03361nam 2200637Ia 450 991045126790332120200520144314.01-281-14564-597866111456440-19-153800-01-4294-9196-5(CKB)1000000000429547(EBL)415515(OCoLC)476242997(SSID)ssj0001146959(PQKBManifestationID)12443251(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001146959(PQKBWorkID)11130114(PQKB)10303904(SSID)ssj0000197197(PQKBManifestationID)11182223(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197197(PQKBWorkID)10154416(PQKB)10792753(MiAaPQ)EBC415515(Au-PeEL)EBL415515(CaPaEBR)ebr10167521(CaONFJC)MIL114564(EXLCZ)99100000000042954720070201d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrManaging the modern law firm[electronic resource] new challenges, new perspectives /edited by Laura EmpsonOxford Oxford University Press20071 online resource (263 p.)Includes bibliography and index.0-19-958964-X 0-19-929674-X 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 MARKET6. 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; IndexLaw firms face unique organizational, managerial, and business issues, such as the role of partners, new practice development, payment 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 partnersLaw officesElectronic books.Law offices.340.068Empson Laura994957MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451267903321Managing the modern law firm2279100UNINA