Law Practice Management|Maintaining a Law PracticeOffice Relocation Plan for AttorneysWritten byThe LPM DepartmentJune 29, 2020Share this PostPlanning to relocate your law firm? To make sure your move goes ahead without a hitch, start planning as early as possible. To streamline the relocation process, follow this office relocation guide from the Law Practice Management Department. Starting …

Law Practice Management|Maintaining a Law PracticeHow to Create a Move Plan Checklist: A Guide for LawyersWritten byThe LPM DepartmentJune 29, 2020Share this PostThe information provided and the opinions expressed in this monograph are solely those of the author. Neither the State Bar of Texas nor the author are rendering legal, accounting or professional advice and …

Maintaining a Practice |Maintaining a PracticePartner Compensation Structures: A Seven-Part SeriesWritten byDebra L. BruceJune 25, 2020Share this PostDebra L. Bruce, President of Lawyer-Coach LLC and member of the Law Practice Management Committee, has authored a new seven-part series on Partner Compensation Structures as a free resource. View each part below:▸Part 1: The MonarchThe Monarch The first …

Maintaining a Practice |Maintaining a PracticePartner Compensation Structure Series Part 1: The MonarchWritten byDebra L. BruceJune 25, 2020Share this Post×Print PDF version of this guide.Introduction This is the first in a series of articles describing the most common structures law firms use for partner or shareholder compensation. For simplicity, the article refers to partnerships, but similar …

Maintaining a Practice |Maintaining a PracticePartner Compensation Structure Series Part 2: ParityWritten byDebra L. BruceJune 25, 2020Share this Post×Print PDF version of this guide.This is the second article in a series of 7 discussing the different kinds of partnership compensation structures that law firms tend to adopt. In Part 1 we discussed the Monarch structure which involves one partner who …

Maintaining a Practice |Maintaining a PracticePartner Compensation Structure Series Part 3: Executive Committee MonarchyWritten byDebra L. BruceJune 25, 2020Share this Post×Print PDF version of this guide.This is the 3rd article in a series of 7 discussing the different kinds of partnership compensation structures that law firms tend to adopt. Part 1 discussed the Monarch structure, which involves one partner …

Maintaining a Practice |Maintaining a PracticePartner Compensation Structure Series Part 4: LockstepWritten byDebra L. BruceJune 25, 2020Share this Post×Print PDF version of this guide.This is the 4th article in a series of 7 discussing structures that law firms tend to adopt for partner compensation.  In Part 1 we discussed the Monarch structure, in Part 2 the Parity structure, and in Part 3 the Executive Committee Monarchy.Lock …

Maintaining a Practice |Maintaining a PracticePartner Compensation Structure Series Part 5: Modified LockstepWritten byDebra L. BruceJune 25, 2020Share this Post×Print PDF version of this guide.This is the fifth article in a series of seven discussing structures that law firms tend to adopt for partner compensation.Modified Lockstep Description Many firms have modified the lock step model to …

Maintaining a Practice |Maintaining a PracticePartner Compensation Structure Series Part 6: Eat What You KillWritten byDebra L. BruceJune 25, 2020Share this Post×Print PDF version of this guide.This is the sixth article in a series of seven discussing structures that law firms tend to adopt for partner compensation.Eat What You Kill (EWYK) Description Each lawyer’s compensation is …