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Taking Control Of Technology: What Small Firm Decision Makers Need To Know, Gary A. Munneke
Taking Control Of Technology: What Small Firm Decision Makers Need To Know, Gary A. Munneke
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
For firms that want to take control of their technology, the first question to ask is what applications does the office need? This question should precede debates about what hardware and software to acquire, because the choice of applications will drive the choice of products. To start anywhere else is to allow the tail to wag the dog.
Law Firm Restructuring: The Big Picture, Gary A. Munneke
Law Firm Restructuring: The Big Picture, Gary A. Munneke
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
The term "restructuring" has become a buzzword for law firm efforts to improve the bottom line by altering the composition of the firm's personnel. In many instances, this is accomplished by "downsizing," a word more easily spoken than "firing." As opportunities for ownership interest in law firms evaporate, firms talk about "nonequity partners" and "rainmaking" skills. Such euphemisms are often used to sugarcoat the bitter medicine of economic reality. It may be useful to look more closely at the phenomenon of restructuring, although cynics might say lawyers should look at structuring first. In either case, taking a look at the …
Facing Future Growth Affirmatively, Gary A. Munneke
Facing Future Growth Affirmatively, Gary A. Munneke
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
It is the contention of this author that one's approach to the recruitment of associates should be given the same careful analysis that other questions of law office operation and management are given. Recruitment should be systematic; it should maximize the attorney's selection; and it should be done at the lowest cost possible to achieve the desired ends.