Posted by wktd - November 20th, 2008
are there any good outlines or articles on law practice management
including technology, associate training, contract lawyers?Hello and thank you for your question.
The leading consultant-authorities on law firm management are
Hildebrandt and Altman, Weil. Since there practices are devoted to
this area, you may find everything you need at
Hildebrandt
http://www.hildebrandt.com
and
Altman, Weil
http://www.altmanweil.com/about/articles/lfma.cfm
For the particular topics you've asked about, I suggest you read the
following:
TECHNOLOGY
Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Technology Deployment
http://www.altmanweil.com/about/articles/lfma/technology.cfm#
http://www.altmanweil.com/about/articles/article.cfm?APA_SSID=12&PAID=2&ArticleID=123&PracticeArea=Law%20Firm%20Management&APASub=Technology
Technology as a Strategic Weapon - The Corporate Lawyer's Desktop of
the future
http://www.altmanweil.com/about/articles/article.cfm?APA_SSID=12&PAID=2&ArticleID=125&PracticeArea=Law%20Firm%20Management&APASub=Technology
Technology Will Transform Transactional Law
http://www.hildebrandt.com/Documents.aspx?Doc_ID=711
Corporate Focus - - Lawnet
http://www.hildebrandt.com/PublicDocs/Doc_ID_1235_792003913296.pdf
See also:
The Big Picture
http://practice.findlaw.com/feature-0603.html
ASSOCIATE TRAINING
Trends in Associate Retention
http://www.altmanweil.com/about/articles/lfma/hr_man.cfm#
Attracting—And Keeping—The Best & Brightest
http://www.hildebrandt.com/Documents.aspx?Doc_ID=827
Firms Need to Provide Career Development
http://www.hildebrandt.com/Documents.aspx?Doc_ID=628
Plugging the Brain Drain—Tips for Retaining Associate Talent
http://www.hildebrandt.com/Documents.aspx?Doc_ID=636
Uncertain Times—Law Firm Associates Need Mentors to Nurture Them
http://www.hildebrandt.com/Documents.aspx?Doc_ID=658
See also:
First Year Associate Training and Professional Development Program
http://www.shipman-goodwin.com/assoc_train.php
CONTRACT LAWYERS
This very much overlaps with the Associate training information given
above. Contract lawyers essentially are Associates who rather than
being on an up-or-out partner track, have a contractully set tenure
and no partnership expectation. In terms of the overall setup, a good
article to read is
Achieving the Benefits of Practice Management
http://www.hildebrandt.com/Documents.aspx?Doc_ID=547
Worthwhile material from sources other than Altman, Weil and
Hildebrandt:
At some firms, it's up-or-out, i.e., partner or nothing. But more and
more big firms have something in-between, which may be called "senior
attorney," "senior counsel," "special counsel" or someday, perhaps,
even a category of "Very Special Counsel."
Big Firm, 'Big' Words
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1039054434606
L's Guide to the Law Firm: A Primer
http://www.heymarci.com/l_articles/westlaw_guide.html
MANAGING WORK EXPECTATIONS: TOOLS, MODELS AND DIALOGUE
http://www.pdcounsel.com/managing%20work%20expect.html
LawCommerce
http://www.lawcommerce.com/articles/index.asp
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