Friday, May 1, 2009

New Fee Structure For Law Firms - Forbes.com

New Fee Structure For Law Firms - Forbes.com: "Only in the past 10 years have law firms begun to think about bringing professional managers into parts of the firm which are often run by committee--without an individual responsible for directing any part of the business. The challenge for law firms, he says, is to find a new way to introduce professional lines of responsibility and management without destroying the firm's collegial and consensual nature, which inspires trust and, in the end, benefits clients.

'One mustn't knock the partnership structure,' he says, 'but one needs to see how to build on top of that structure to maintain the positive elements of a partnership with the positive elements of a well-run corporation.'"

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