Courting success on firm ground

Whether a multistate firm with hundreds of attorneys, a local or regional firm with several dozen or a solo practitioner, a good chunk of law firms have something in common: all legal and little operational expertise can make for a bad business model.

If practicing law was a singular discipline, running a successful firm would be as simple as an open-and-shut case. But operating a firm as a business requires proficiency in accounting, billing, human resources, marketing and clerical staff to achieve prosperity.