar 2013
ISBN: 9781908640987
Length: 100 pages
Price: £199.00

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Compensation Innovation

An In-depth Exploration into the Future of Law Firm Compensation

Author(s): Timothy B. Corcoran, August Aquila, John Chisholm, Paul Lippe, Dan O’Day, Rebecca Holdredge, Arthur G. Greene, Simon Nash, Benjamin Viney, Polina Pavlova, Nina Gray

Thorough and practical advice that will enable firms of all sizes to develop fit-for-purpose compensation systems that can be effectively managed to drive the right behaviors and, in turn, financial success.

Publication date: Mar 2018
ISBN: 9781783583188
Length: 100 pages
Price: £199.00

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Competitive Strategies for Mid-Sized Law Firms


Author(s): John Alber, Fred H Bartlit, Nancey L Watson, Mark Medice, John Sterling, Chris Austin, David Urbanik, Stuart Wilson, Charlotte Ogilvie

An in-depth examination of why and how mid-sized law firms are in a unique position to compete and go head-to-head with Big Law

Publication date: Aug 2019
ISBN: 9781783583782
Length: 122 pages
Price: £175.00

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Creating a Cross-Serving CultureShift:

Mastering Cross-Selling for Lawyers and Leaders

Author(s): David H. Freeman

Drive greater cross-selling success with this practical, actionable guide on creating a cross-serving culture within your law firm.

Publication date: Aug 2015
ISBN: 9781783581931
Length: 104 pages
Price: £68.86

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Culture in Law Firms: Best Practices for Engagement and Retention in a Hybrid World

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Author(s): Naomi Beard Nelson, Mary Ellen Connerty and Michelle Egan

Shaping Culture in Law Firms examines how this rapid shift has affected law firms, explores post-pandemic law firm management trends, and explains how law firm leaders can cultivate strong bonds within the firm and with clients, as well as retain and engage top talent. Crucial to all this is the integration of effective diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), well-being and engagement strategies.

This Special Report looks at the lessons learned during the pandemic and how they can help refine law firm management approaches.

Publication date: Mar 2024
ISBN: 9781787429284
Length: 128 pages
Price: £95.00

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Design Thinking for the Legal Profession


Author(s): Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD, Zena Applebaum, Tess Blair, Rebecca Holdredge, Nicola Shaver, John Alber, Mark Beese, Duncan Hart, Josh Kubicki, Amy Monaghan, Andy Peterson, R. Amani Smathers, Alex Smith, Lann Wasson, Kate White

There has never been a more exciting time to practice law. While artificial intelligence promises to minimize mundane tasks, clients’ legal issues are becoming more complex. But, to successfully navigate these changes, legal professionals must better develop and exercise their creative problem- solving skills. 

Publication date: Dec 2019
ISBN: 9781783583850
Length: 188 pages
Price: £150.00

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Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession, Second Edition


Consulting editor(s): Globe Law and Business and The Centre for Legal Leadership

This Special Report explores strategies for maximising inclusion and diversity in the legal profession both in-house and in private practice. The second edition has been fully updated to take into account the pandemic and the adverse impact this has had on diversity and inclusion, along with other developments and includes new chapters on belief, ageism, mental health and intersectionality. 

Publication date: Apr 2022
ISBN: 9781787428546
Length: 168 pages
Price: £95.00

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Effective Practice Group Leadership, Second Edition


Author(s): Susan Saltonstall Duncan, Susan Raridon Lambreth, Dr Larry Richard, Michael Roster, Jonathan Fortnam, Neil Lloyd, Norman K. Clark, Colin Jasper, Patrick J. McKenna, John Sterling, Hannah Beko

Consulting editor(s): Alex Davies

Law firm practice group leadership is not for the faint hearted. As firms compete increasingly at practice group level, leaders are being asked to run their groups like business units; to develop and implement a strategic plan that supports the goals and competitiveness of the firm; and to coordinate and lead their partners to enhance the efficiency, performance, and profitability of their groups. With contributions from a wide range of experts, this second edition of Effective Practice Group Leadership builds on the first with new insights and thought leadership. The book examines the position of the practice group leader (PGL) in law firms today, the challenges of the role, and the changes to it, innovations and how modern practice groups are changing, and demonstrates the enormous contribution PGLs can make to the profitability and performance of their law firms, when armed with the tools and the authority.

Publication date: Jun 2022
ISBN: 9781787428690
Length: 120 pages
Price: £149.00

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Emerging Approaches to Information Services


Author(s): Lance Sapsford, Oz Benamram, Marcia Burris, Steve Lastres, Mark Gediman, Marlene Gebauer, Jennifer Mendez, Annie Youngblood, Constance Ard

As law firms continually push to stay relevant in the information age, certain functions and roles will change drastically - possibly none more so than a firm’s information functions and librarians.

Publication date: Aug 2017
ISBN: 9781783582945
Length: 82 pages
Price: £149.00

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Emerging Approaches to Law Firm Profitability


Author(s): Stuart Dodds, David J. Parnell, Hélène Russell, Peter Lane Secor, Rupert Hawke, Paige Keith, Manish Khandelwal, Ariela Tannenbaum, Katherine Thomas, Srinivas Vadali, Thomas Van Der Moere, Zev J. Eigen

Emerging Approaches to Law Firm Profitability is the ideal tool to assist with the implementation of innovative business practices, providing essential guidance for those seeking new means of maximizing their firm’s capacity.

Publication date: May 2018
ISBN: 9781783583348
Length: 130 pages
Price: £179.00

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Essential Soft Skills for Lawyers: What They Are and How to Develop Them


Author(s): Kim Tasso

This Special Report offers a research-based view into the importance of soft skills for modern lawyers and how law firms develop essential soft skills – whether to comply with SRA rules, to lead productive teams, to provide the best service to clients or to grow their practice. This report is the guide to developing the skills needed to get ahead and stay ahead in your legal career.

Publication date: Jun 2020
ISBN: 9781787423381
Length: 191 pages
Price: £95.00

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Future Law Firm Business Models


Author(s): Michael Roster, Patrick J Lamb, Matthew Kellett, Scott Mozarsky, Chris Howe, Robert Millard, Jason Moyse, Rachel Khiara, Rachel Brushfield, Jae Um, Tony Young

An in-depth look at the trends and future developments that will fundamentally change the legal market.

Publication date: Dec 2018
ISBN: 9781783583584
Length: 126 pages
Price: £149.00

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Future Proofing Midsized Law Firms:

A Guide for Strategic and Innovation Leaders

Author(s): John Alber

Consultants who prowl the corridors of Midsize law firms have been offering gloomy advice for years. “Merge, grow, or die,” they say, as though there are only three alternatives for any business in this market that wishes to prepare for the future. The gloom has sharpened since the Great Recession.  Some pundits are now predicting that by 2035—in roughly 15 years—more than half of the traditional law firms in the Midsize market will no longer exist. Despite such pronouncements, however, the Midsize segment had its best year in a decade in 2018. 

That one good year notwithstanding, many Midsize firms are feeling the pressure. While Big Law firms crow about their commitment to innovation, most Midsize firms are still trying to figure out where they fit in the new legal landscape that is taking shape. Some have embraced the “merge, grow, or die” dictum, and are busy trying to expand in some manner. Many others are still studying the problem and taking the first tentative steps—appointing committees, for example, or designating partners to lead their efforts. The key descriptor for much of this activity seems to be innovation—hence, we see the multiplication of innovation committees, innovation partners, innovation initiatives, etc.

Publication date: May 2020
ISBN: 9781783583935
Length: 158 pages
Price: £199.00

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Future-proof Your Legal Career

10 Core Areas of Professional Development

Author(s): Clare Jones, Steve Couch, Hannah Beko

Through exploring ten core areas of professional development for lawyers, discover in this book how to unleash yourself from your barriers and future-proof your legal career today. Content covers everything from self-discovery, through to thought-leadership and pitching as well as the skills and behaviours that underpin success. It will help senior level lawyers looking to build a lasting reputation, successful practice and sustainable, balanced career and provide clarity about your value and a deeper understanding of how to develop client relationships, as well as uncovering challenges to your progress and identifying priority next steps to make everything you do more effective.

Publication date: Dec 2021
ISBN: 9781787424265
Length: 232 pages
Price: £65.00

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General Counsel in the 21st Century:

Challenges and Opportunities, Second Edition

Consulting editor(s): E Leigh Dance and Christoph H Vaagt

Edited by E. Leigh Dance and Christoph H. Vaagt, the second edition of General Counsel in the 21st Century offers general counsel and all in-house legal professionals a variety of expert perspectives on the evolution of the role of the GC and the corporate legal department. Chapters are written by an international group of well-known general counsel, corporate legal leaders, and other experts, and cover important topics for general counsel today, including legal operations, how adaptive legal functions are embracing technology, managing change, and doing more with less.

Publication date: Dec 2022
ISBN: 9781787428638
Length: 187 pages
Price: £130.00

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Good Governance in Law Firms

A Strategic Approach to Executive Decision Making and Management Structures, Second Edition

Consulting editor(s): Norman K Clark on behalf of the International Bar Association

Good governance has become a critical condition for law firms of all sizes to meet the new, fast-moving opportunities of fast-changing markets for legal services — much more than just having a good partnership agreement.

With new insights and substantially updated guidance derived from the recent developments and disruptions of the past ten years, this second edition, published in association with the International Bar Association, concludes with an examination of emerging trends that will shape law firm governance in the future. It provides visionary, but entirely realistic, insights into how law firm governance will need to continue to adapt to new regulatory regimes for the legal profession, stress testing concepts and new alternative business structures.

Publication date: Apr 2023
ISBN: 9781787429345
Length: 315 pages
Price: £165.00

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Great Legal Writing:

Lessons from Literature

Author(s): Max Barrett

This book provides key lessons on legal writing that can be gleaned from various leading authors of the past and brought to bear in crafting more polished legal texts. Among the great authors considered are Joseph Conrad, Guy de Maupassant, E.M. Forster, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, D.H. Lawrence, Robert Louis Stevenson and Virginia Woolf. This book contains invaluable guidance to help all those involved in legal writing to hone their writing skills.

Publication date: Feb 2023
ISBN: 9781787429499
Length: 293 pages
Price: £75.00

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Growth Strategies for the Modern Law Firm


Author(s): Ian Turvill, Angela Hickey, John Cahill, Jill Weber, Deepa Tharmaraj, Susan Pettit, David H. Freeman, Robert Pay, Andrew Hedley

Growth is an imperative for any successful business. Law firms facing rising costs, pricing pressure, and the need to invest in staff, resources, and service delivery are finding that growth is not as easy to achieve as formerly, and that market share must be wrestled from the competition. 

Publication date: Jul 2016
ISBN: 9781783582440
Length: 125 pages
Price: £141.34

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Handbook of Legal Tech


Consulting editor(s): Colin S. Levy

By reading and using the insights shared in this title, learn how to reconcile technology's inescapable presence with the fear of the unknown it often brings about. Edited by Colin S. Levy, a well-known legal tech influencer and advocate, Handbook of Legal Tech provides guidance from many of the leading figures within the legal tech space on the different parts of law practice being enhanced and improved by technology. Each chapter covers a key area of legal tech, including automation, contract management, blockchain, use of artificial intelligence, and legal analytics, and contains first-hand insights into the development and adoption of legal technology and actionable data around best uses for different types of legal technologies. Legal ethics and the future of legal tech are also explored.

Publication date: Jul 2023
ISBN: 9781787429673
Length: 244 pages
Price: £149.00

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Horizon Scanning:

Modernizing Legal Service Delivery

Author(s): Patrick J McKenna, David Kerr, Jon Whittle, Jason P. Williams, Wayne Hassay, Nathan Cemenska, Merry Neitlich, Jerry Rosenthal, Lucy Endel Bassli, David Galbenski, Mary E. Juetten, Paul Williams

Horizon Scanning: Modernizing Legal Service Delivery takes a look at the ways in which the delivery of legal services might change in the foreseeable future, bringing together the advice of leading industry practitioners and consultants who scan the legal horizon for indicators of change, offering their predictions, and sharing experience and practical guidance to help law firm leaders prepare for what is coming up next.

Publication date: May 2020
ISBN: 9781783583959
Length: 136 pages
Price: £199.00

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How to Become the Firm of Choice


Author(s): Rob Lees, August Aquila

How do firms break out of the pack and put themselves in a position to enjoy sustained success? ​How to Become the Firm of Choice provides the answer: firms have to make an explicit decision to become “the firm of choice” in their chosen markets. And, in doing so, they must move their operations to the next level.

Publication date: Feb 2017
ISBN: 9781783582723
Length: 140 pages
Price: £55.00

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Human Capital in the New Legal Ecosystem


Author(s): Michael Roster, Jon Whittle, Jennifer Johnson, Erin Meszaros, Susan Saltonstall Duncan, Bree Buchanan, Renee Branson, Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Clare Harman Clark, Chris Marston, Chris Boyd, Allison Blixt, Jullia Carretta, Timothy B. Corcoran

Examining the impact and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on legal personnel, and the strategies law firm leaders need to consider and adopt to thrive in the new legal ecosystem that will follow.

Publication date: Sep 2020
ISBN: 9781783584000
Length: 124 pages
Price: £141.34

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Innovating for competitive advantage in the legal profession


Author(s): Duncan Hart, Markus Hartung, Arne Gärtner, Deepa Tharmaraj, Adam Billing, Abigail Hunt, Chris Howe, Mark Gould, Stephen Poor, Simon Nash, Scott Rechtschaffen, Oz Benamram, Kathy Skinner, Michael Bradley, John Alber

A deep-dive into the key areas that drive innovation forward in the legal profession

Publication date: Jul 2018
ISBN: 9781783583423
Length: 156 pages
Price: £149.00

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Innovation in Law Firms:

Implementing Successful Projects

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Author(s): Stuart Whittle, Catriona Wolfenden

This book focuses on implementing innovation and the innovation process in a law firm, from pilot to adoption and everything in between (whether that be within the law firm itself or undertaken by the law firm’s clients). Divided into four parts to reflect the innovation lifecycle of examine, explore, develop and reflect, this book is a practical guide for those starting or doing innovation in law firms. Whether at the start or part way through an innovation journey, this book allows readers to dip in and out providing guidance on specific issues as they arise as part of the innovation lifecycle.

Publication date: Aug 2024
ISBN: 9781787429550
Length: 200 pages
Price: £95.00

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Innovations in Client Experience


Author(s): Ken Grady, Julian Summerhayes, Yolanda Cartusciello, Kim Carr, Nathaniel Slavin, Sally Dyson, Edwin Bodensiek, Ryan Burruss, Stephen Poor, Judith McKay, Helen Hamilton-Shaw

 In-depth advice on how the legal profession can up its game in client experience, offering innovative strategies and pragmatic advice to those law firms needing to improve their CX.

Publication date: Mar 2018
ISBN: 9781783583225
Length: 100 pages
Price: £199.00

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Innovations in Legal KM


Author(s): Oz Benamram, Hélène Russell, Jack Bostelman, Chris Boyd, Mark Gediman, Harriet Creamer, Andrea Miskolczi, Cyndi Murphy, Cynthia Brown, James Loft, Kathy Skinner

An exploration of the endeavors of various law firms - the problems they have faced, and the solutions they have developed - to improve their KM processes, and, ultimately, their bottom line

Publication date: Dec 2017
ISBN: 9781783583126
Length: 116 pages
Price: £149.00

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Innovations in Legal Project Management


Author(s): Aileen Leventon, Meredith Wise Mendes, Randall Brater, Katie Heilman, Byron S Kalogerou, Dennis J White, Todd Hutchison, Thomas Agostinelli, Kathleen Thompson, Kevin Bielawski, Lann Wasson, Sam Davenport, Brian Fanning

Harnessing legal project management as a strategy that is explicitly aligned to a law firm’s or legal department’s business objectives and culture.

Publication date: Oct 2018
ISBN: 9781783583522
Length: 102 pages
Price: £149.00

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Knowledge Management in Law Firms:

Challenges and Opportunities Post-Pandemic

Author(s): Nick Milton, Chris Boyd, Amy Halverson, Ian Rodwell, Joe Cohen, Andrea Miskolczi, Jonna Vainikainen, Elisabeth Cappuyns, James Loft, Jon Beaumont, James G. Perkins, Gordon Vala-Webb, Mark Gediman, Kevin Miles, Tara Pichardo-Angadi, Orla Bingham, Katherine Lang, Kathy Skinner, Anthony J Rhem, Tiffany M. O’Neil

This book is the essential guide to the evolution of law firm knowledge management. It covers how to revisit your strategy in light of recent and future changes, the expansion of knowledge management to encompass legal tech and innovation, the rise of the importance of data, strategies for overcoming the challenges hybrid and virtual working pose to knowledge management, managing knowledge teams, and much more.

Publication date: Jan 2023
ISBN: 9781787429437
Length: 139 pages
Price: £149.00

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LLP Conversion for Law Firms


Author(s): Nicholas Wright

Expert guidance and advice whether you are considering conversion or re-thinking your current LLP agreement

Publication date: Dec 2009
ISBN: 9781906355876
Length: 112 pages
Price: £199.00

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Law Firm Governance and Measurements of Success


Author(s): Peter Blair

Understand current law firm governance models, where they are going wrong and how they can be improved to secure sustainable growth

Publication date: Dec 2010
ISBN: 9781907787355
Length: 107 pages
Price: £199.00

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Law Firm Innovation:

Insights and Practice

Author(s): Mark Gould, Arne Gärtner, Richard Hinwood, John Knox, Michael Bradley, Adam Billing, Abigail Hunt, Markus Hartung, Darryl Cooke, Karl Chapman

What does innovation look like for a traditional industry such as law? How will innovation create margins that law firms can capitalise on?

Law Firm Innovation: Insights and Practice by multiple expert contributors answers these questions and provides an overview of innovation options and practices in a changing legal marketplace.

Publication date: Jun 2015
ISBN: 9781783581993
Length: 80 pages
Price: £141.34

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Law Firm KM: Driving Practice Innovation and Redefining Service Delivery


Author(s): Keith Lipman, Toby Brown, Matt Laws, Harriet Creamer, Patrick Dundas, Chad Ergun, Michael Dov Nogroski, Scott Rechtschaffen, Fiona Parkinson, Jennifer P.Keller, David Laud

Understand how legal knowledge management (KM) can help differentiate your firm from its competitors and exceed your clients' expectations from some of the best legal KM minds in the UK and US.

Publication date: Mar 2016
ISBN: 9781783582297
Length: 126 pages
Price: £149.00

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Law Firm Mergers: Lessons from Successful Strategic Combinations


Author(s): Kent M Zimmermann, John E Morris

Mergers and acquisitions of law firms of all sizes have become increasingly common as competition for talent and business intensifies and leading firms dominate the market in size and profitability. Lawyers and law firm leaders contemplating the future of their firms need to understand the changing dynamics of the market, and the ways in which mergers and other combinations may or may not help them fulfil their aspirations. Law Firm Mergers offers both law firm leaders and all partners a way to approach the issues, highlighting the best practices gleaned from successful combinations.

Publication date: May 2022
ISBN: 9781787428454
Length: 104 pages
Price: £95.00

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Law Firm Pricing: Strategies, Roles, and Responsibilities


Author(s): Toby Brown, Vincent Cordo, Jr

This report clearly defines the skills and responsibilities of the pricing director and will help law firms to develop strategic pricing.

Publication date: Nov 2013
ISBN: 9781783580958
Length: 80 pages
Price: £141.34

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Law Firm Strategies for the 21st Century:

Strategies for Success, Second Edition

Consulting editor(s): Christoph H Vaagt on behalf of the International Bar Association

The second edition of this practical title in Globe Law and Business’s series on the business of law offers up new ways to think about strategy and how to explore it in the context of a partnership. It aims to help partners understand what they can – and what they should not – do to chart the course of their firm most effectively, and covers current topics such as digitalisation and client acquisition and retention. 

Publication date: Sep 2020
ISBN: 9781787423022
Length: 271 pages
Price: £95.00

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Lawscape 2025:

Defining the Law Firm of Tomorrow

Author(s): Thomas Berman, Patricia Wheatley Burt, Bob Murray, Alicia Fortinberry, Phyllis Weiss Haserot, John Alber, Eric Hunter, Rohit Talwart, Joanna Goodman, Jack Bostelman, Chris Boyd, Douglas McPherson, Ian Turvill

Lawscape 2025: Defining the Law Firm of Tomorrow is an exploration of the biggest innovations, strategies, and disruptors that are set to change the face of legal practice. 

Publication date: Mar 2017
ISBN: 9781783582785
Length: 166 pages
Price: £249.00

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Lawyer Health and Wellbeing:

How the Legal Profession is Tackling Stress and Creating Resiliency

Author(s): Bree Buchanan, Emma Jones, Kate Dodd, Elizabeth Rimmer, Lubna Gem Arielle, Matt Dean, Kayleigh Leonie, Richard Collier, Paul Bennett, James Pereira

Recent years have witnessed growing concern internationally in wellbeing and mental health across the legal community, a shift reflected in a host of initiatives, networks, reports and research studies. Changes to working patterns, generational shifts, and an increased interest in overall wellbeing have contributed to a growing movement towards better working practices - across all industries but particularly in high pressure professions such as law.

Publication date: Mar 2020
ISBN: 9781783583904
Length: 152 pages
Price: £90.00

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Leadership for Lawyers

Essential Leadership Strategies for Law Firm Success, Second Edition

Consulting editor(s): Rebecca Normand-Hochman and Heidi K Gardner

This second edition, coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman and Dr Heidi K Gardner on behalf of the International Bar Association, explores the crucial elements of law firm leadership. New and updated chapters by prominent experts in the field include leading partners to collaborate; leading the M&A process and leadership succession.

Publication date: Jul 2019
ISBN: 9781787422865
Length: 197 pages
Price: £125.00

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Leading the Future:

The Human Science of Law Firm Strategy and Leadership

Author(s): Bob Murray, Alicia Fortinberry

Practical how-to advice and guidance on how human sciences are interacting with the different aspects of leading, managing, and marketing in a law firm.

Publication date: Feb 2016
ISBN: 9781783582310
Length: 210 pages
Price: £105.10

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Lean Six Sigma for Law Firms


Author(s): Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD

The first report of its kind to provide in-depth strategic and tactical guidance on the application of Lean and Six Sigma in law firms.

Publication date: Jun 2014
ISBN: 9781783581115
Length: 140 pages
Price: £68.86

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Legal leadership

A Handbook for Future Success

Author(s): Ian Paterson, Patrick J. McKenna, Edward Walker, Gabriella O’Rourke, Harry P. Trueheart, Russell Borland, Thomas Chalmers, Dr Bob Murray, Dr Alicia Fortinberry, Rosalie Chamberlain, Katherine Larkin-Wong

A manual providing the essential tools to equip you to become a legal leader of the future.

Publication date: Nov 2018
ISBN: 9781783583546
Length: 114 pages
Price: £149.00

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Legal Operations in the Age of AI and Data

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Consulting editor(s): Olga V. Mack, Humira Noorestani, and MbaMemme Onwudiwe

Legal Operations in the Age of AI and Data, edited by Olga V. Mack, Humira Noorestani, and MbaMemme Onwudiwe, takes readers on a journey into the heart of legal innovation, offering an unmissable opportunity to future-proof your legal expertize. The book combines the perfect blend of AI's cutting-edge capabilities with the nuanced world of legal practice, delivered through the innovative LegalOps 2.0 framework.

Combining both theory and practice from industry leaders, insight is provided from legal tech, in-house legal departments, law firms, and academia. Legal Operations in the Age of AI and Data is your guide to navigating the fast-evolving landscape of AI in the legal field with step-by-step practical guides on how to do so. 

Publication date: Mar 2024
ISBN: 9781837230099
Length: 220 pages
Price: £149.00

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Legal Practice Transformation Post-COVID-19


Author(s): Jonathan Fortnam, Stuart Weinstein

Legal Practice Transformation Post-COVID-19 imagines the post-COVID world for legal services and asks what has changed, what will stay the same and what values are critical to ensure the successful operation of legal teams in the post-pandemic age. It will be invaluable reading for lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, professional support staff and all those involved in the delivery of legal services, to understand what the future of the profession will look like, and how to thrive within it.

Publication date: May 2021
ISBN: 9781787425064
Length: 88 pages
Price: £75.00

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Legal Practice in the Digital Age


Author(s): Paul Caddy, David Jackson, Tony Randle

Legal Practice in the Digital Age contains the hard-won insights lawyers and firms need to survive and thrive in the complex, post-pandemic age. It demonstrates how firms can embrace technological change, from taking a people-centric approach, to technology and innovation, to entrenching forward-thinking new mindsets into your firm’s DNA. This guide is filled with insightful case studies and practical tips to give your firm the edge it needs and make the changes necessary for future success.

Publication date: Mar 2023
ISBN: 9781787429314
Length: 474 pages
Price: £95.00

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Legal Tech and Digital Transformation: Competitive Positioning and Business Models of Law Firms


Author(s): Gerard Tanja, Robert van Beemen, Rupprecht Graf von Pfeil

This Special Report on Legal Tech and Digital Transformation offers a practical framework on the impact of technology, legal tech and technology-based legal services on the formulation of strategy in law firms; how legal tech affects the competitive positioning and business model of law firms and how national and international law firms implement technology. The report will offer essential reading for law firm leaders concerned with how to engage effectively with legal tech today.

Publication date: Dec 2018
ISBN: 9781787422087
Length: 62 pages
Price: £55.00

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Making Every Six Minutes Count


Author(s): Catrin Mills

Increase productivity, achieve greater success, manage work/life balance and improve profitability through effective time management

Publication date: Nov 2016
ISBN: 9781906355777
Length: 98 pages
Price: £105.10

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Managing Legal Change Initiatives


Author(s): Patrick J. McKenna, Arthur G. Greene, Dr Bob Murray, Andrew Hedley, Neryl East, Duncan Hart, Dr Alicia Fortinberry, David J. Parnell, Carol Mynott, Nick Marson

Managing Legal Change Initiatives highlights the best methods of introducing and managing change in a sector that is known for being averse to it. 

Publication date: Sep 2017
ISBN: 9781783583003
Length: 122 pages
Price: £149.00

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Managing Talent for Success:

Talent Development in Law Firms, Second Edition

Consulting editor(s): Rebecca Normand-Hochman on behalf of the International Bar Association

The second edition of this book coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman explores the various elements of what law firms can do to "manage talent" in the most effective ways as well as to overcome the challenges that firms often encounter in their efforts. Topics covered include setting the foundations of a successful talent management strategy, new approaches to managing performance, leading lawyers through change, effective teamwork and collaboration, cultural intelligence and how to develop innovative mindsets for future challenges.   

Publication date: Nov 2020
ISBN: 9781787423749
Length: 259 pages
Price: £125.00

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Managing and Developing Your Career as an In-house Lawyer


Author(s): Ian White, Simon McCall

Managing and Developing Your Career as an In-house Lawyer by Ian White and Simon McCall is a companion to their report Your Role as General Counsel: How to Survive and Thrive in Your Role as GC. It seeks to provide practical ideas and tips on how a busy in-house lawyer can actively manage their own development. The aim is to help them perform more effectively in their current role and also prepare them for promotion or a move elsewhere.

Publication date: May 2023
ISBN: 9781787428515
Length: 80 pages
Price: £75.00

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Measuring and Managing Performance for Law Firms


Author(s): Tony Brown, John Sterling, Patrick Fuller, Barry Wilkinson, Jill King, Patrick J McKenna, Jeremy Snape, Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Christopher Smith

Measuring and Managing Performance for Law Firms offers an overview of the measurement and metrics that firms can employ to effectively manage their work force and firm-wide performance.

Publication date: Apr 2017
ISBN: 9781783582846
Length: 92 pages
Price: £199.00

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Measuring the ROI of Knowledge Management

Second Edition

Author(s): Dave Snowden, Stan Garfield, James Gunn, Tim Hawley, Hélène Russell

For organisations looking at Knowledge Management, it is no longer a question of ‘should we?’ It is now, a question of ‘how should we?’ As the global market becomes increasingly more competitive, and budgets get tighter, many organisations are treading very carefully with their investments. With knowledge resources being intangible at best, it is increasingly difficult to justify any investment in KM.

Publication date: Dec 2016
ISBN: 9781783582686
Length: 108 pages
Price: £141.34

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Mentoring and Coaching for Lawyers:

Building Partnerships for Success

Consulting editor(s): Rebecca Normand-Hochman

This practical handbook, coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman on behalf of the International Bar Association, explores and challenges some of these assumptions. Featuring chapters by well-respected experts in the field of mentoring and coaching, chapters cover topics including leadership coaching for law firm leaders; mentoring and coaching for lawyers at various stages of their careers; and mentoring and coaching for successful onboarding of lawyers, among other topics.

Publication date: Oct 2014
ISBN: 9781909416413
Length: 214 pages
Price: £118.00

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Modern Lawyer Journal

Ideas for Legal Leaders


Editor(s): Alex Davies

There has never been a more exciting time to be a lawyer or a professional working in legal services. The landscape is changing rapidly: we are seeing new entrants to the market, Gen Z redefining the future of work, an increased focus on diversity, purpose and sustainability, and a rapid acceleration of digitisation. These changes impact both the practice of law and the business of law. To navigate this new landscape, lawyers and allied professionals need a forum to exchange ideas and learn from each other. This is what the Modern Lawyer journal provides. 

Issue date: Jan 2024
ISSN: 2634-5498
Frequency: Quarterly
Price per annum: £375.00

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New Directions in Legal Services


Author(s): John Alber, Martyn Caplan, Joanna Goodman, Christie Guimond, Markus Hartung, Debbie Epstein Henry, Fleur Kitchingman, Chrissie Lightfoot, Janvi Patel, Mike Polson, Michael Roster, Richard Tapp, Emma Ziercke

New Directions in Legal Services examines the fast pace of change in the legal services sector, driven in part by new technologies, and considers what the future holds. 

Publication date: Aug 2017
ISBN: 9781783582983
Length: 96 pages
Price: £149.00

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Next Stage Legal Project Management:

Future-proof Your Matter Management

Consulting editor(s): Ignaz Fuesgen

Corporate legal teams and law firms have made significant investments in their legal project management programmes over the past few years. It is time to take stock and, more importantly, envision future interventions. Written by practitioners for practitioners, this title will benefit General Counsel, legal COOs, managing partners, practice leaders and other executives running legal services delivery teams who have initiated legal project management programmes and seek new ideas and inspiration for more value creation. Practical and illustrative examples, case studies and many shared experiences direct the reader towards the next level of proficiency in legal project management – future-proofing your matter management.

Publication date: Mar 2021
ISBN: 9781787424180
Length: 272 pages
Price: £95.00

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Next-Generation Corporate Libraries and Information Services


Author(s): Constance Ard

Next-Generation Corporate Libraries and Information Services will provide you with the information you require to benchmark your strategies, ensure you continue to deliver the services that are required, and demonstrate your vital and integral role in how your organisation operates.
 

Publication date: Sep 2009
ISBN: 9781906355609
Length: 98 pages
Price: £295.00

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Optimizing Practice Management

Driving Profitability and Market Position

Author(s): Susan Raridon Lambreth, Wendy Bernero

As law firms have grown larger and client problems have become increasingly complex, effective practice management has become the primary vehicle through which firms seek to deliver value to clients and differentiate themselves in a competitive market.

Optimizing Practice Management: Driving Profitability and Market Position is intended to help firm leadership work through all the critical aspects of structuring and implementing an effective and optimized practice management system.

Publication date: May 2015
ISBN: 9781783581979
Length: 166 pages
Price: £213.83

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Outcomes Focused Regulation:

Compliance in Practice, Third Edition

Author(s): Tracey Calvert, Bronwen Still

Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this essential handbook breaks down the regulatory changes into bite-sized portions and provides practical guidance to aid compliance.

Publication date: Aug 2016
ISBN: 9781783582464
Length: 196 pages
Price: £195.00

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Outsourcing of Core Legal Service Functions: How to Capitalise on Opportunities for Law Firms


Consulting editor(s): Norman K Clark

Law firms of all sizes are discovering opportunities from outsourcing some of their core operating functions that have traditionally been performed in-house. This Special Report outlines a highly firm-specific approach to identify and prioritise the components of a business case for outsourcing, as well as in-depth examinations of three representative types of outsourced services that are available to law firms. It provides a step-by-step guide to a well-informed outsourcing decision as well as a roadmap for implementing it in a way that produces the best return on the law firm’s investment of management attention and resources.

Publication date: Jan 2021
ISBN: 9781787424104
Length: 128 pages
Price: £95.00

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Package, Position, Profit

How to Build a Legal Practice the 21st Century Wants to Buy

Author(s): Douglas McPherson

This book has been written to show you how to package and position your firm in a way that will allow you to profit from your efforts.

Publication date: Apr 2017
ISBN: 9781783582822
Length: 150 pages
Price: £50.00

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Partner Retirement in Law Firms: Strategies for Partners, Law Firms and Other Professional Services


Consulting editor(s): Ronnie Fox

Many professionals, especially those who own all or part of their firm, find it difficult to think about retirement. Partner Retirement in Law Firms is designed to help reduce procrastination and encourage proactive retirement planning. In this new Special Report, expert contributors provide tips and guidance for navigating the difficult aspects of retirement in the broad context of career planning. 

Publication date: Mar 2020
ISBN: 9781787423428
Length: 136 pages
Price: £95.00

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Partnership Agreements for Law Firms, 2nd Edition


Author(s): Nicholas Wright

Understand the practical, regulatory and ethical considerations that must be reflected in your partnership agreement. 

Publication date: Jul 2011
ISBN: 9781907787638
Length: 111 pages
Price: £199.00

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Performance Measurement for Law Firms


Author(s): Alan Hodgart

Increase firm profitability through effective performance measurement

Publication date: May 2011
ISBN: 9781907787317
Length: 91 pages
Price: £195.00

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Pitching for Lawyers: Using Marketing Communications Techniques to Improve your Win Ratio


Author(s): Rebecca Harding

This unmissable report will give you a practical approach and a clear process to improve your pitching and responses to tenders. It covers areas such as common mistakes, in depth analysis of your audience, messaging and tone, persuading, what researching really means when pitching, visual differentiation, and cross border pitching. It also includes feedback and case studies from in house lawyers and partners, who have seen or made the worst of pitches, and the most outstanding. 

Publication date: Sep 2019
ISBN: 9781787422742
Length: 72 pages
Price: £75.00

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Practical Innovations in Legal Pricing


Author(s): Timothy B. Corcoran, Richard Burcher, Peter Lane Secor, Michael Roster, Danny Ertel, Vincent Cordo, Andreea Axani, Steven A Lauer

A comprehensive overview of the best practices in innovative pricing functions, ​offering insight into newest effective approaches to pricing that top firms are undertaking. 

Publication date: Jul 2017
ISBN: 9781783582921
Length: 108 pages
Price: £249.00

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Preparing for Partnership

A Guide to Achieving Partnership in a Law Firm

Author(s): Michael Roster, David Parnell, Jennifer Bluestein, Pippa Blakemore, Paul Williams, Tom Bird, Nicky Owen, Tony Young, Hung Tran, Jean-Baptiste Lebelle, Claire Rason

Becoming a partner in a law firm is a significant milestone in a lawyer's career, and requires a combination of strong legal skills, business acumen, leadership abilities and a commitment to the firm's success. Preparing for Partnership reviews the essential steps that lawyers need to take to make partnership a reality.

This book outlines the critical factors for success, from building a strong track record to developing a loyal client base, demonstrating leadership skills and meeting the firm's criteria. Contributors to the book discuss how to network and build relationships within the firm, review the financial aspects of partnership, and how to seek feedback and mentorship from other partners.

Preparing for Partnership is an invaluable resource for lawyers seeking to achieve the ultimate career milestone of partnership, and for team leaders and management as they help aspiring partners to prepare. This book will help lawyers navigate the complex path to partnership and realize their full potential in the legal profession. 

Publication date: Sep 2023
ISBN: 9781787429857
Length: 160 pages
Price: £85.00

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Profitability in Law Firms

Insight and Analysis

Author(s): Toby Brown, Steven Campbell, Tim Corcoran, Mark Santiago, Shaun Jardine, Richard Brzakala, Stuart Dodds, Phil Nixon, Wayne Hassay, Madhav Srinivasan, Richard Martin, John McCarthy, Jack Kingston, Michelle Peters, Mitch Spradlin

Profitability – on the face of it – should be simple enough to determine. But once you start to lift the lid, there is much more than meets the eye. Profitability in Law Firms: Insight and Analysis provides practical and proven strategies for law firm leaders and managers who want to take their firms to the next level of performance and profitability.

How can they increase their profitability and efficiency without compromising their quality and reputation? How can they leverage the power of technology, data, and innovation to create value for their clients and themselves? Law firms are facing unprecedented challenges in the current financial climate and therefore need profitability strategies to survive and thrive in a competitive and changing market.

Publication date: Jan 2024
ISBN: 9781787429970
Length: 211 pages
Price: £149.00

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Project Management for Lawyers


Author(s): Barbara J Boake, Rick A Kathuria

A structured approach to planning, pricing and managing legal work to boost profitability and deliver superior value to your clients

Publication date: Apr 2011
ISBN: 9781907787614
Length: 115 pages
Price: £141.34

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Rainmakers: Born or Bred

Second edition

Author(s): Patricia K. Gillette, Rebecca Harding

Rainmakers: Born or Bred is about changing the business development conversation and focusing on how remote working has impacted the way business opportunities can be cultivated and developed. The book explores the personal characteristics that are common in successful rainmakers – and what holds others back from achieving their true potential. The book advocates stripping away the negative associations many lawyers have with the “S” word – selling – as this is a crucial step in redefining our approach to business development. It explores the benefits to stepping out of the safety net of simply being a great lawyer – which is vital in today’s competitive market. Successful rainmakers know how to truly engage with clients, how to understand their business needs and challenges, and how to make their lives easier. This combination of skills attracts and builds sustainable, rewarding client relationships.

Publication date: Jan 2023
ISBN: 9781787429253
Length: 83 pages
Price: £75.00

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Recruiting and Retaining Lawyers:

Innovative Strategies to Attract, Develop and Retain Legal Talent

Consulting editor(s): Rebecca Normand-Hochman on behalf of the International Bar Association

This practical handbook, coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman on behalf of the International Bar Association, explores the opportunities and challenges for adopting effective recruitment, development and retention strategies. Featuring chapters by leading experts in the field, the topics covered include the new employer proposition, equipping partners with the skills and abilities to retain talent, working with legal search consultants, and ways to approach the recruitment and retention of talented people in first-generation law firms.

Publication date: Mar 2017
ISBN: 9781911078159
Length: 177 pages
Price: £138.00

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Redefining Matter Management

A Best Practice Guide to Improving Processes and Profitability

Author(s): Peter Bennett, Barbara J Boake, Toby Brown, Wendy Chang, Anthony Davis, Sally Dyson, Chad Ergun, Rick A Kathuria, Aileen Leventon, Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD, Scott Rechtschaffen, Peter Lane Secor

A collection of real world case studies highlighting some of the most important achievements and ideas in matter management today.

Publication date: Dec 2017
ISBN: 9781783583140
Length: 134 pages
Price: £149.00

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Regulation, Compliance and Ethics in Law Firms, Second Edition


Author(s): Tracey Calvert

Regulation, compliance and ethics are the three common features of all well-run law firms. This second edition has been updated to reflect the replacement of the SRA Handbook with the new regulatory toolkit, the SRA Standards and Regulations, in order to help lawyers acknowledge and develop strategies to accommodate risk management, regulatory and legal compliance and ethical values in their business.

Publication date: Jul 2020
ISBN: 9781787423787
Length: 249 pages
Price: £75.00

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Rise of the Legal COO, Second Edition


Author(s): Chris Bull, Laura McNair, Stephen Allen, Mark J. Masson, Paul Bennett, Patrick J. McKenna, Steve Nelson, Kate Boyd, David S. Schaefer, James G. Perkins, Kiran Scarr, Peter Blair, Kimberly A. Gardner, Ricarda Hauke, Andrew Keith, Jennifer P. Keller, Darren Mitchell, William Robins

With contributions from a number of current law firm COOs, alongside some of the most respected and sought-after consultants working in this space, this second edition of Rise of the Legal COO examines the scope and variety of the legal COO role, and how the challenges and demands of the position have altered as law firms have evolved. It contains updated chapters from the first edition, and several brand new chapters. There are also all-new, exclusive interviews with legal COOs from a variety of national and international firms.

Publication date: Jan 2023
ISBN: 9781787429468
Length: 159 pages
Price: £235.00

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Risk Management for Law Firms: 3rd Edition


Author(s): Frank Maher

Risk Management for Law Firms, 3rd Edition provides an in-depth analysis of key risk areas within the firm and aims to help firms meet new and emerging challenges with clear, practical examples.
 

Publication date: Jan 2009
ISBN: 9781906355418
Length: 102 pages
Price: £295.00

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Risk Management in Law Firms:

Mitigate Risk and Enhance Firm Success

Author(s): William Glynn, Niya Phiri, Alexia Howard, Simon Konsta, Nigel Miller, Simon Chester, Sandy Gill, Anousheh Bromfield, Charles Kuhn, Brian Rogers, Rebecca Atkinson, Frank Maher, Peter Noyce, Noah Fiedler, Tracey Calvert, Jamie Butler, Ruth Bonino, Chris Holme, Jessica Clay, Iain Miller, Lucinda Soon, Jonathon Bray

Risk Management in Law Firms brings together lawyers, consultants and other risk and compliance professionals to provide expert and practical guidance on essential risk management topics. Chapters cover risks relating to clients, internal operations and law and regulation, and address recent developments including issues arising from the shift to hybrid working, the increased focus on ESG and climate change, and the extended influence of clients through outside counsel guidelines.

Publication date: Oct 2022
ISBN: 9781787429161
Length: 195 pages
Price: £149.00

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Risk Management in Law Firms:

Strategies for Safeguarding the Future

Consulting editor(s): Hermann J Knott on behalf of the International Bar Association

This new book has been prepared by a number of well-known and authoritative authors, the majority of whom are from Anglo-Saxon jurisdictions, but with experience in civil law jurisdictions as well. Chapters address financial risks (which have been an important factor in recent collapses of law firms), risks brought by clients as well as risks associated with quality, conflict, hiring and practice integration procedures. 

Publication date: Sep 2014
ISBN: 9781909416444
Length: 303 pages
Price: £115.00

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Robots in Law

How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Legal Services

Author(s): Joanna Goodman

Robots in Law: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Legal Services is designed to provide a starting point in the form of an independent primer for anyone looking to get up to speed on AI in legal services.

Publication date: Nov 2016
ISBN: 9781783582648
Length: 172 pages
Price: £99.99

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Secrets of the Masters

The Business Development Guide for Lawyers

Author(s): David H Freeman

A comprehensive, practical, and inspirational guide, it is packed with hundreds of proven tools and techniques for increasing revenue and forging relationships with clients.

Publication date: Jun 2015
ISBN: 9781783580255
Length: 154 pages
Price: £105.10

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Show Me The Math:

The importance of cost estimates when engaging a law firm

Author(s): Richard Brzakala

A one-of-a-kind prescriptive look at the benefits, importance, and the value that cost estimate strategies bring to individual matters, the overall client law firm relationship, and the legal service delivery model. 

Publication date: Jun 2020
ISBN: 9781783583966
Length: 152 pages
Price: £149.00

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Smart Collaboration for In-house Legal Teams


Author(s): Dr Heidi K Gardner

In-house legal teams are under more pressure than ever to add value to their organisations. This Special Report combines the rigour of Harvard research with a pragmatic focus based on input from hundreds of General Counsels, in-house lawyers, CEOs and board members to show why and how legal teams work across silos – what we call ‘Smart Collaboration.’ It includes the business case, practical tips, case studies and tools to help legal teams master the four essential ‘vectors’ of collaboration. 

Publication date: Apr 2020
ISBN: 9781787423503
Length: 144 pages
Price: £75.00

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Smart Collaboration for Lateral Hiring: Successful Strategies to Recruit and Integrate Laterals in Law Firms


Author(s): Dr Heidi K Gardner, Anusia E Gillespie

This Special Report offers a new, research-based approach for law firms to improve their lateral hiring process and results by engaging new hires in smart collaboration.  Laterals who collaborate with their new colleagues are significantly more likely to stay with the firm longer, to hit or exceed their targets, and to thrive professionally.  Firms need a well-constructed plan, a relentless focus on execution, and clear accountability processes if they expect to help laterals achieve two-way collaboration quickly and efficiently.  This Special Report offers the tools, processes, and best practices for successful implementation.

Publication date: Oct 2018
ISBN: 9781787421967
Length: 103 pages
Price: £68.00

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Social Media in Business Development and Relationship Management: A Guide for Lawyers


Author(s): Kim Tasso

This Special Report provides a practical introduction to social media for lawyers. By avoiding technical details and jargon, it offers a pragmatic guide on how all lawyers – irrespective of industry sector, firm size or client base – can successfully integrate social media into their marketing, business development and client relationship management programmes. 

 

Publication date: Oct 2018
ISBN: 9781787422360
Length: 120 pages
Price: £55.00

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Strategic Intelligence for Law Firms


Author(s): Zena Applebaum, John Alber, Peter Lane Secor, Jeffrey Asjes, Patrick Fuller, Mark Gediman, Annie Johnson, Mark Medice, Ed Walters, Jennifer Roberts

In today’s modern, techno-centric world with its endless supply of data, and the multitude of ways to collect and utilise it, intelligence has become the best tool for law firms when it comes to understanding client needs, offering quality value-oriented services, and garnering and retaining business. 

 

 

Publication date: Aug 2016
ISBN: 9781783582402
Length: 102 pages
Price: £149.00

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Strategic Planning for Law Firms

A Practical Roadmap Second Edition

Author(s): John Sterling

A workable, real-world strategic planning process that can be used in any firm. 

Publication date: Nov 2018
ISBN: 9781783583560
Length: 158 pages
Price: £149.00

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Strategies for Growth in Law Firms


Consulting editor(s): Gerard Tanja and Robert van Beemen - Venturis Consulting Group

Increasingly, international law firms are making it a strategic priority to expand their professional reach and enter new markets. Strategies for Growth in Law Firms provides in-depth insights, practical tools and case studies covering the methodologies, execution and implementation of growth strategies for law firms. In addition, it gives an overview of developments in the main international legal markets and of the different international growth strategies pursued by international law firms, the Big Four and alternative legal service providers.

Publication date: Mar 2021
ISBN: 9781787423664
Length: 249 pages
Price: £125.00

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Stress and Burnout in Law Firms: Leadership Challenges and Choices


Author(s): Lisa M Walker Johnson

This practical guide summons lawyers, leaders and managers to greater alertness about stress-producing factors in the workplace and to more effective applications of practical responses and methods in the special conditions and circumstances of the practice of law in today’s often intense and highly competitive environment. It is written expressly for professional colleagues who want to work together in common cause to bring greater awareness to wellness needs and to minimise excessive stress or distress in the legal workplace, positively impacting workplace culture, professional relationships, firm reputation, talent retention and profitability.

Publication date: Jun 2022
ISBN: 9781787428607
Length: 224 pages
Price: £125.00

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Successful Digital Transformation in Law Firms:

A Question of Culture

Author(s): Isabel Parker

Written by one of the most respected leaders of law firm innovation, this book will help those contemplating or leading digital change in law firms to develop and execute a compelling digital transformation strategy. With a particular focus on the cultural and organisational challenges inherent in a law firm partnership, the book provides practical advice on how to effect meaningful and sustainable change.

Publication date: Nov 2021
ISBN: 9781787423824
Length: 341 pages
Price: £65.00

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Succession Planning:

Ensuring Smooth Transitions for Lawyers and their Firms

Author(s): Sandra J Boyer, Hermann Knott, Susan Saltonstall Duncan, Jaap Bosman, August J Aquila, Pam Loch, Veronica Mann, Shelley Dunstone, Ronnie Fox

A successful succession encompasses two core elements: transitioning firm management to a new generation, and transferring client relationships. This title provides guidance not only on how these two transitions can be achieved effectively, from the perspectives of both individual partners and the firm, but also on the plethora of issues involved in preparing for the departure of retiring partners and transitioning in new leadership, including compensation, the role of diversity and inclusion and financial considerations. It also considers situations where more specific and specialised plans may be required, such as managing the succession of a rainmaker or when a sole practitioner sells their practice.

Publication date: Mar 2022
ISBN: 9781787428393
Length: 79 pages
Price: £95.00

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Sustainable Profitability in a Disrupted Legal Market


Author(s): Norman K. Clark, Lisa Walker Johnson

This special report presents practical strategies for law firms to protect and sustain their financial performance and profitability as changing client expectations, advanced technology, and global competitive forces are fundamentally changing the legal services industry. The authors demonstrate how the traditional factors influencing profitability remain valid, but must be adapted to new financial realities. The report focuses not only on what sustainable profitability means, but also how to achieve it in any law firm.

Publication date: Mar 2019
ISBN: 9781787422667
Length: 103 pages
Price: £65.00

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Tackling Partner Underperformance 2nd edition


Author(s): Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Patrick J. McKenna, Edwin Reeser, Angus Lyon

In depth research, expert insight, and practical strategies for addressing the sensitive issue of partner underperformance in law firms.

Publication date: Mar 2018
ISBN: 9781783583256
Length: 236 pages
Price: £199.00

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Talent in the Legal Profession

How to Attract, Retain and Engage Top Talent

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Author(s): Anne Harnetty, Jean-Baptiste Lebelle, Catherine McGregor, Patrick J McKenna, Victoria Cromwell, Charlotte Smith, Caroline Vanovermeire, Kathryn Rousin, Alice Boullier de Branche, Lara Selem, Rebecca Holdredge, Molly Peckman, Heather Suttie, Tara Waters, Robert Dudley, Chrissie Wolfe, Tea Hoffman, Jay Connolly, Becky Jo Morgan

It makes good business, financial, and reputational sense to keep your best performing staff, but with the most extraordinary recruitment market in 40 years, now more than ever human capital needs nurturing if you believe that people are your greatest asset. The pandemic changed the way we work forever, and we need to reflect on what we learned during that time. What are the true causes of attrition? How do we understand what it is staff need in order to retain them in the business?

Talent in the Legal Profession: How to Attract, Retain and Engage Top Talent aims to answer these and many more questions. Looking at the perspectives of changing attitudes to the profession, an increasingly dynamic and diverse workforce, the impact of technology, and alternative forms of compensation, and how to future-proof the talent that already exists in your organization, the book is essential reading for anyone managing a legal team.

 

Publication date: Apr 2024
ISBN: 9781837230006
Length: 180 pages
Price: £149.00

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The ABCs

Integrating artificial, business and competitive intelligence in the modern law firm

Author(s): Zena Applebaum, Yolanda Cartusciello, Jeff Cohan, Mark Gediman, David Kamien, Jennifer Roberts, Keith Wewe, Dave Whiteside, Bernadette DeCelle

A practical roadmap for how to integrate the developing disciplines of AI, BI, and CI and their potential synergies.

Publication date: Mar 2019
ISBN: 9781783583683
Length: 94 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Agile Law Firm


Author(s): Chris Bull

This Special Report is the essential guide for every law firm leader who wants to move beyond the reactive to the strategic adoption of proven agile principles. Being able to adapt smartly to client needs, competitor threats and employee expectations are at the core of this report, which is built around a self-assessment tool and practical framework for implementing Agile. It also provides examples of Agile programme outlines for law firms large and small which can be adapted depending on individual needs. In short, this report includes everything law firm leaders need to get started on their own agile journey.

Publication date: May 2021
ISBN: 9781787424548
Length: 207 pages
Price: £95.00

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The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing:

A Primer for Common Law Judges

Author(s): Max Barrett

Judges are increasingly aware that the best way of enhancing public confidence in court systems is not only by providing a quality service but doing so compassionately and respectfully. The art and craft of judgment writing is a critical element of this process. Written by Dr Max Barrett, a judge of the High Court of Ireland, this book looks at the judgments of historically great judgment writers from the US, UK and wider common law world (in particular Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Israel and New Zealand). Individual chapters focus on subjects such as judgment purpose, length, style and structure, concurring and dissenting judgments, judgment writing for children and vulnerable parties, as well as more general lessons in good writing offered by great authors from Orwell to Twain.

Publication date: Apr 2022
ISBN: 9781787428577
Length: 373 pages
Price: £95.00

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The Art of the Law Firm Merger


Author(s): Jeff Gillingham

The Art of the Law Firm Merger gives you a clear understanding of the merger process from start to finish including how and when to recognise the indicators that the merger is not in the best interests of your firm. It provides templates and methodologies that ensure the success of your chosen merger and that your primary goals are achieved.
 

Publication date: Mar 2009
ISBN: 9781906355470
Length: 100 pages
Price: £295.00

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The Business of Law:

Strategies for Success

Consulting editor(s): The International Bar Association

This high-level title, published in conjunction with the International Bar Association (IBA), brings together the expertise of IBA members and experienced practitioners to produce a practical guide to law firm management and building a successful business.

Publication date: Mar 2012
ISBN: 9781905783618
Length: 173 pages
Price: £124.00

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The Client Experience

How to Optimize Client Service and Deliver Value

Author(s): Sally Dyson, Will Taylor, Yolanda Cartusciello, Andrew Hedley, David H Freeman, Kim Carr, Douglas McPherson, James Matthews, Scott Rechtschaffen, Helen Hamilton-Shaw, Paul A Williams

Consulting editor(s): Alex Davies

The Client Experience: How to Optimize Client Service and Deliver Value looks at the client experience from end-to-end, from client listening programs to journey mapping, from customer audits to how legal tech can help improve the way a client interacts with a law firm throughout its relationship. A client-centric business model is essential for future law firm success and the authors of this far-reaching title utilize their own experience and real-life case studies to drill down into the importance of maintaining the one thing no business can do without: its client.

Publication date: Nov 2021
ISBN: 9781787428133
Length: 118 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Diversity Agenda:

Lessons and Guidance from the Legal Profession

Author(s): Wesley D. Bizzell, Rosalie Chamberlain, Ruth Grant, Karen Johnson-McKewan, Sharon E. Jones, Charlotte Ogilvie, Todd Sears, Yasmin Sheikh, Daniel K. Winterfeldt

The Diversity Agenda offers effective solutions to those endeavoring to maximize their firm’s potential through the benefits diversification can bring. 

Publication date: Apr 2018
ISBN: 9781783583263
Length: 106 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Evolution of the Law Firm Library Function

Transformation and Integration into the Business of Law

Author(s): CJ Anderson, Scott D Bailey, Cynthia Brown, Kara Buzga, Patrick DiDomenico, Jim Haggerty, Tunisia Johnson, Monice Kaczorowski, Jill L Kilgore, Jocelyn K Sagherian, Sean Tate, Ed Walters

Often seen by firm management as unnecessary and outdated, legal libraries are facing a double-pronged challenge: it is now essential for librarians to demonstrate the continuing value of their profession whilst battling with shrinking budgets and the development of new, disruptive technologies that are transforming working practices and processes at a rapid rate.

Publication date: Jun 2018
ISBN: 9781783583409
Length: 92 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Evolving Role of the Professional Support Lawyer


Author(s): Julia Bateman, Karen Battersby, Lucy Hall, Amanda Hamilton, Clare Harman Clark, Catherine Hart, Ailish Hogan, Katherine Lang, Charles Pigott, Hélène Russell, Evan J Shenkman, Lucinda Troostwyk

A deep dive into the Evolving Role of the PSL: featuring contributions from current PSLs, it provides up-to-the-minute intelligence from an insider’s perspective on common issues and the solutions to tackle them. Advice from experts, ranging from knowledge management specialists to PSL recruiters, and compelling case studies that provide a crucial insight into real-world industry and career experience.

Publication date: Sep 2018
ISBN: 9781783583485
Length: 200 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Future of Legal Innovation


Author(s): Anna McGrane, Dean Boeschen, Rebecca Holdredge, Nicola Shaver, Vishal Agnihotri, Anusia Gillespie, Linda Perez Clark, Aaron Crews, Josias N. Dewey, Gordon Vala-Webb, Linda Novosel, Anshoo Patel, Sharon Scenna, Evan Parker

The Future of Legal Innovation 

Publication date: Jan 2020
ISBN: 9781783583867
Length: 98 pages
Price: £225.00

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The Future of Profitability Models and Analysis for Law Firms


Author(s): Dwight Floyd, James D Cotterman, Eugenia Frenzel, Timothy B Corcoran, Peter Lane Secor, Ron Paquette, Thomas W Van Der Moere, Eddie Raychaudhuri, Madhav Srinivasan, Jim Foley

This book combines trendspotting, exploratory intelligence with case studies and real-world examples of best practice. 

Publication date: May 2019
ISBN: 9781783583720
Length: 114 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Handbook for Legal Innovation


Author(s): Nicola Shaver

Although legal innovation is critical for law firms, with clients pushing for more efficient, cost-effective, and automated services, very little has been written about how to drive successful enterprise-wide transformation efforts. As innovation and legal operations functions proliferate globally, Nicola Shaver has written the first definitive book to guide legal professionals through setting up an effective innovation function and driving successful culture change and initiatives across a legal organization.

In The Handbook for Legal Innovation, Shaver, the 2020 ILTA Legal Innovation Leader of the Year and a College of Law Practice Management Fellow, outlines how to set up an effective strategy for innovation, provides practical guides for conducting current-state audits, establishes frameworks to help identify project priorities, and outlines how to build and grow the right team. With 20 years of experience in the legal industry, including a decade each of practicing law and driving innovation initiatives in large legal organizations, Shaver draws upon her experience as well as broad industry knowledge to inform this practical guide.

Publication date: May 2023
ISBN: 9781787429130
Length: 294 pages
Price: £75.00

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The Human Science of Strategy

What Works and What Doesn't

Author(s): Dr Bob Murray, Dr Alicia Fortinberry

What works and what doesn’t, examining the issues behind each of these questions and how they form the drivers of almost all human decision-making and behaviour.

Publication date: Oct 2019
ISBN: 9781783583829
Length: 110 pages
Price: £29.99

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The In-house Counsel Compliance Companion


Author(s): Tracey Calvert

In-house counsel must be able to identify and comply with the non-negotiable regulatory and ethical duties expected of them by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. This book provides guidance on essential regulatory and ethical knowledge. The challenges of in-house practice are discussed with commentary on the tensions that might exist such as when the business is global or when business risks are not managed properly. It contains contributions from thought leaders and experts, and case studies and examples of disciplinary action are used to support your understanding of this essential topic.

Publication date: Jul 2021
ISBN: 9781787424982
Length: 224 pages
Price: £75.00

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The Independent Bar

Insights into a Unique Business Model

Consulting editor(s): David Barnes, Atkin Chambers

This practical guide, edited by David Barnes, Chief Executive & Director of Clerking at Atkin Chambers, provides readers with in-depth insight and advice into the management of chambers including business strategy, international development, talent management and compliance. The book features chapters from some of the most prominent clerks and CEOs currently working within the world of the Bar, as well as experts in accounting and recruitment.

Publication date: Mar 2018
ISBN: 9781787422520
Length: 170 pages
Price: £58.00

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The Lawyer as Leader: How to Own your Career and Lead in Law Firms


Author(s): Antonin Besse

This Special Report is a practical, experience-based guide to personal development at every stage of a lawyer’s career. The author draws on over 30 years as an international commercial lawyer and senior partner in a Magic Circle firm to offer a roadmap for moving from a “What’s expected of me?” mindset to self-leadership and leadership of others. The report’s main theme is that retaking autonomy and control can transform engagement and fulfillment in a legal career.

Publication date: Apr 2019
ISBN: 9781787422322
Length: 119 pages
Price: £45.00

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The Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Process Improvement


Author(s): Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD, Kim R Craig, Andrew M Baker, Tim Hanson, Simon Thompson, Robert Millard, Chris Bull, Lann Wasson, Barbara J Boake, Rick A Kathuria, Antony Smith, Scott Rechtschaffen, Stephanie Kimbro

This report is a practical guide on legal process improvement. It explains how to map, analyse and optimise processes to ensure greater efficiency and client value, while also improving a firm’s bottom line.

Publication date: Dec 2014
ISBN: 9781783581795
Length: 98 pages
Price: £141.34

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The Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Project Management


Author(s): Jim Hassett, Karen Dalton, John Duggan, Helen Bunker, Barbara J Boake, Rick A Kathuria, Antony Smith, Zena Applebaum, Lann Wasson, Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD

The Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Project Management is an invaluable asset for any firm looking to capitalise on the strategic gap in the market; whether it be through introducing the fundamentals of LPM, or by bolstering existing functions to incorporate process improvements and to support Knowledge Management initiatives.

Publication date: Feb 2017
ISBN: 9781783582761
Length: 110 pages
Price: £239.00

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The Lawyer's Guide to Strategic Practice Management

Second Edition

Author(s): Viv Williams, John Sterling, Patrick J. McKenna, David H. Freeman, Chrissie Lightfoot, Andrew Hedley, Adam Billing, Robert Pay, Heidi K. Gardner, Danny Ertel, Lisa B. Horowitz, Arthur G. Greene, Patricia Wheatley Burt, Harry P. Trueheart, Patrick J Lamb, Toby Brown, Vincent Cordo, V. Mary Abraham, Catherine Alman MacDonagh, JD, John Alber, Clare Adshead-Grant

This new and updated edition of The Lawyer's Guide to Strategic Practice Management provides law firm leaders with the very latest guidance and market knowledge on how to improve and refine current management strategies in order to thrive and compete in today's legal marketplace.

Publication date: Dec 2015
ISBN: 9781783582235
Length: 476 pages
Price: £68.86

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The Lawyer’s Guide to the Future of Practice Management


Author(s): Simon Drane, Jennifer Roberts, Robert Millard, Katherine Thomas, Clare Harman Clark, Janvi Patel, Arthur G Greene, Zev J. Eigen, Christie Guimond, Langdon Morris, Patrick J McKenna, Michael Roster, Ailish Hogan, Patrick J Lamb, Phyllis Weiss Haserot, Lucinda Troostwyk, Bailey Bosch

Expert opinion, guidance, and market knowledge on what today’s legal marketplace might look like tomorrow.

Publication date: Sep 2019
ISBN: 9781783583805
Length: 174 pages
Price: £80.00

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The Mechanics of Law Firm Profitability

People, Process, and Technology

Author(s): Toby Brown, Michael Roster, Jack Bostelman, Chris Boyd, Jim Hassett, Wendy Chang, Timothy B. Corcoran, Anthony Davis, Keith Maziarek, David J. Parnell, James G. Perkins, Steven Petrie, Mark Voigtmann, Tom Snavely, Vanessa Savoie

The Mechanics of Law Firm Profitability: People, Process, and Technology examines why a focus on profitability and metrics is reshaping law firm operations and matter management.

Publication date: Nov 2016
ISBN: 9781783582600
Length: 136 pages
Price: £68.86

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The Modern In-house Lawyer:

Optimising Relationships for Growth and Success in an ESG Environment

Author(s): Ciarán Fenton

This book shows how in-house lawyers across the world can better manage their relationships with themselves and others, and how their client organisations can reciprocate. The main theme throughout is that reframing relationships, and then making small changes in them, can together have a big impact on individual fulfilment, organisations and society. Written by Ciarán Fenton, it provides in-house lawyers at all levels, members of the c-suite and private practice lawyers with the principles, tools and models to manage their key relationships and enhance their work.

Publication date: Nov 2023
ISBN: 9781787429529
Length: 264 pages
Price: £125.00

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The Naked Lawyer

Rip to XXX How to Market, Brand and Sell You

Author(s): Chrissie Lightfoot

A complete strategy and skills toolkit for brand, career and business development

Publication date: Nov 2010
ISBN: 9781907787300
Length: 250 pages
Price: £96.00

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The Partner Remuneration Handbook:

A Guide to Compensation in Law and Other Professional Service Firms

Author(s): Michael Roch, Ray D'Cruz

In The Partner Remuneration Handbook, Michael Roch and Ray D’Cruz provide guidance for senior partners, managing partners, partnership boards, remuneration committees and others involved in the partner compensation process (department heads, CFOs, HRDs), on designing effective profit-sharing systems, reaching fair reward decisions efficiently and implementing motivating contribution management processes.

Publication date: Aug 2022
ISBN: 9781787428485
Length: 383 pages
Price: £225.00

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The People Who Run Law Firms: Lessons Learned from Law Firm Leaders


Consulting editor(s): Bill Knight, OBE

This Special Report contains candid interviews with managing and senior partners of law firms large and small, from Europe and the City to the high street and Africa. By lawyers, for lawyers, it tells personal stories about their pathways to the law and gives their views on clients, management, the role of lawyers in society and the issues of the day. It will provide lasting and critical insights into the profession at this time of change and disruption.

Publication date: Jun 2021
ISBN: 9781787424623
Length: 108 pages
Price: £85.00

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The Post-Pandemic Law Firm


Author(s): Wayne Hassay, John Chisholm, Stuart Wilson, Patricia K Gillette, Yvonne Nath, Mary Juetten, Jon Whittle, Viv Williams, Sally Kane, Debbie Epstein Henry, Ashley Jordan

The Post-Pandemic Law Firm looks at how law firms can make a paradigm shift, adopting an entirely new business model that focuses on providing outcomes, outputs, and results to their clients and internally places the wellbeing of their team as a cornerstone to the future long-term success and sustainability of the legal profession. Chapters include changes to business models, virtual and remote working, how the pandemic has affected women in the profession, the future of dispute resolution, M&A activity and changes to pricing models – all authored by highly respected practitioners in the modern legal system.

Publication date: Oct 2021
ISBN: 9781787428010
Length: 130 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Rise of Specialist Career Paths in Law Firms


Author(s): Catherine Hart, Lucy Hall, Clare Harman Clark, Amy Grunske, Rebecca Atkinson, Anne Macdonald, Rachel Brushfield, Hayley Geffin, Amy Monaghan, Tammy Heydenrych, Tom Evans, Nina Gramcko, Claire Shasha, Rebecca Holdredge

The Rise of Specialist Career Paths in Law Firms is the essential guide to the plethora of career opportunities available in law firms beyond traditional fee earning. It covers more established roles such as the professional support lawyer and pro bono professional, and new, emerging career paths, including in innovation and legal operations, as well as roles that will become available in the future. Written by experts with lived experience performing these roles, chapters provide information and insights into the different opportunities available, the skills needed to thrive in these positions, the responsibilities they entail, and how to build careers in these spaces.

Publication date: Jun 2022
ISBN: 9781787428720
Length: 125 pages
Price: £149.00

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The Rule of Law in the 21st Century:

A Worldwide Perspective, Second Edition

Consulting editor(s): Professor Robert A Stein - University of Minnesota Law School, Justice Richard J Goldstone - Constitutional Court of South Africa, and Homer E Moyer, Jr - Miller & Chevalier

This book, published in association with the International Bar Association, examines the concept of the rule of law from a variety of perspectives, beginning with the basic principles and all-important definitional issue of what the term 'rule of law' means, and includes fully updated chapters covering the independence of the judiciary and the internationalisation of the rule of law, as well as several new chapters. 

Publication date: Mar 2022
ISBN: 9781787427952
Length: 320 pages
Price: £95.00

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The Silver Bullet

How RFPs Are Won

Author(s): Nancey L Watson

The solution for writing - and winning - Request for Proposals is finally here.

Publication date: Aug 2018
ISBN: 9781783583362
Length: 128 pages
Price: £167.00

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The Strategic Law Firm


Author(s): Duncan Hart

Capitalise on your firm’s core strengths through the development of a coherent business strategy for success

Publication date: Nov 2010
ISBN: 9781907787263
Length: 143 pages
Price: £199.00

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The Virtual Lawyer


Author(s): Douglas McPherson

The Virtual Lawyer examines the new virtual ways of approaching marketing and business development, explaining how you can continue to strengthen your existing relationships, boost your visibility in the markets you serve, and generate the new introductions and new opportunities you’ll need to grow your practice whilst working remotely.

Publication date: Dec 2020
ISBN: 9781783584024
Length: 130 pages
Price: £68.86

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The Visible Lawyer:

How to Raise Your Profile and Generate Work

Author(s): Douglas McPherson

Lawyers today need to be more proactive in winning client work. To be successful in this, they need to think beyond ‘marketing’, ‘business development’ and ‘selling’, and instead strive to be more visible to their target clients.

Publication date: Apr 2016
ISBN: 9781783582365
Length: 194 pages
Price: £39.87

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Thriving in a Multi-generational Law Firm: How to Increase Communication and Collaboration Among Lawyers


Author(s): Pamela DeNeuve, John Grimley

This Special Report identifies the conflicts between the different generations currently working in law firms, which, if they continue on their current trajectory, will compromise the long-held traditions and culture within the legal profession. It will address how generational differences set up conflicts between colleagues and will promote different ways to create positive change and harmony within firms. It contains a key analysis of why associates leave, the cost of turnover (which is in the billions of dollars), and what law firms can do to increase retention and productivity.  

Publication date: Nov 2021
ISBN: 9781787425101
Length: 111 pages
Price: £85.00

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Tipping Point

Transformation and Innovation in the Legal Department

Author(s): Merry Neitlich, Gonzalo Ruiz, Ian White, Aaron Katzel, Peggy Chang Barber, Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, Dr. Lena Campagna, Jeffrey N Neuman, Patrick J Lamb, John E Grant

An in-depth handbook for the general counsel looking to build a truly modern legal department and revolutionize their role.

Publication date: Jan 2019
ISBN: 9781783583621
Length: 128 pages
Price: £149.00

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To Innovate or Not to Innovate

A Blueprint for the Law Firm of the Future

Author(s): Darryl Cooke

This book will show you how to reinvent yourself to create a culture that encourages and spawns innovation at every level, both on the micro and macro levels. It leads you through the creation of the infrastructure that is necessary to encourage creativity and that is unique to law firms.

Publication date: May 2019
ISBN: 9781787422483
Length: 183 pages
Price: £65.00

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Tomorrow's Naked Lawyer

Newtech, Newhuman, Newlaw

Author(s): Chrissie Lightfoot

This book, Tomorrow’s Naked Lawyer, explores, debates, and challenges conventional thinking and wisdom with regard to marketing, branding, technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and the future of law during the period 2015 to 2045. 

Publication date: Nov 2014
ISBN: 9781783581740
Length: 179 pages
Price: £96.00

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Tomorrow's KM

Innovation, Best Practice and the Future of Knowledge Management

Author(s): Hélène Russell, Cyndi Murphy, Dr Mona Alhefdhi, Raymond Olayinka, Sara Traynor, Dr Randhir Reghunath Pushpa, Clare Harman Clark, Caroline White-Robinson, Dr Vincent Ribiere

This book focuses on the relationship between innovation and KM, elaborating on the role of KM as the facilitator and enabler of change. 

Publication date: Jun 2019
ISBN: 9781783583744
Length: 96 pages
Price: £99.00

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Your Role as General Counsel: How to Survive and Thrive in your Role as GC


Author(s): Ian White, Simon McCall

By guiding you through the first 100 days in a significant role, this Special Report seeks to address some of the challenges of the demanding role of General Counsel. It will show you how to navigate between acting as wise counsel to management while leading your team successfully. It is a must-read for any current or aspiring GC, in-house legal teams, HR directors, CEOs and private practice lawyers who wish to know what to expect from the in-house teams.

Publication date: Mar 2021
ISBN: 9781787424029
Length: 123 pages
Price: £75.00

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