Law Practice Management and Technology
The Bottom Line Volume 34, No. 4, October 2013
Content
- Your Law Firm Culture: Define, Prioritize and Collaborate
- Building Your Client Base Online and Off
- MCLE Self-Study Article Bridge the Gap: Knowledge Management Simplified
- Disaster Planning Means Firm Survival
- Message From the Chair, Outgoing: Tinker, Labor, Over, Bye!
- 21st Century Legal Research: Authenticating Electronic Data
- Avoiding Surprises: Plan for Contingencies
- Using Automation and Outsourcing to Deliver Legal Services in the New Normal Market
- Coach's Corner: “Die With Your Boots On” Is Not a Succession Plan
- Message From the Guest Editor: How To Manage Not to Waste Your Time
- Message From the Chair, Incoming
Your Law Firm Culture: Define, Prioritize and Collaborate
By Chelsey Lambert, President, Virtulawso
Having a law firm culture is a fancy way of saying your office is socially functional. But what does that mean, and why is it so important to your success?
From East Coast to West, I’ve spoken to thousands of legal professionals over the last few years: ambitious solo attorneys, booming mid-sized firm administrators, recovering biglaw partners, each recounting situations and challenges they have faced in their firms.
Some presented issues related to technology, others marketing or revenue. Obstacles seemingly different in every way had one common theme among them: employee training and office morale.