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QVM - Quality, Value, and Metrics
Table of Contents
Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……2
I Introduction ………………………………………………………………..…………………….…………………..…….…2
II The QVM Road Map - Four Legal Business Constituencies ……………………………………4
III Videos on QVM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……9
IV Questionnaire on QVM (adapted ASHA ) …………………………………………………..…………………………..14
V – Law Society England and Wales …………………………………………………………..25
VI Requests for Qualifications - Instant Global Access to Expertise ………………………….…47
Appendices
Appendix 1. Institutional Contacts for QVM Legal …………………….……………..…..… 56
Appendix 2. Glossary of QVM Terms ………………………………………………………………. 57
Appendix 3. Annotated QVM Bibliography, Videos and Materials ………………….. 61
Appendix 4. Existing QVM Projects
Stephen J. McGarry1
Abstract
1 B.A., M.A., J.D., and LL.M. (Taxation), founded World Services Group (WSG), a multidisciplinary network, in 2002. As president,
he grew it to 150 firms that have 21,000 professionals in 600 offices in more than 100 countries. In 1989, McGarry founded Lex
Mundi, the world’s largest law firm network. As president, he grew it to 160 law firms that today have 21,000 attorneys in 600
offices in 100-plus countries. These two networks represent 2 percent of all the lawyers on earth, whose members bill their
clients an estimated $20 billion dollars annually. In 1995, he founded HG.org, one of the first legal websites. Today, it is among
the world’s largest legal sites with more than 10 million pages and 1.3 million unique users who download almost 2 million
pages monthly. In 2015, McGarry created the Association of International Law Firm Networks, or AILFN, an association of law
firm networks. It has published an online directory of the 50 largest networks: Locate Law Networks. An app, Requests for
Qualifications, allows potential clients to refer business to network members. The 50 networks have more than 300,000 lawyers
in 5,000 offices, cumulatively billing clients $120 billion dollars annually.
McGarry is admitted by exam to the bars of Minnesota, Texas, and Louisiana. In 2002, American Lawyer Media (ALM)
published his treatise, Multidisciplinary Practices and Partnerships. McGarry has authored numerous articles on associations
and international business. In 2015, he published Leaders in Legal Business, which has been downloaded more than 15,000
times. His most recent publication is The Handbook – Law Firm Networks (2017). He is an avid painter. Observations and
opinions are those of the author and not of any organization or any member of an organization.
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Table of Contents
Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……2
I Introduction ………………………………………………………………..…………………….…………………..…….…2
II The QVM Road Map - Four Legal Business Constituencies ……………………………………4
III Videos on QVM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……9
IV Questionnaire on QVM (adapted ASHA ) …………………………………………………..…………………………..14
V – Law Society England and Wales …………………………………………………………..25
VI Requests for Qualifications - Instant Global Access to Expertise ………………………….…47
Appendices
Appendix 1. Institutional Contacts for QVM Legal …………………….……………..…..… 56
Appendix 2. Glossary of QVM Terms ………………………………………………………………. 57
Appendix 3. Annotated QVM Bibliography, Videos and Materials ………………….. 61
Appendix 4. Existing QVM Projects
Stephen J. McGarry1
Abstract
1 B.A., M.A., J.D., and LL.M. (Taxation), founded World Services Group (WSG), a multidisciplinary network, in 2002. As president,
he grew it to 150 firms that have 21,000 professionals in 600 offices in more than 100 countries. In 1989, McGarry founded Lex
Mundi, the world’s largest law firm network. As president, he grew it to 160 law firms that today have 21,000 attorneys in 600
offices in 100-plus countries. These two networks represent 2 percent of all the lawyers on earth, whose members bill their
clients an estimated $20 billion dollars annually. In 1995, he founded HG.org, one of the first legal websites. Today, it is among
the world’s largest legal sites with more than 10 million pages and 1.3 million unique users who download almost 2 million
pages monthly. In 2015, McGarry created the Association of International Law Firm Networks, or AILFN, an association of law
firm networks. It has published an online directory of the 50 largest networks: Locate Law Networks. An app, Requests for
Qualifications, allows potential clients to refer business to network members. The 50 networks have more than 300,000 lawyers
in 5,000 offices, cumulatively billing clients $120 billion dollars annually.
McGarry is admitted by exam to the bars of Minnesota, Texas, and Louisiana. In 2002, American Lawyer Media (ALM)
published his treatise, Multidisciplinary Practices and Partnerships. McGarry has authored numerous articles on associations
and international business. In 2015, he published Leaders in Legal Business, which has been downloaded more than 15,000
times. His most recent publication is The Handbook – Law Firm Networks (2017). He is an avid painter. Observations and
opinions are those of the author and not of any organization or any member of an organization.
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