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Law as a Business
Law Firms: My 2016 Prediction
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Law as a Business
I was recently asked to make a prediction about law firms for 2016. What do you suppose I predicted?
I doubt you would guess it because I may be one of the few people who see that it is happening.
So, with that here’s what I predicted:
In 2016 law firms will experience greater problems
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The Client Revolution: How it’s Changing Big Law
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Client Service, Law as a Business
Leila Rafi and Elder Marques are two McCarthy Tétrault Toronto partners I coached a couple of years ago. You might recall they wrote a guest post here a year ago. Fast Forward: What Will You Be Doing in 2020?
Because I greatly value their ideas, I asked them to write another guest post. Here is…
Raising Rates Just Because: Sure Way to Lose Some Clients
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Law as a Business
For several years, my trusty assistant Joyce and I ate lunch almost every Tuesday at one of our favorite restaurants. It was a Tex-Mex Grill in far north Dallas.
We traditionally dined there on Tuesday because the restaurant features “Double Punch Tuesdays” and we get two punches on our card. When we have 10, punches…
What would your law firm be like if it was led by Coach K?
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Law as a Business, Law Firm Leadership
Noting that once again Duke is in the Final Four, I thought it might be valuable for you to re-read this blog that I first posted in 2012.
Before we get to Coach K, I want to share that I have become a big Gonzaga basketball fan. I like Coach Few and I like how…
Collaboration: Why Your Law Firm Should Reward It Now
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Law as a Business, Law Firm Leadership
Why are so many successful lawyers silos in their law firms? Does it matter?
Have you heard the phrase: In MBA programs students are taught to collaborate. In law schools, students are taught to compete?
If you are a regular reader, you have likely seen that phrase in previous blog posts. I thought about it…
Law Firms: Is Yours Best Place to Work in America or Are Your Associates “Getting Hours?”
By Cordell Parvin on
Is your law firm a Fortune Best Place to Work in America Law Firm, or are your associates just “getting their hours?”
What difference do you think that might make to your business clients (Bet many of them read Fortune), your lawyers and staff (Bet many of them are proud…or not of their firm) and…
Lawyers: Are You Confused About Appropriate Attire?
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Client Development, Law as a Business
Men, has there ever been a morning when you were getting dressed for court, or an important meeting, and you had to think beyond whether your tie matched your suit, or whether it is ok to wear a striped shirt with a striped suit? I doubt it. As you will see below, you have a…
Recommended Reading: The Boys in the Boat
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Law as a Business, Law Firm Leadership
On Fridays, I have been recommending books. Last Friday, I recommended Unbroken.
Today I recommend The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. I am listening to the book currently. Once again the narrator is Edward Herrmann and he does an excellent job bringing the story to life.
My thanks to Fox…
If Your Clients Could Choose Your Law Firm’s Vision and Core Values
By Cordell Parvin on
Posted in Law as a Business, Law Firm Leadership
Your law firm’s success depends on attracting, retaining and expanding relationships with your clients. Could that possibly be a topic for brainstorming at your next law firm retreat or meeting?
If your clients could choose, what would they want your law firm’s vision of success and core values to be?
Thomas Watson former CEO of…