Managing and Leading a Team

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"This is a nice firm"

Zero - number of law firms I've had tell me "our culture is bad" Countless - number of law firms I've had tell me "this is a nice firm"...

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Commercial Business Partnering in Law Firms

One of themes at the BigHand 2024 Conference, both within the expert panel session I sat on and in the networking after, was around...

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Set expectations around effective delegation when the team is quiet, not when it's busy

I've previously posted on delegation and needing clarity on your goals before rushing into pushing your work to other team members....

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How I personally got delegation wrong

I posted previously on the importance of knowing what delegating tasks is intended to achieve, rather than delegating for the sake of...

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We expect too much of law firm partners

Yes, I know, but step away from the world's smallest violin and humour me... In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith describes the...