It helped to know that I am not alone and that there are other like-minded women leaders out there.
Capital Partner | Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
New York, NY
New York, NY
It helped to know that I am not alone and that there are other like-minded women leaders out there.
The Managing Partner Forum is a go-to resource for not only what’s currently important to law firm leaders, but how law firm leaders are dealing with the issue of the moment and preparing for those of the future.
We have enjoyed working with John Remsen and his talented team. The Managing Partner Forum provides excellent content that truly assists in operating a successful business in today’s challenging environment.
The MPF programs always provide relevant, timely educational content. They are high energy and interactive which makes them fun to attend, too.
Great conference, thank you for the invitation.
The information sharing at the MPIEs is especially valuable.
My partner and I really enjoyed the conference and we look forward to attending again next year.
Connecting with other firm leaders, as it felt more like a ‘retreat’ than a ‘conference.’ Fantastic format allowed for great information and advice sharing.
I go to a lot of conferences, and your event is the one I look forward to and gain the most from each year. The power of this group is incredible. So privileged to be a part of it. Thank you for what you do for our industry.
Connecting with other firm leaders, as it felt more like a ‘retreat’ than a ‘conference.’ Fantastic format allowed for great information and advice sharing.
ATL was a great time, and I really enjoyed the conference, as always.
That was my first experience at the conference, and it was tremendously valuable.
Great job! Keep it going. Thank you for the excellent work you do for the profession.
The collegiality and brainstorming opportunities can’t be beat.
The MPF Conference is always a great event. The MPIEs and Workshops were really good this year.
The program topics are timely and well presented. Every time I attend, I learn something new.
MPF is on top of the issues facing firm leaders, often before we even see them coming in our own firms, and provides timely advice from industry experts to see us through them.
I highly recommend the MPF Leadership Conference. I’ve participated many times, as have several of my partners. We leave with new ideas and fresh perspectives every time.
Hands down the best leadership conference for managing partners I’ve ever attended.
This is my 12th or 13th time attending, and it’s always the best conference I attend every year.
The MPIEs are interesting, informative and very useful!
I look forward to this Conference every year. It really helps me to be a more effective firm leader.
MPF provides tremendous value and excellent resources. Great information. Great speakers. Great networking opportunities.
According to Jordan, we don’t know exactly what Gen AI will do to the legal sector, but it seems safe to assume that many tasks lawyers have performed in the past will in the future be carried out, in whole or in part, by machines. Lawyers will still be busy, but not with the things they used to do or, often, the things they loved to do. As always, Jordan writes a great article that really gets you thinking!
We have admired Jordan’s work for many years. His insights are spot on, and here is what he has to say about the law office of the future:
Strong advice for law firm leaders in a changing world.
This recent Thomson Reuters study points toward a future where AI becomes deeply integrated into legal practice, but with a major advantage for organizations that approach adoption strategically and systematically. For legal professionals, the question is no longer whether to adopt AI technologies, but rather how quickly and effectively organizations can integrate them while maintaining their high professional standards. Those who master this balance will likely have the competitive upper hand.
Every January, we can count on the annual publication of the 2025 Report on the State of the US Legal Market by our friends at Thomson Reuters Institute. Among its contributors is MPF faculty member Bill Josten, Senior Manager for TRI’s Enterprise Content. The report runs 20 pages, and its key findings are consistent with what we are seeing among smaller and midsize law firms.
If you have not already done so, we recommend that you distribute this report to your partners and discuss its implications for your firm at an upcoming partnership meeting.
In case you missed it, 2024 Bright Insight, the annual legal benchmarking survey published by Cushman & Wakefield. The 45-page report is an easy read, with plenty of charts and graphs, and is divided into four main sections:
As the market leader in tenant representation of law firms, here are CW’s key findings about the workplace evolution in the legal sector.
This is among the handful of annual reports that every law firm leader should read, digest, and share with others at your firm. The report runs 30 pages, including illustrative charts and graphs about demand growth by practice area, law firm profit drivers, and other key statistics. Here are some of its findings:
Much of this report was authored by Bill Josten, Legal Marketplace Innovations Strategist of Thomson Reuters Institute, who was a guest speaker in this month’s MPF Webinar on law firm profitability. Bill will also be joining our faculty for The MPF Leadership Conference in Atlanta.
One of the “state of the legal profession” reports that we classify as “required reading” for law firm leaders. For 16 years, our friends at Citi and Hildebrandt have published The Client Advisory and it is packed with important benchmarking data. The report runs 30 pages, and here are some of its highlights:
Looking ahead to 2024. law firms face these five challenges:
This report also includes some interesting data about growth opportunities broken down by geography, by industry, and by practice area. This is another important report to circulate within your firm and discuss at future partnership meetings.
This report is based on interviews with more than 1,500 in-house lawyers and professionals through 2022, and here are a few note-worthy highlights:
This a good report to digest if your firm works (or strives to work) with larger corporations and in-house legal departments.
This annual report is among a handful that we strongly recommend that you review, digest and circulate to your partners and colleagues. It reflects data collected primarily from BigLaw, but its relevance is important for leaders of smaller and midsize law firms, as well. It runs 28 pages, including plenty of charts and graphs. Among its highlights:
According to the authors, recognition that the old model is broken, and a willingness to accept change and take risks are what’s required for law firms to be successful in the future. This easy and entertaining book runs 128 pages and is available in paperback for $14.95.
This short article (about 1,200 words) sets out what I’ve learned over the years about what law firms must do to attract and retain younger lawyers. Like it or not, today’s younger lawyers tend to want different things from their legal careers than their senior counterparts. Here are four of the things we recommend that law firms do:
Check out the article to read all 13 of them.