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Strategic Planning for Law Firms
Business Development
How is your firm going to grow its book of business collectively and how will your attorneys do so individually?
Improved Client Services
How can your firm improve the quality of work product and customer
service?
Firm Growth
How big does your firm want to grow in terms of office, attorneys, revenue, clients and matters?
Firm Brand
What is your firm brand? What do you want it to be? How do you go from here to there?
Marketing
How do you want your firm, your lawyers and staff to market? What does a firm wide marketing plan look like?
Firm Culture
How do you define your firm’s culture? What do you want it to be? How
do you get from here to there?
Attorney Compensation
What is your firm compensation model? What do you want it to be?
Attorney Recruitment
How do you recruit talent?
What changes should you make to your recruitment efforts?
Attorney Retention
Do you have issues retaining lawyers? What can you do to change that?
Succession Planning
Do you have a succession plan? If not, what should it be?
Firm Technology
Is your firm technology up to date? Cutting edge? What upgrades are
needed?
Reducing Overhead
Is your firm spending too much? What cuts should you make? Do you have a budget? Would training assist in reducing overhead or losses?
Associate Training
Does your firm have an associate training program? Mentoring program?
If not, what do you envision for training and mentoring?
Staff Training
Does your firm have a staff training program? Does it need updating?
Other Areas
What are other big areas your firm should address?
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