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How to Improve Practice Group Profitability

Do all the practice groups in your firm make an adequate margin? If not, what is being done to address the deficiency? I’ve been involved in several projects which have looked at how to improve profitability. Here’s my proposed approach, … Continue reading

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Improving Practice Group Profitability – The Five Big Questions

Do all the practice groups in your firm make an adequate margin? If not, what is being done to address the deficiencies? I’ve been involved in several projects which have looked at how to improve profitability. Here’s my proposed approach, … Continue reading

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Why Partners Continue to Underdelegate

The benefits of delegating are clear. Some of the main ones are that there is: Learning, career progression and enhanced motivation for the juniors Potentially lower costs to clients (or higher margins for firms) Freeing up of partner time to … Continue reading

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Improving Profitability Using a Simple Diagnostic Tool

With the economic downturn, most practice groups are finding it harder to maintain margins, let alone increase them. Firms seem to be a bit stuck, not knowing what to do to tackle the problem. Part of the reason this can … Continue reading

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Five Ways to Improve Matter Profitability

  Given that legal markets are getting tougher, I think firms could do more to manage and improve the profitability of matters, as well as improve client service. Here are six suggestions. 1.    Review profitability by type of work Most … Continue reading

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