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Titolo |
Managing the modern law firm [[electronic resource] ] : new challenges, new perspectives / / edited by Laura Empson |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-14564-5 |
9786611145644 |
0-19-153800-0 |
1-4294-9196-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law offices |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; PROLOGUE; 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; 2. YOUR PARTNERSHIP: SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN A CHANGING WORLD: THE SPECIAL NATURE OF PARTNERSHIP; 3. YOUR PEOPLE: VALUING DIVERSITY: SOME CAUTIONARY LESSONS FROM THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; 4. YOUR EXPERTISE: DEVELOPING NEW PRACTICES: RECIPES FOR SUCCESS; 5. YOUR CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND REPUTATION: WEIGHING THE WORTH OF SOCIAL TIES: EMBEDDEDNESS AND THE PRICE OF LEGAL SERVICES IN THE LARGE LAW FIRM MARKET |
6. YOUR INCOME: DETERMINING THE VALUE OF LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: BILLING AND COMPENSATION PRACTICES IN LAW FIRMS 7. YOUR CAPITAL: BUILDING SUSTAINABLE VALUE: A CAPITAL IDEA; 8. YOUR COMPETITORS: MAPPING THE COMPETITIVE SPACE OF LARGE US LAW FIRMS: A STRATEGIC GROUP PERSPECTIVE; 9. YOUR ETHICS: REDEFINING PROFESSIONALISM? THE IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT CHANGE; 10. YOUR CHALLENGE: SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THE GLOBAL LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Law firms face unique organizational, managerial, and business issues, such as the role of partners, new practice development, payment |
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systems, the value of legal knowledge, career development, and competitive advantage. This book investigates these particular challenges and is ideal for anybody researching or managing professional service firms. - ;The last ten years have been a period of extraordinary change for law firms. The rapid growth of corporate law firms and the emergence of global mega-firms such as Clifford Chance, Linklaters, and Freshfields, have strained the traditional partners |
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