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Book SynopsisLaw firm leaders must do more than react to change: they must anticipate market dynamics and create a culture that allows their lawyers and their firm to proactively shape the environment. Law firms face unprecedented complexity, increased competition and demands for transformation; yet, lawyers' taste for autonomy and their need for intellectual challenge makes leading them especially demanding. As a result, leaders must ensure they have the right skills including the ability to listen, coach, innovate and support change. This second edition, coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman and Dr Heidi K Gardner on behalf of the International Bar Association, explores the crucial elements of law firm leadership. New and updated chapters by prominent experts in the field include: *Leading partners to collaborate: featuring case studies and research to support behavioural change efforts, this new chapter highlights how lawyers' unique personality profile can inhibit change - and how leaders can productively manage this obstacle. *Leading the M&A process: having helped both smaller domestic and massive global law firms to successfully complete combinations, the authors reveal the critical steps leaders need to follow to gain partners' commitment to the hard work ahead. *Leadership succession: based on work with 150 law firms, this new chapter contains checklists and tools to help handle typical 'pain points', such as incentivising partners to cede control. Further chapters address how to lead productive business development efforts, global and virtual teams, the Millennial generation, and much more. Providing insights and practical guidance, this edition demonstrates how law firm leaders can enhance their leadership capabilities, whether their firms are small or large, domestic or global. Additionally, it is a vital resource for developing talent in legal professionals and consultants. Further, by highlighting the benefits of developing leadership skills early on, the book will be of interest to junior lawyers seeking to develop their careers.
Trade ReviewLawyers wishing to lead - especially those of the 'rainmaker' variety - will want to get hold of this book. -- Elizabeth Robson Taylor and Phillip Taylor MBE * Richmond Green Chambers *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 5 Heidi K Gardner Harvard Law School Rebecca Normand-Hochman Institute of Legal Talent & Leadership Leading lawyers in a VUCA world 7 Heidi K Gardner Harvard Law School Rebecca Normand-Hochman Institute of Legal Talent & Leadership Larry Richard LawyerBrain LLC Leading law firms in the digital age 21 Heidi K Gardner Harvard Law School Herminia Ibarra London Business School Succession planning 31 Susan Saltonstall Duncan RainMaking Oasis LLC Leading and creating a rainforest: how leaders build a business development culture 49 Deborah B Farone Farone Advisors LLC Building consensus for a merger 61 Peter Zeughauser Kent Zimmermann Zeughauser Group Authentic gravitas in law firm leadership 71 Rebecca Newton London School of Economics and Political Science; CoachAdviser Leadership and decision- making in emerging legal markets: how structures and dynamics shape success 85 Mariano Batalla Batalla Jaime Fernandez Madero Fernandez Madero Consulting Leadership, power and politics in law firms 99 Laura Empson Cass Business School Generations in the workplace 115 Alexis Caught Strategy Four Kevin Doolan Moller Institute Leading teams of lawyers in an increasingly global and virtual world 127 Mark Mortensen INSEAD Leading merger integration 143 Jenni Emery Arup Learning to lead: perspective on bridging the lawyer leadership gap 163 Scott A Westfahl Harvard Law School How to hire leaders who thrive in their roles - both partners and business professionals 175 Heidi K Gardner Harvard Law School About the authors 189
