February 26, 2008
Recommended Blogs for Those Involved in Law Firm Management
Tom Collins hasn't exactly taken to the "retire" part of retirement. Working on his second book, he took time to send a list of blogs he recommends for law firm managers:
I’m in the process of preparing my handout materials for a presentation I will be making at the 2008 ALA Annual educational Conference in Seattle. The session title is The Business of Law—Best Financial Practices for Partners and is scheduled for Wednesday May 7 at 10:45 am. One of things I will leave with attendees is my recommended list of blogs for anyone involved in the management of a law firm. There are others in addition to those I have listed below, but the sites I have listed are those that I follow most closely. It is worth making a comment or two about a few of the blogs I have listed:
Adam Smith, Esq. stands apart from all the rest. It is unique in that it is written from the eye of an economist. It provides a more studied view of the business of law that contributes an otherwise missing sophistication in the teachings of firm leadership and management.
Cotterman on Compensation is unique in that it fights the ongoing battle to convince partners that “leaving money in the law firm” is essential to its good health and for the protection of the partner’s future income. He does so with the eye of an expert on the subject of law firm capital structures.
What can you say about Dennis Kennedy.blog other that it is a must read. Dennis is always on the cutting edge of law firm technology essential for the competent and competitive practice of law. Dennis is about the techno lawyer.
Larry Bodine's Law Marketing Blog is top on the list for a practical guide to marketing and business development in the law firm.
Rees Morrison's Law Department Management lets you listen and look over the shoulder of corporate clients as they contemplate and deal with the issue of reducing the size of your bill and the uncertainty of outside legal cost.
Passion, People and Principles is the site of the law firm management guru who gave us the Law Firm Business Model. David Maister's blog is a clear expression of his belief that the metrics, the numbers in that model, do not drive performance. It is the behavior of the people in the law firm that drive the numbers. The numbers only measure behavior. The best law firms have passionate people who believe in and practice sound principles.
The globetrotting host of the blog What About Clients? sets an uncompromising standard of excellence with an understanding that excellence can only be earned through the eyes of your clients. It’s not your standards that count; it is your client’s.
All of the other sites listed below have their own particular strengths that make them worthy of being on your regular read list. Those above are in a class all their own.
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Adam Smith, Esq.
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http://www.bmacewen.com/blog
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Adventure of Strategy
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http://www.robmillard.com/
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Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices
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http://www.gerryriskin.com/
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Creating Blue Oceans
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http://blueoceanstrategy.typepad.com/creatingblueoceans/
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Cotterman on Compensation
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http://blog.altmanweil.com/
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DennisKennedy.blog
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http://www.denniskennedy.com/blog/
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Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog
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http://jimcalloway.typepad.com/lawpracticetips/
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Larry Bodine Law Marketing Blog
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http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs
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Law Department Management
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http://lawdepartmentmanagement.typepad.com/
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Law Practice Management
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http://www.pa-lawpracticemanagement.com/
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Legal Ease Blog
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http://legalease.blogs.com/
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Legal Marketing Blog
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http://www.legalmarketingblog.com/
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MorePartnerIncome
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http://www.morepartnerincome.net/
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the legal thing… by Mike Dillon
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http://blogs.sun.com/dillon/
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The Marcus Perspective
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http://themarcusperspective.typepad.com/
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Thoughtful Legal Management
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http://www.thoughtfullaw.com/
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Passion, People and Principles
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http://davidmaister.com/blog
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Strategic Legal Technology
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http://www.prismlegal.com/wordpress/
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Stark County Law Library Blog
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http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/
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What About Clients?
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http://www.whataboutclients.com/
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