Articles

Attorney Compensation: Taking Your Firm From Good to Great

No topic gains more attention than attorney compensation. Many of our compensation models such as “eat what you kill” are outdated. These models reward individual behavior and discourage collaboration. One…
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Buying a Law Firm

Congratulations, You’re Approved: How to Finance the Purchase of a Law Firm

By Camille Stell Does your 2022 Strategic Plan include expanding your law firm? If so, have you thought about buying a law firm as a way of expanding your revenues,…
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7 Tips for 2022 Strategic Planning

By Camille Stell What It’s NOT Heyden Enochson, strategic communications manager with OnStrategy, says that strategic planning as we have always done it is dead, especially in the age of…
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Checklist for Conducting Your Law Firm’s Year-End Financial Review

The end of the year is barreling toward us — are you ready? If not, here are a few tips for tidying up your practice and doing a comprehensive financial…
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A Retirement Story: From Someone Who’s Been There

by Camille Stell Dr. David Ekerdt is a former professor who spent his career studying retirement as a sociology and gerontology specialist. In an essay written for the Wall Street…
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How Attorneys Can Use Legal Data for Legal Recruiting

By Josh Blandi, CEO, Unicourt Legal recruiting is an important business development tool for law firms looking to expand their client roster, build up their practice areas, and open offices…
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How Attorneys Can Use Legal Data for Business Development and Intelligence

By Josh Blandi, CEO, Unicourt Legal data is an equalizing force giving lawyers the ability to sharpen their business development efforts and hone their business intelligence gathering, regardless of the…
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3rd Anniversary Checklist

By Camille Stell Congratulations to us! Lawyers Mutual Consulting & Services is celebrating three years in business. Exactly half of our time in business has been working during a pandemic.…
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Should You Consider Buying a Law Firm?

By Camille Stell Have you ever considered buying a law firm? Based on my personal experience, most lawyers have not thought about it. If the idea has crossed your mind,…
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Strategic Networking: The More the Merrier

Each summer, Lawyers Mutual participates in the North Carolina Bar Association Minorities in the Profession 1L Summer Associate Program. This summer we have been fortunate to have Shawn Singleton from…
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What is the Value of My Law Practice?

Every law practice has value, including yours. That value is real – as in dollars and cents real – and marketable. And it may be significantly higher than you think.…
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3 Issues Keeping Lawyers Up at Night

The battle for talent continues to intensify. Join us on Thursday, August 19 at noon for a Leading Law Roundtable via Zoom to discuss recruiting, retention and compensation, the trifecta of strategic questions…
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