Law Firm Leaders What Are Focused On

Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers Law Firm Leaders: What Are Focused On? As you know, I have co-authored three parable books: Say Ciao to Chow Mein, Rising Star  and It Takes a Team. Say Ciao is about Tony, a young lawyer burning out, Rising Star is about Gina, Tony’s wife, who is about to lose her one large client and feels she may be a “one hit wonder.” (Gina and Tony are also characters in my novel.) Team is about a rainmaker, David Coleman, for whom no young lawyer wants to work. (he’s the bad guy in my novel.) I wrote each of the books to address what I saw in law firms. If I write another business parable book, I want to focus on leadership. I find many senior lawyers do not know the difference between managing and leadership. I asked a friend who has been around law firm leaders for 25 years to tell me how law firm leaders spend their time. Here is what he told me: It is easy to make a list of what law firm leaders don’t focus on that is important. The very best law firm leaders I have met focus on: Just suppose you spent your time on LEADING. It could easily distinguish your firm from competitors. I practiced law for 37 years developing a national construction law practice representing some of the top highway and transportation construction contractors in the US.