The most valuable players
You can tell who the firms value by looking who gets special treatment when the economy takes a turn for the worse
The law firm world is kind of a roller coaster. A year ago, everyone was hiring like crazy, but now there are reports of layoffs everywhere. Not rainmakers though. Partners who can bring in business are getting paid even more money, and firms are finding ways to bend over backwards to accommodate them. Today I’ll be writing about the value of business development, how to think about building your own platform, and why it’s important to run towards “the frontier” if you want to become a rainmaker yourself.
Who’s the real MVP?
Lately I’ve been spending a bit of time putting together my thoughts on a few different data points on what’s been happening in the legal world. Especially since it seems like there’s a discrepancy between how some lawyers are treated. Here are my initial thoughts: