A disciplined small law firm should be able to work through the strategic planning process on its own, but many find this process far easier when it is facilitated by an outside consultant.
Not exact matches
The pool of competent experts in financial sector litigation is surprisingly
small and
law firms looking for expert witnesses or advisers face a number of challenges: • Identifying the right expert in a specialised
discipline • Developing a short list of suitable candidates on a discreet basis • Avoiding individual experts «shoe - horning» themselves into roles for which they are not properly equipped • Assessing individuals» strengths and weaknesses and prior track records Our experience - as experts ourselves and from working with our associates over an extended period - normally enables us to propose one or more candidates whom we consider the best equipped to address specific issues on which expert evidence is required.
In a recent paper, Woolley examined the track records of five provincial
law societies and concluded 87 per cent of the lawyers
disciplined in 2009 were either sole or
small firm practitioners while none who belonged to a very large or national
firm were
disciplined.