Law firm administrators manage the business side of law practice.
Not exact matches
As CEO of the Paralegal Knowledge Institute and
Managing Administrator of OLP, I can tell you that
law firm staff qualifies without question as the unsung heroes.
This article describes six aspects of
law firm management and economics which the author has recommended to
managing partners, financial partners, members of management committees and
law firm administrators to assist them improve their
firm's cash flow.
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Managing partners and members of executive committees recognize the value of employing professional
law firm administrators to introduce higher levels of acumen about financial analyses and management reporting, human resources management, technological and organizational skills to better
manage their
law firms as professional business organizations.
But too many
managing partners get caught up in day - to - day administration, a function that should be performed by a capable
law firm administrator.
For the most part, successor lawyer managers learn how to
manage a
law firm by: on the job training; being mentored by experienced lawyer managers; attending bar association meetings; attending
law firm management seminars; working with management consultants; and working with skilled and experienced
law firm administrators.
A majority of the
managing partners interviewed, supported by an experienced
law firm administrator, reported spending one - third to one - half of their time or more
managing.
They also reissued a major revision of a previously published guide on internet research.The Guides are free and available to
law librarians and legal information professionals as well as
law firm administrators who are interested in learning about best practices for
managing information services.
Sitting at the executive level,
law firm administrators - also known as executive directors, chief
managing officers (CMOs) or chief operating officers (COOs)- are highly skilled non-lawyer professionals.
I recently participated in a conference on
law firm compensation that was attended primarily by
law firm administrators who generally work directly under senior
law firm leaders such as
managing partners or
firm chairs.
A
law firm administrator needs phenomenal planning, coordination, and execution skills to successfully
manage a
law firm's operations.