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Posted In: Pricing Strategy, Profitability, Uncategorized

How to Think About Your Pricing Potential

Pricing is a vital topic today. And firms are often surprised when told that their current pricing approach costs them multiple millions of

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Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized

A Developing Law Firm Merger Business Case – A Pure Talent Grab

I’ve seen a few merger negotiations recently that really caught my attention because they may foreshadow a new type of law firm merger

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Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Pricing Strategy, Profitability, Uncategorized

Making the Right Moves in a Year of Uncertainty

Recent legal industry reports[1] (i.e., the Citi Advisory and Georgetown Report) have highlighted financial performance for law firms in 2022, which presented law

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Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized

Keeping Your Options Open: Preparing for Strategic Flexibility in a Competitive Legal Environment

While the post-pandemic merger pace is slower than many expected, law firm combinations are clearly on the rise.  More significantly, recent announcements suggest

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Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning

A Year of Shifting Winds – and Some Thoughts for the Year to Come

As we enter the final countdown to the end of 2022 – hard to believe another year has come and gone! – there

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Posted In: Business Development, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized

Preparation for The New Year

I recall an interview with Alabama’s head football coach Nick Saban several years ago.  Minutes after winning the national championship game he stated:

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Posted In: Business Development, Legal Sales, Profitability

When Developing a Sales Process for Your Law Firm, Start with the Buyer’s Process

“We can go about selling in a systematic way because there are repeatable processes in both buying and selling.” This is an observation

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Posted In: Pricing Strategy, Profitability

Fiscal 2023 Rate Strategies Series: Big Miss #3 – Wide Rate Dispersion with Bonus: Thoughts on Fiscal 2023 Rates

Today’s blog is the last installment of a three-part series on Big Pricing Misses1. Pricing is one of your strongest drivers of profitability.

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Posted In: Pricing Strategy, Profitability, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized

Fiscal 2023 Rate Strategies Series: Big Miss #2 – The Perils of Rate Stagnation (Flat Rates)

Today’s blog is part two of a three-part series on Big Pricing Misses[1]. Last week, I described the current precarious law firm rate-setting

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Posted In: Pricing Strategy, Profitability, Uncategorized

Fiscal 2023 Rate Strategies Series: Big Miss #1 – Unnecessary Discounting

As we look to close out 2022, it has never been more important to execute your pricing strategy well. The competitive market for

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