LEADER 05302nam 2200673 450 001 9910465008803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61438-051-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000215656 035 $a(EBL)1760225 035 $a(OCoLC)886114392 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001289206 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12561408 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001289206 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11307733 035 $a(PQKB)10328246 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1760225 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1760225 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11143847 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000215656 100 $a20160821h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLaw & reorder $elegal industry solutions for restructure, retention, promotion & work/life balance /$fDeborah Epstein Henry 210 1$a[Place of publication not identified] :$cAmerican Bar Association,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (459 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-61632-072-9 327 $aCover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Why I Wrote This Book; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Thomas L. Sager, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Dupont; Introduction: The Key to Understanding This Book; PART I: STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS FOR LEGAL EMPLOYERS; CHAPTER 1: CHANGE IS GOOD; Change Comes to the Legal Profession; Why the Billable Hour No Longer Works; Why the Billable Hour Is So Entrenched; The Economic Downturn-Furthering the Push to Eliminate Billable Hours; Clients Demanding Change 327 $aLaw Firm Talent: Further Undermining the Stability of the Existing ModelDisaggregation and Globalization of Work; Intersection of Commoditization and Technology; CHAPTER 2: THE RISE OF NEW MODELS OF LEGAL PRACTICE; Axiom and Other New Law Firm Models; Virtual Law Firms; Firms Abandoning the Billable Hour; Hybrid Firms; Blended Professional Services Firms; Publishing Law Firm; Small Firm Alternatives to Practice; Alternative Hour Firms; Flex-Time Firms; Women-Owned Firms; Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO); The Junior Lawyer Fallout; CHAPTER 3: THE LARGE LAW FIRM OF THE FUTURE; Alternative Fees 327 $aFix or Flat Fees/Unit PricingSuccess, Bonus, or Incentive Fees; Holdbacks; Retainers; Contingent Fees; Alternative Fee Variations of the Billable Hour; Discounted Hourly Rates; Volume Discounts; Blended Rates; Frozen Rates; Per Diem Rates; Fee Cap; Hybrid; Alternative Fee Opportunities for Women and Work/Life Balance; Changes in Legal Staffing; Use of Temporary Attorneys; Shrinking Associate Classes and Increasing Use of Staff and Non-Partnership Attorneys; Levels/Tiers of Associates; Temporary, Staff, and Non-Partnership Track Attorney Work: The Impact on Women; Compensation 327 $aChanges in RecruitingContemplating Outside Investors; Ultimate Challenge Facing Large Law Firms: Determining Value; CHAPTER 4: REDESIGNING LAWYERS' CAREER PATHS; Core Competency Programs; Training, Evaluations, and Promotions; Compensation; Billing Rates; Elimination of Bias; Impact on Women; Impact on Reduced-Hour Lawyers; Compensation; Accountability; Contribution; Misconstruing Work/Life Balance as Lack of Aspiration; Progression and Promotion; Apprenticeship and Training; Changes to Law Schools and Law Student Paths; Remaining Challenge: Who Will Train Law Students and Incoming Lawyers? 327 $aCHAPTER 5: DESIGNING A WOMAN-FRIENDLY EMPLOYERWhy Design a Woman-Friendly Employer?; How to Design a Woman-Friendly Employer; Workforce Profile; Representation; Recruitment and Attrition; Family-Friendly Benefits and Policies; Parental Leave; Phase Back; Childcare; Reentry; Retirement; Flexibility; FLEXIBLE AND REDUCED HOUR ARRANGEMENTS; Reduced-Hour Usage; Reduced-Hour Promotion; Full-Time Flex-Time; Other Flexible Work Arrangements; Leadership, Compensation, and Advancement of Women; Leadership; Promotion; Compensation; Development and Retention of Women; Training and Business Development 327 $aMentoring 330 $aThis ground-breaking and timely book will inspire you to effect changes in your own work methods and those of your employer. It will provide you with the foundation, insights and strategies you need to redesign the legal workplace, re-align the interests of lawyers, clients and legal employers, hone your individual skills as a lawyer, and embrace a more hospitable, productive and profitable environment. 606 $aPractice of law$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 606 $aLawyers$xFees$zUnited States 606 $aLegal services$xTechnological innovations$zUnited States 606 $aLawyers$xJob satisfaction$zUnited States 606 $aQuality of work life 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPractice of law$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aLawyers$xFees 615 0$aLegal services$xTechnological innovations 615 0$aLawyers$xJob satisfaction 615 0$aQuality of work life. 676 $a340.068 700 $aHenry$b Deborah Epstein$f1967-$0994194 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465008803321 996 $aLaw & reorder$92276921 997 $aUNINA