Law Practice Magazine

Taking Ownership

Practice Building Strategies for New Partners

Thinking like an Owner.

Table of Contents

July/August 2007 Issue | Volume 33 Number 5

Table of Contents

Features

Taking Ownership: Strategies for Making Sense of Making Partner

Now that you are a newly minted partner, the big issue is to understand how your role has changed. From how to think strategically, allocate investment time and balance your career with personal time, here’s help in getting the needed perspective as quickly as possible.

By David Cruickshank

It’s Only Just Begun: Strategies for Staying Successful as a New Partner

Taking proactive steps now will help ensure that you control your own fate—and achieve success as a partner for the long term. Follow these pointers on self-assessment, goal setting, skills development and building your own book of business.

By Janet H. Moore

Do You Know How to Say No?

Saying no is never easy, but it is essential to maintaining business development goals. Here are five tactics you can use to protect your valuable time.

by Sara Holtz

Rainmakers I Have Fallen For: Simply Irresistible Business Development Strategies

One of the biggest expectations of newly made partners is that they will begin to generate business of their own. Easier said than done—especially because there’s so little literature that speaks from the perspective of the buyer. A former general counsel shares the inside scoop.

By Barbara D’Amico

Learning to Lead: Practical Steps for High-Performance Team Leadership

What is the one thing that law firm leaders need to be effective? Team members who are inspired and willing to commit their energy and loyalty to the team and its goals. Understanding the dynamics of teams will help you inspire others.

by Richard S. Cohen and Valorie E. Jennings