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The report also addresses how central systems, technology and support can be used to ensure that social media plays an effective part of a firm's business development programmes.  In addition to lawyers, this text will be essential reading for marketing and human resource professionals in law firms who want to ensure the effective and sustainable use of social media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe special report’s appearance, structure and presentation make it easy to handle, read and absorb.  It is a by-your-side checklist for all the key aspects of social media. Pippa Blakemore The PEP Partnership LLP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 7  1. About this special report 7  2. Definitions 8  3. Key platforms 10  4. The rise of social media in the legal profession 11  The business case for social media 15  1. The benefits of using social media 15  2. The risks of using social media 19  3. Guarding against the risks 21  Overview of common social media platforms 23  1. LinkedIn 23  2. Twitter 25  3. Facebook 26  4. YouTube 27  5. Blogging 27  6. Other social media platforms 28  7. Advertising on social media 31  8. Viral – how the platforms work together 32  Developing a plan 33  1. Marketing plan for the firm 33  2. Marketing plan for departments, sectors or offices 34  3. Marketing plan for individual lawyers 36  4. Segmentation, targeting and messaging 42  5. Integration with other marketing, selling and relationship management activities 44  6. Case study: planning content at BakerLaw 45  Using LinkedIn 47  1. Set up a company page 47  2. Individual lawyer accounts and profiles 49  3. Building your profile – step by step 49  4. Promoting your profile 51  5. Sending invitations and managing connections 51  6. Liking, commenting on and sharing others’ material 53  7. Using private messaging and InMail 54  8. Writing status updates and sharing posts and photos 55  9. Endorsements and recommendations 57  10.Publishing articles and blogs 58  11. Using groups 60  12.Case study: LinkedIn use at Thackray Williams 62  13. Large law firms on LinkedIn and Twitter 64  14.Case study: LinkedIn use at Forsters 64  Using Twitter 67  1. Company and team accounts and profiles 68  2. Individual accounts 69  3. Using public and private lists 69  4. Tweeting 70  5. Interacting – retweeting and commenting 72  6. Hashtags and live tweeting at events 73  7. Case study: Twitter use at Inksters 74  Using Facebook 77  1. Company (and\/or group) pages 79  2. Page administration 79  3. Sharing content on Facebook 80  4. Case study: digital marketing at Wollen Michelmore 80  Blogging 83  1. General guidelines 84  2. Writing tips 84  3. Effective titles and tweets 91  Content development and management 97   1. The benefits of a content management plan 97  2. Content creation 98  3. Moderating and content curation 99  4. Case study: content creation at Clutton Cox 100  Central management 103  1. Plan 103  2. Policies 105  3. Manage domain names and account hierarchies 105  4. Brand, style and tone of voice 105  5. Analytics and monitoring effectiveness 105  6. Training and support 107  7. Disaster recovery plans 108  8. Tools to support management 109  9. Case study: digital marketing at Forsters 114  Conclusion 119  About the author 120","brand":"Globe Law and Business Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887826415959,"sku":"9781787422360","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781787422360.jpg?v=1722546448"},{"product_id":"future-proof-your-legal-career-10-core-areas-of-professional-development-9781787424265","title":"Future-proof your Legal Career: 10 Core Areas of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription   View table of contents  Look insideLook inside Author(s): Clare Jones , Sarah Goulbourne , Steve Couch  Publication date: Aug 2021  Format: Softback  Pages: 180  Price: GBP65.00  ISBN: 9781787424265    Lawyers of the 2020s operate in a ferociously competitive world and face unprecedented complexity, change and conflicting demands. As well as regulatory, legislative, economic and political uncertainty, other challenges include pricing pressures, technological advances, and market innovation. In this climate, professional development is ever more critical and the ambitious legal professional must develop their own competitive strategy to survive and thrive.  In this book, authors Clare Jones, Steve Couch and Hannah Beko from leading challenger law firm gunnercooke, apply real-life, evidence-based coaching techniques and step-by-step practices exclusively to the legal sector. It also features a foreword written by Sarah Goulbourne.   Through exploring ten core areas of professional development for lawyers, discover how to unleash yourself from your barriers and future-proof your legal career today. Content covers everything from self-discovery, through to thought-leadership and pitching as well as the skills and behaviours that underpin success. Readers are invited to create their own dynamic personal development programme and are challenged to hold themselves accountable for delivering it.  This title will help senior level lawyers looking to build a lasting reputation, successful practice and sustainable, balanced career. It will provide clarity about your value and a deeper understanding of how to develop client relationships, as well as uncovering challenges to your progress and identifying priority next steps to make everything you do more effective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a must read for anyone looking to get to the next level in their legal career. The book cleverly marries professional services experience and expertise with the power of coaching. -- Claire Rason\u003cbr\u003eI so wish I had been able to read this book when I started my legal career. Looking back, it is clear I had no guidance or goals about how to succeed or what success meant to me in terms of my career. The wise words throughout this book will make you think and really help develop your legal career in the way that works for you. The insights provided also give understanding on how to provide a valuable and meaningful service to clients so that their professional and personal needs can also be met – a client for life being the result. The coaching approach really is the way forward to develop your career for you and your employer\/firm. -- Helen Goss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  1. Know yourself and your goals  2. Know your client  3. Share great ideas  4. Build presence  5. Lead the way  6. Be commercial  7. Be innovative  8. Win work  9. Collaborate  10. Manage change  Conclusion","brand":"Globe Law and Business Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887827562839,"sku":"9781787424265","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781787424265.jpg?v=1722546454"},{"product_id":"successful-digital-transformation-in-law-firms-a-question-of-culture-9781787423824","title":"Successful Digital Transformation in Law firms: A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e•Understand what digital transformation means in a law firm context •Explore the cultural barriers to transformation, and learn how to overcome them •Gain insight from the operating models of successful digital businesses •Develop a business case and practical strategy for digital transformation •Understand the importance of diversity and purpose in driving digital change •Manage change and adoption challenges •Build on learnings from the COVID-19 crisis to accelerate digital transformation  As law firms take stock in the aftermath of COVID-19, there is an opportunity to rethink the law firm operating model for the next decade and beyond. The crisis has reinforced the importance of agility and resilience, and the critical role digital technologies play in client service. For law firms, digital transformation should no longer be viewed as an indulgence, but as an urgent necessity. For those that embrace this challenge, the rewards, for both clients and colleagues, will be substantial.  Written by one of the most respected leaders of law firm innovation, this book will help those contemplating or leading digital change in law firms to develop and execute a compelling digital transformation strategy. With a particular focus on the cultural and organisational challenges inherent in a law firm partnership, the book provides practical advice on how to effect meaningful and sustainable change.  This invaluable guide for law firm leaders, lawyers, and those leading digital change in a law firm includes plenty of best-practice examples from outside as well as inside the legal profession. The book provides valuable insight for start-ups and technology providers looking to partner with law firms, and for aspiring lawyers starting their professional careers. Along with practical guidance on shaping digital transformation, this engaging work will give the reader a comprehensive overview of the competitive landscape in legal services, sharing diverse perspectives and case studies from leaders from different parts of the legal sector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaw firm partners will realize quickly that Isabel Parker has not pulled any punches in her concise, direct and highly informative presentation of the digital transformation imperative for law firms and how they must rethink traditional approaches to successfully transform.  Her own law firm experience, extensive research and talent for clarity combine here to deliver great insights.  Almost all law firms give consideration to their culture, but Parker’s treatment of the subject is among the best as she provides an in-depth explanation of what it is, why it should matter to law firms and how firms can develop a culture that fosters digital transformation.  The insights from this book will be of equal value to inhouse corporate counsel undertaking transformation initiatives. As a general counsel and student of digital transformation for many years, I will highly recommend this book as ‘required reading’ to law firm partners and my inhouse team alike! -- Bill Deckelman\u003cbr\u003eThoroughly enjoying Isabel Parker‘s book on successfully implementing digital transformation. Although it’s predominantly for law firms, the principles apply to in-house as well. Highly recommend! -- Eletra Japonas\u003cbr\u003eThis is a much-needed work, few (if any) legal professionals are more qualified by dint of experience, contacts and skill than Isabel Parker to deliver these timely messages. The book is very well written, edited and laid out as a pure visual and production matter, is well documented (but not excessively or annoyingly) by endnotes, and most of all, is well supported on all key points by case studies and interviews. The latter, importantly, are not just from law firms, but as appropriate, from digital leaders outside the legal profession. Both lend additional credibility. The author’s approach is fair and balanced; she recognizes both the undeniable strengths and current limitations in a rapidly transforming world of the traditional law firm model. She offers several plausible paths that firms can take in order to adapt, while being keenly realistic about the likely challenges to be faced and difficult choices to be made by law firms that will rise to the challenge and earnestly commit to putting client service first in today’s (and tomorrow’s) world.  While focused on law firms, there are many lessons that can apply directly or with slight adaptation to in-house legal departments that are embarking on similar transformation journeys. These lessons are also helpful to corporate legal departments in terms of evaluating law firms’ innovation credibility and in picking a core group with which to partner. Similarly, vendors to both law firms and legal departments will find Ms. Parker’s insights very valuable since they provide such deep context and visibility into the workings of such a key element of the legal profession.  The focus on culture is spot on and often under-appreciated; somewhat similar challenges apply in-house since so many in-house attorneys are products of the same law firm culture (and to be sure, educational system and culture of exceptionalism). They still carry some of these characteristics. As such they are often a sub-culture within their corporations, even when the corporation’s dominant culture is more dynamic and innovative. They (myself included) need to recognize this as we seek to adapt and transform. The author’s insights - and the cited research findings - about the importance of cognitive diversity, pluri-disciplinary teams and minimizing the lawyer v. non-lawyer dichotomy when evaluating new ideas apply in both worlds.  Very well worth the cost and time spent in reading, highlighting and annotating carefully. -- Robert Dilworth * Managing Director \u0026amp; Associate General Counsel Bank of America *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements 11  Foreword by Mark A Cohen 15  Introduction 19  Part I: Why digital transformation matters – and how to get started 25  Chapter 1: What is digital transformation? 27  1. Meaningful change or management speak? 27  2. Innovation vs digital transformation 28  3. Why should law firms change? 30 3.1 Money, money, money 30 3.2 Law firm expertise 31 3.3 The mythology around law firm brand 35  4. “Only the paranoid survive” 37  5. The disruption test 38  6. The art of persuasion 39  Chapter 2: Five defining elements of successful digital companies 41  1. Framing the challenge 41  2. Adapting best practice to the law firm environment 42  3. Beware of innovation theatre 43  4. What does ‘good’ look like? 44  5. The five elements of successful digital transformation 45 5.1 Element 1: digital companies are customer-centric 45 5.2 Element 2: Successful digital companies have a digital strategy (aligned to business strategy) 61 5.3 Element 3: Successful digital companies commit to digital change 66 5.4 Element 4: For successful digital transformation, you need the best (digital) people 74 5.5 Element 5: Create a culture in which transformation can continue to flourish 80  Chapter 3: Developing the vision and strategy 87  1. Introduction 87  2. Eight steps to digital transformation 88 2.1 Step 1: Understand your firm’s business strateg 89 2.2 Step 2: Undertake a firm diagnostic and identify digital opportunity 92 2.3 Step 3: Review the competitor landscape 102 2.4 Step 4: Talk to clients 105 2.5 Step 5: Create the business case for funding 108 2.6 Step 6: Create a plan for execution and assemble the right team 123 2.7 Step 7: Create your vision and strategy document and communications plan 134 2.8 Step 8: Communicate and manage the change 141  Part II: Product development and technology 147  Chapter 4: Products 149  1. Law firm or software development house? 149  2. Embedding products into services 151  3. Law firm digital products – some examples 151 3.1 The subscription model 153 3.2 Partnering to develop and deliver products 155 3.3 Client-facing apps 156 3.4 Digital platforms 157  4. Digital products – the pros and cons 161  5. How to develop products successfully 164 5.1 Talk to customers 165 5.2 Use process 165 5.3 Establish product ownership 165 5.4 Build a team 165 5.5 Work in an agile way 166 5.6 Work cross-functionally 166 5.7 Measure success 166 5.8 Be cognisant of the culture 166  6. Establishing a process 166  7. The product lifecycle 168 7.1 Stage 1: Idea 171 7.2 Stage 2: Enablement 171 7.3 Stage 3: Validation 172 7.4 Stage 4: Proof of concept 173 7.5 Stage 5: Minimum valuable product (MVP) 174 7.6 Stage 6: Continuous delivery 174 7.7 Stage 7: Legacy 175  8. Managing the product delivery lifecycle: product ownership 175  9. Product owner skills 176  10. What does success look like? 177 10.1 The right measures 180 10.2 The go-to-market strategy 181  11. Products – or product thinking? 183  12. Products – some final thoughts 184  Chapter 5: Technology 187  1. Legal tech 187  2. Simplification and convergence: making use of what you have 189  3. Back to basics 191 3.1 Legacy 192 3.2 Leadership and digital literacy 193 3.3 Cloud 194 3.4 Data 197  4. Technology leadership 212  5. In summary 213  Part III: Sustaining the change 215  Chapter 6: Petri dish or opera house? Culture under the microscope 217  1. The link between culture and digital transformation 217  2. Defining culture 218  3. The cultural strengths of law firms 219  4. Law firm culture: the challenges 223  5. Addressing culture under strain: lessons from the financial services sector 225 5.1 Governance 230 5.2 Incentives 230 5.3 Individual accountability 231  6. The enduring nature of the partnership model 231  Chapter 7: Sustaining change – partnership 235  1. Time for a new model? 235  2. Structure and culture 237 2.1 The importance of agility 240 2.2 Investing for the long term 241 2.3 Rigidity of career structure 242  3. What are the options? 245 3.1 Option 1: Specialise 245 3.2 Option 2: Choose to change 248 3.3 Option 3: The ‘wait and see’ approach 248  4. Six structures that encourage cultural change 248 4.1 The acquisition model 249 4.2 The captive model 254 4.3 The intrapreneurship model 256 4.4 The incubation model 260 4.5 The spin-off model 262 4.6 The IPO 265  5. Choosing the right model 267  6. Structuring for success 268  Chapter 8: Sustaining change – people 269  1. Law firms are people businesses 269  2. The law firm people problem 271  3. Who law firms hire 273 3.1 The lawyers 273 3.2 The digital professionals 280 3.3 The changing role of the law firm HR function 280  4. What law firms reward 291 4.1 The danger of recruiting in your own image 291 4.2 Fee earners and fee burners 292 4.3 Cognitive diversity: the power of mixing it up 295 4.4 The challenge of multidisciplinary teams 295 4.5 What’s the alternative? 298 4.6 Cognitive diversity and psychological safety 298  Chapter 9: Sustaining change – purpose 303  1. Purpose – or perpetuity? 303  2. The corporate view of purpose 303  3. The law firm response 307  4. The role of purpose in sustaining transformation 308  5. Becoming purpose-driven – practical steps 309  Chapter 10: Final thoughts 313  Notes 319  About the author 327  Index 329  About Globe Law and Business 341","brand":"Globe Law and Business Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887827628375,"sku":"9781787423824","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781787423824.jpg?v=1722546453"},{"product_id":"the-agile-law-firm-9781787424548","title":"The Agile Law Firm","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a relatively slow start to embrace the direct application of concepts that have revolutionised the tech and manufacturing sectors, law firms are increasingly placing ‘Agile’ – described as “the best kept management secret on the planet” – on their business development agenda. In response to Covid-19, many firms have proven their capacity for agile decision making and have accelerated their development of a more agile working model. But this requires more than digitisation and remote working.  This Special Report is the essential guide for every law firm leader who wants to move beyond the reactive to the strategic adoption of proven agile principles. Being able to adapt smartly to client needs, competitor threats and employee expectations are at the core of this report, which is built around a self-assessment tool and practical framework for implementing Agile.  This Special Report covers: •What is Agile and how has it been used across industries? Explores the most important uses of agile thinking and models, from those that have transformed the worlds of technology, consumer products and complex projects, to the hybrid agile working model that many law firms seek to adopt post-Covid-19; •Why Agile? Looks at where adopting agile principles in your firm will make a difference and how these ideas connect with client value, digital transformation, innovation and collaboration; •Where can we utilise Agile in law firms? Examines the different parts of a law firm and explains which agile models and tools can be used where, using legal sector case studies; •How Agile are you? Outlines a practical diagnostic for assessing your level of agility in each area of the firm; and •What next? Covers planning and implementing an agile programme, from mindset and language change to organisational design and client engagement.  The report also provides examples of Agile programme outlines for law firms large and small which can be adapted depending on individual needs. In short, this report includes everything law firm leaders need to get started on their own agile journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur world has radically changed, and law firms inevitably will change along with it. The law firm of the near future will be client-centric, flexible, intrapreneurial, and continuously improving -- in a word, it will be Agile. In this landmark book, Chris Bull has not only assembled a comprehensive step-by-step guide to building an Agile law firm, but has issued a clarion call for lawyers to apply the principles and aspirations of Agility to the mission of law firms and the vision of the legal profession. Managing partners looking for a blueprint to the post-pandemic law firm need look no further. -- Jordan Furlong\u003cbr\u003eBorrowing from the contemporary lean and agile principles used to optimise development and production processes, Chris Bull’s The Agile Law Firm succeeds in providing a practical manual for law firm leaders. This easy-to-read book argues why and how traditional law firms of all sizes need to embrace deep changes to enable them to continue to serve clients and prosper. The legal services ecosystem is evolving rapidly; to stand still is to go backwards and eventually lose touch with what clients and staff alike want from an effective law firm. -- Dr George Beaton\u003cbr\u003eChris has a huge amount of valuable experience in every aspect of running a law firm - it is great to see him focus on a strategically important area like this. An essential read for everyone involved in law firm leadership in these changing times. -- Derek Southall\u003cbr\u003eEngagingly written, fast-paced and comprehensive, Chris Bull's new book The Agile Law Firm provides an essential blueprint for any law firm wanting to succeed in the second decade of the 21st century. Agility is the key and Chris clearly explains its significant concepts and methodologies, providing the reader with a practical toolkit to bring about positive change, no matter the size and nature of their organisation. -- Christina Blacklaws\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. Welcome to the Agile world 5 1. The Agile imperative 5 2. The Agile organisation 7 3. The Agile mindset 10 4. How this Special Report works 11 5. A word about you 13 6. A brief history of Agile 15 7. Ten attributes of the Agile organisation 21 8. The limitations of Agile 23 9. Introducing the Agile law firm 25  II. Client-centricity 33 1. Clients at the centre 33 2. Legal project management 41 3. Legal project management today 44 4. The role of the legal project manager 58 5. Implementing LPM – should we apply LPM essentials to every client matter? 59 6. Implementing LPM – how do we get our people engaged with LPM training? 61  III. Constantly innovating and improving 65 1. Introducing innovation 65 2. Lean and Six Sigma 77  IV. Insight-driven 83 1. Velocity 83 2. The insight-driven firm 84 3. Is data your ‘new oil’? 87  V. Highly autonomous teams 109 1. Agile and the liquid workforce 109 2. Designing the Agile network of teams 111 3. Evolving teams into Agile teams 113  VI. The human dimension 121 1. Valuing individuals 121 2. Becoming more human in the 2020s 123 3. Rethinking our relationship with employees – adopting the EACH model 126 4. The servant leader 130 5. Agile performance management 131 6. How Agile teams and project management enhance your human dimension 133  VII. Fluid and flexible (workplace and workforce) 135 1. The legal workplace and workforce reimagined 135 2. Embracing Hybrid\/Agile working 139  VIII.Organically collaborative 149 1. Network and platform organisations 149 2. Collaborate to grow – the Agile growth strategy 151  IX. Restless, radical and challenging .157 1. Strategic agility 157 2. The competitive imperative 165 3. A new anatomy for your law firm – fit for the future 170 4. Agile governance 173 5. The next generation C-suite  176  X. Digital 185 1. Digital transformation 185 2. The impact of technology on legal work 188  XI. United by a common purpose 195 1. Aligning with purpose 195 2. Purpose into practice – being Agile about becoming Agile 196 3. 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With the pandemic overhauling the traditional way in which lawyers practise and serve their clients, the profession turning remote overnight and increasing their use of collaboration platforms and other legal tech, it is likely that legal practice has changed for good, and those prepared to embrace and seize opportunities from this change will be best-placed to flourish in the years ahead.     Legal Practice Transformation Post-COVID-19 imagines the post-COVID world for legal services and asks what has changed, what will stay the same and what values are critical to ensure the successful operation of legal teams in the post-pandemic age.   It considers a variety of aspects crucial to the future of the legal profession, including:   •The impact of technology;   •Remote working;   •Health and safety; and   •Culture and community.    This Special Report will be invaluable reading for lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, professional support staff and all those involved in the delivery of legal services, to understand what the future of the profession will look like, and how to thrive within it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 5  I. Different legal teams will have different solutions 9 1. Rapid integration of digital technology in the delivery of legal services is the new ‘killer app’ 9 2. The current state of play with legal practice 12 3. Will we hire lawyers through an app? 13 4. COVID-19 is a disruptive moment that favours challenger firms 14 5. COVID-19 and the delivery of legal services through digital platforms 15 6. The medium is the message – how legal services are delivered is becoming more important than who delivers them 16 7. ‘Legal teams’, not ‘law firms’ + ‘in-house’ – the death of the siloed lawyer 18 8. Conclusion: reimagining the legal profession post-COVID-19 19  II. Remote working is here to stay 21 1. Location, location 21 2. Home sweet home 23 3. All change! 25 4. Change as a constant 25 5. Change as an opportunity 26 6. Change as a threat 27 7. Change as a force for good 29  III. Health and safety for legal teams post-COVID-19 – uneducated guesses? 31 1. Nobody knows what the return to work for legal teams will look like 31 2. “You must work from home if you can” 32 3. COVID-19, difficult conversations and unspoken bias 34 4. Glimmers of hope: will ‘work from work’ be something special and different from ‘work from home’? 39 5. Grief for what was lost 41 6. The unasked question is now asked: can UK employers mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees? 41 7. Legal teams after COVID-19 – trauma and transformation 43  IV. Culture and community 45 1. “Trust me, I’m a lawyer” 45 2. Trust under attack  47 3. Trust rediscovered 50  V. Partners will foot the bill 57 1. Yes – but maybe not straight away 57 2. Survival of the fittest? 59 3. What’s next? 60 4. Think the unthinkable .63  VI. A changed profession: will old values still triumph? 67 1. Keep calm and carry on lawyering? 67 2. Or might fortune favour the brave? 69 3. “Brave? Me?!” 72 4. Flexible lawyers – great lawyers 74 5. The brakes are coming off – which way now? .82 6. 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However, the implementation of an ESG strategy should not be a box-ticking exercise; rather, it requires firm-wide commitment and involves the full integration of ESG criteria into the strategy, operations and ethos of the firm, in relation to both the firm itself and its dealing with clients.  Increased regulation, stronger business ethics and attitudes to climate change, environmental protection, employment standards, sustainable finance, risk and governance, community engagement, corruption and human rights are evolving at an unprecedented rate. As a result, the development of robust, long-term ESG initiatives in these areas can provide law firms with manifold benefits, including the opportunity to:  gain competitive advantage; retain their license to operate; make cost savings due to operational improvements; attract, engage and retain clients and employees; increase value and service offerings to clients through advising them on their own sustainability transformation; and enter new markets. This Special Report looks at the business drivers for sustainability in law firms and offers a practical toolkit to guide law firms on their ESG journey. It will make essential reading for all lawyers, law firm leaders and management teams who are involved in implementing sustainability strategies at both a firm and practice group level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 7  Part I: Sustainability and law – setting the scene 9  1. 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The law firm as a sustainable employer 57  Case Study 4 57 Why we should expect more responsibility from law firms Franziska Adelmann, law student, Bucerius Law School  Case Study 5 72 Embracing diversity and inclusiveness Maria-Pia Hope, Vinge  5. Law firms expected to have their governance in place 75  6. A law firm’s organisational and operational responsibilities 84  7. Strategy, positioning, differentiation – and their alignment 96  Case Study 6 100 Setting the standards for sustainable success Paula Gomes Freire, Vieira de Almeida  Part III: How to engage in transformation – our approach to sustainability in law firms 103  1. Understand the SDGs and develop a sustainability mindset 105  2. Agree ambitions and purpose 105  3. Assess where you are, internally and externally 106  4. Define priorities and set goals 111  5. Align sustainability and strategy 114  6. 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Some firms are pulling away from the rest in size and momentum 14 3. Compounded growth is a crucial factor 16 4. Within a peer group, larger and more profitable firms have important advantages 17 5. The prospect of a merger can force a firm to address problems 17 6. The risk of doing nothing also has to be weighed 18  Management perspectives 22  II. Designing a strategy around strengths 29  1. Formulate a strategy that extends existing strengths 29 2. Take a hard look at your firm 30 3. Identify opportunities to exploit 31 4. Look for firms that share your strengths and aspirations 32 5. View the issue through strategy 36 6. It pays to be patient 36  Management perspectives 37  III. The special perspective of the smaller firm 41  1. Staying small has drawbacks, however 41 2. The cost of doing nothing is not nothing 43 3. There are tangible advantages to scale 43 4. How to begin evaluating the option 45 5. What to do if you want to go forward  46  IV. Missing the window, or not 47  1. 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Voice concerns and state priorities, not demands 81 6. Start planning how to communicate with clients 82 7. Be flexible about the legal structure 82 8. Think creatively 82 9. Avoid flipping a switch that will leave someone in the dark 84  Management perspectives 85  IX. Getting partners’ approval 89  1. How to structure a vote 91 2. How to deal with vocal opposition 91  Management perspectives 93  X. Making the deal a success 95  1. Frame a shared strategy 96 2. Build momentum 96 3. Develop and track but-for revenue 96 4. Foster and measure cross-firm collaboration 97 5. Compensate partners for fulfilling the merger goals 97 6. 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The challenge: In an era of exponential change, the role of the general counsel (GC) has become one of the most complex, intense and challenging in the corporate world. GCs, must lead, unify and inspire diverse groups of people across the globe with subtlety and diplomacy. The stakes have never been higher and the consequences of getting it wrong can be existential. GCs must react to these challenges with ever-fewer resources and at a time when the legal profession itself is undergoing disruption.  The response: To succeed in this “new normal”, GCs must become their own chief executives. They must lead, communicate, inspire, build cultures, manage talent, formulate and execute strategies, ensure efficacy, anticipate and manage risk and manage quality control – all in addition to being top-notch lawyers. 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The Changing Context 1.1 Macro-economic changes 1.1.1 Regulatory expansion 1.1.2 Globalization 1.1.3 Risk convergence 1.2 Cost pressures 1.3 The twin revolutions 1.3.1 The Innovation Revolution 1.3.2 The Professional Convergence Revolution 1.3.3 The GC as chief executive Part I: The Hardware 2. Talent and Risk Assessments 2.1 The continuous process 2.2 Start by thinking 2.2.1 Why is it so important to spend time thinking? 2.2.2 When is it best to do your initial focused thinking? 2.2.3 Weekly and annual focused thinking 2.3 Develop your foundation 2.3.1 Build your foundation – assess the company and your team 2.4 Stop, look, listen: evaluate your talent 2.4.1 On-boarding process 2.5 Assess your core legal risks 2.5.1 Secure alignment 2.5.2 Time frame 2.5.3 Steps 2.5.4 Lessons 2.5.5 How to assess risk materiality 2.5.6 Mapping your risks 2.5.7 Remember to communicate and align 2.5.8 The three “golden rules” of risk 3. Designing an Integrated Team Structure 3.1 Appoint specialists and generalists 3.1.1 Specialists 3.1.2 Generalists 3.1.3 Enabling function lawyers: specialists or generalists? 3.1.4 Who decides: specialists or generalists? 3.1.5 The optimal ration of specialists to generalists 3.2 The rise of the legal operations officer 3.2.1 Do you need a legal operations team? 3.2.2 Who should the legal COO report to? 3.3 Appoint your legal leadership 3.3.1 How large should the leadership team be? 3.3.2 Insiders vs. outsiders 3.3.3 Mistakes will be made 3.3.4 Hire the right type of leaders 3.4 Map over the rest of your organization 3.4.1 The matrix 3.4.2 Reporting lines into Legal or the Business – or both? 3.4.3 Who reports to whom? 3.4.4 Flat vs. layered hierarchies 3.5 Budget 3.5.1 The importance of having a unitary budget 4. Law Firms 4.1 Disruption in the legal profession 4.1.1 The Innovation Revolution 4.1.2 Cost pressures 4.1.3 Regulatory reforms 4.1.4 New competitors 4.1.5 The law firm competitive response 4.2 Unbundle your work 4.2.1 Classify your workflow 4.2.2 Identify solutions for different categories of work 4.2.3 Optimize your mix of internal to external resources 4.3 Put the right policies in place 4.3.1 Gatekeeper policy 4.3.2 Billing guidelines policy 4.3.3 Engagement letters 4.3.4 Internal legal department controls 5. Alternative Legal Services Providers 5.1 What are ALS providers? 5.1.1 The origins of ALS 5.1.2 Alternative staffing providers 5.1.3 Legal process outsourcing providers 6. Selecting the Right Partners 6.1 Leverage legal procurement professionals 6.1.1 The benefits of involving procurement 6.2 Strategic partnerships 6.2.1 What it means to be “strategic” 6.3 Key performance indicators (KPIs) 6.4 Law firm “panels” 6.4.1 Are panels the right choice for all legal departments? 6.5 How to establish panels 6.5.1 Select the right work for the RFP 6.5.2 Panel scope 6.5.3 Decide on the right levels of support that you need 6.5.4 Research and identify candidates; gather market intelligence 6.5.5 Diversity 6.5.6 Generate and issue RFPs 6.5.7 Evaluate responses and select finalists 6.5.8 Establish finalist interviews 6.5.9 Set agenda for meetings with the finalists; interview them 6.5.10 Select and announce your panel 6.6 Are panels forever? 6.7 Panels for Alternative Legal Services Providers 7. Technology 7.1 Processes before technology 7.2 The evolving technology landscape 7.2.1 The Second Machine Age 7.2.2 Moore’s Law and the second half of the chessboard 7.2.3 The Internet of Things and Big Data 7.2.4 Cloud computing 7.2.5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7.2.6 Autonomy and replacement 7.3 In-house technology applications 7.3.1 Communication and collaboration tools 7.3.2 Self help tools 7.3.3 Efficiency tools 7.3.4 Transparency tools 7.3.5 Artificial Intelligence and machine learning 7.4 Procurement of technology 7.4.1 Build or buy? 7.4.2 Off-the-shelf or custom? 7.5 Process, technology and risk reduction Part II: The Software 8. Culture 8.1 What is culture? 8.1.1 Culture as behaviour 8.1.2 Culture as values and beliefs 8.1.3 Cultures and subcultures 8.1.4 Your subculture must be aligned with your company’s culture 8.1.5 Actual culture vs. stated values and beliefs 8.2 Why is culture important? 8.2.1 Culture as a baseline 8.2.2 Culture as an attractant 8.3 Can you build a culture from scratch? 8.3.1 Legacy cultures – evolution not revolution 8.3.2 Influencing in new cultures 8.3.3 Write your culture down 8.3.4 Beware of the unwritten rules 8.4 Hack your culture 8.4.1 Large-scale hacks 8.4.2 Small, iterative hacks 8.5 Making it “sticky” 8.5.1 Screening 8.5.2 Induction 8.5.3 Rituals and reinforcement ceremonies 8.5.4 Stories 8.5.5 Influencers 8.5.6 Sanctions 9. The Generational Context and the Rise of the Millennials 9.1 Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers 9.1.1 The Baby Boomers 9.1.2 The Gen-Xers 9.1.3 The Millennials 9.1.4 How have these traits shaped the Millennials? 9.1.5 What is the problem? 9.1.6 How to approach Millennials 9.1.7 How to balance interests across the generational divide 10. Leadership Skills 10.1 Professional excellence 10.2 Innate curiosity 10.2.1 Constant learners 10.2.2 Formal vs. organic learning 10.2.3 The Internet vs. books 10.2.4 Future literacy 10.2.5 Importing and exporting good ideas 10.3 Excellent communicators 10.3.1 Storytelling 10.3.2 Focus on “why” 10.3.3 Clear written communication 10.4 Excellent business judgement 10.4.1 Market visits 10.4.2 The business of the law 10.5 Results driven 10.6 Autonomy 10.6.1 The pros and cons of law firm training 10.6.2 The pros and cons of government training 10.7 Courage 10.7.1 Manipulative business partners 10.8 Flexible leadership style 10.9 Cultural intelligence 10.9.1 Leadership savvy 10.9.2 Disagreement and “face” 10.9.3 High vs. low context cultures 10.9.4 Trust 10.9.5 Reasoning 10.10 Grit Part III: Critical Threads 11. Change Management 11.1 Ten lessons about change 11.1.1 Change is the natural state of being 11.1.2 Start with “why” 11.1.3 Change is an inherently emotional process 11.1.4 Regularly track and discuss your team’s emotional state 11.1.5 Do not let your team freeze up 11.1.6 Never look back! 11.1.7 Change can give you the best work of your career 11.1.8 Focus on what you can control; do not worry about the rest 11.1.9 You are in charge of you! 11.1.10 This is the “new normal” – so get used to it! 12. Strategic Direction 12.1 Roadmap principles 12.1.1 Vision 12.1.2 Mission 12.1.3 Strategies and tactics 12.2 Example of strategic priorities 12.2.1 Strategy 1 – Develop our people 12.2.2 Strategy 2 – Provide the right advice at the right time 12.2.3 Strategy 3 – Leverage our global strength 12.3 When and how to execute your strategic direction 12.3.1 When? 12.3.2 How? 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