Law Practice Magazine
Retirement Special Issue
Your Next Managing Partner
Succession Planning Strategies: Dos and Don'ts.
Law Practice Magazine
December 2007 Issue | Volume 33 Number 8
Table of Contents
Features
Rethinking Retirement: Understanding the War for Legal Talent in the Changing Marketplace
Today firms face a shortage, not a surplus, of talented lawyers. To compete they will need to replace the traditional concept of retirement with flexible options to keep lawyers of all ages working productively and happily.
Plus: A Managing Partner's Journey: Coming to Terms with Change
By Stephen P. Gallagher
That Magic Number: Divining the Monies You Need for Retirement–And More
Everyone’s looking for “the number” of dollars they need to have at retirement. Although there is no predictable number that applies to everyone, there are, fortunately, imprecise rules of thumb to help.
By M. John Sterba, Jr.
What It Takes: Making Retirement a Transition Rather Than a Jump Off a Cliff
Firms of all sizes are struggling with retirement policies. Holland & Hart is tackling the issue with a pumped-up flex-time program.
Plus Manadatory Requirement: Abolish or Pay? by Joan Feldman
by Edward H. Flitton
Selling Your Practice: Fundamentals for Retiring Solos
After investing years in growing a practice, why forgo the chance to reap the benefits? Here is a crib sheet on the whens and hows of selling a law practice.
By Edward Poll
- Journeying in the Neutral Zone by Edward H. Flitton
- Learning to Savor a Many-Splendored Pathway by Bruce Ian Feldman
- 10 Rules for Before and After by Scott McArthur
Your Next Managing Partner: Succession Planning Strategies—Dos and Don’ts for Passing the Torch
Management experts and firm leaders discuss what firms do right to pass the proverbial baton successfully—and what they do wrong when they drop it.
By Steven T. Taylor
Law Practice Case Study
Building for the Future: Advice on Balancing Succession and Retirement Planning
A senior lawyer is asked to head a succession planning committee—and rethink his future.
By Dustin A. Cole, Karen MacKay, Edward Poll and Allison Wolf
Technology
Who Is...
Tom Mighell
Learn how this litigator and legal technologist balances his roles.
By Mark Tamminga
NEW ABA TECHSHOW TIDBIT
How to Back Up Your PCs and Macs: An Obsessive’s Guide for the Small Law Firm
In this new column, we feature some of the best pointers from ABA TECHSHOW® in snippets of sage advice from past presentations.
Hot Buttons
Ethics in the Electronic Era: 25 Ways to Get in Trouble With Technology
An Ohio court decision has serious implications for how technology can be used in exhibits—and for how forensics experts can do their jobs.
By Sharon Nelson and John Simek
Tips & Tricks
Untangling Web Addresses: When Capital Letters Matter–And When They Don’t
Pointers about case sensitivity.
By Dan Pinnington
Business
Profitability
Following the Road Map to Retirement Security
Advice on how to cross the difficult chasm between knowing what funds you need for retirement and actually getting there.
By David Bilinsky and Laura Calloway
Marketing
Before You Leave: Making the Marketing Handoff
Steps to take to transition vital marketing-related assets before a partner retires.
By Sally J. Schmidt
Managing
Envisioning Your Active Retirement Years
Exercises to help you prepare for the next exciting stage in your life.
By Marcia Pennington Shannon
Rip It!
Essential Attributes of Successful Managing Partners
A checklist of skills to look for when evaluating candidates to lead your firm.
By Jo Smith
