Making Sense of Law Firms : Strategy, Structure and Ownership

ISBN-13: 9781854317001 / Angielski

Stephen W. Mayson

Opis

Examining the structure, strategy and ownership of law firms, this work describes the changing legal environment, explores the strategic choices for the firm, and describes the application of appropriate business principles to law firms.

Spis treści

Law firms as a response to the environment; the theory of the law firm; law firms as business organizations; law firms as client-driven organizations; law firms as social organizations; law firms as economic organizations; ownership of law firms; the way ahead.

O autorze

Stephen Mayson qualified as a lawyer in 1977. He became one of the first consultants to the legal profession in 1985. Since that time he has built up an impressive reputation, acting as a management consultant to hundreds of law firms - including some of the largest in the UK, Europe, North America and South East Asia. His outstanding reputation has led to his advice being sought by governments, corporate legal departments, law societies and professional associations. He is Professor of Legal Practice and the Director of the Centre for Law Firm Management at Nottingham Law School, where he is the architect of the Law Schools innovative and successful MBA in Legal Practice. This combination of practical experience and theoretical insight permeates his new book.