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Does your law firm have a "green plank" in your strategic plan?
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 25 January 2021
You should.
A new report published by Bloomberg says that ice melting has already reached "worst case" levels. This should be required reading for every law firm.
changing circumstances, changing strategies
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 05 January 2021
“We are pleased that the worst outcome – no deal – has been averted,” said David Greene, president of the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW), in an article on 4 January 2021 in the Global Legal Post..
4 guiding principles for uncertain times
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 28 December 2020
Ever since we formed Walker Clark LLC back in 2002, our firm has observed four core values that have guided our advice to our clients, many of whom have implicitly incorporated these principles into their professional cultures and day-to-day workplace environments. As we look ahead into the decade of the Twenty Twenties, we remind ourselves of them, remember how they have been reliable guidelines in rapidly changing legal markets and business environments over the past 18 years, and offer them for whatever inspiration and benefit they might provide in the future.
My lawyer is my best friend.
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 11 December 2020
remarks by
Norman Clark
Walker Clark LLC
IBA Law Firm Management Conference
Moscow, Russian Federation
11 December 2020
Throughout the past year, our legal management consulting firm has conducted virtual meetings with our clients to understand better the practical challenges they have experienced from the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have responded.
So, very little of what I have to tell you are my own ideas.
How to expect the unexpected
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 03 November 2020
The events of the past twelve years are very persuasive.
The old whining excuse that "nobody could have possibly foreseen this" is no longer an acceptable management response.
The law firms that have managed the COVID-19 pandemic the best had already expected the unexpected. Their responses might not have been perfect in every case, but they have been more effective and have produced better financial results than have ad hoc crisis management.
Walker Clark Gateways to India - October 2020
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 23 October 2020
Here is the October 2020 issue of Walker Clark's reading list of recent news and commentary for lawyers and law firms that are interested in the Indian legal market.
Click here to view and download the October 2020 issue in PDF format.
It's not too soon to improve your bottom line in 2021 (and even 2022)
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 20 October 2020
Approximately 60% the world's law firms will begin a new fiscal year on 1 January 2021. Many others will enter the final quarter or trimester of their old fiscal year. Despite the economic uncertainties that confront most countries and most law firms in 2021, there is a lot that you can do to get better business results in 2021, and even in 2022.
But you need to act now.
China Legal Horizons - July 2020
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- Written by Norman Clark and Curtis W. Hovey
- Published: 02 July 2020
Here is our latest reading list, which offer links to the top current news and commentary about strategic issues in the legal services industry: China Legal Horizons.
time to get really serious about IT security
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 10 June 2020
The rapid development of the Dark Web and the adoption of new operational modes in the legal services industry, such as working at home, pose substantial new threats to many law firms that might have previously assumed, correctly or not, that they were "immune" from hacking and ransomware.
There are several basic steps that any law firm, or any size and anywhere, can take to reduce the risks.
The "new normal" will not be good enough.
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- Written by Norman Clark
- Published: 21 May 2020
Banish the phrase "new normal" from your thinking about the future.
As law firms begin to think about operations after the pandemic subsides, many of their partners have been using the phrase new normal. This mindset -- that the future will be just a continuation of the past -- is as risky to the future of your law firm as ingesting bleach or taking ineffective, dangerous drugs to fight a coronavirus.
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