Marci Taylor is a strategy and management consultant who helps law firms and professional services organizations drive effective business growth, build stronger practices, develop more effective leaders, and cultivate firm cultures where professionals thrive.
As founder of Mantra Legal Consulting, Marci brings deep, practical experience across the full spectrum of law firm management, combining a people-centered philosophy with data-driven insights and a technology-forward approach to every engagement.
Marci works with firm leaders, practice groups, and management teams on their most critical challenges: firmwide and practice-level strategic planning in an AI-driven market, management and operational effectiveness, attorney compensation design, profitability analysis, recruiting and retention strategy, attorney and staff engagement, and leadership development. She also designs and facilitates retreats, seminars, and leadership development programs for law firm leaders, practice groups, and executive teams, helping organizations clarify direction, align around priorities, and build momentum for meaningful change.
Earlier in her career, Marci was as a Principal at Altman Weil, advising law firms and corporate law departments across the country on strategy, management, and marketing. She served as Director of Marketing Operations for an AmLaw 100 firm, leading the firmwide marketing operations team and directing business development for the Business Law Department.
She also served as co-practice lead for the Law Firm Advisory team at a large national advisory and accounting firm, where she spearheaded strategic growth, management consulting, and profitability projects, and served as lead faculty for the firm’s Law Firm Leadership Survey and Law Firm Leadership roundtable.
Marci is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences, including Thomson Reuters, the Association of Legal Administrators, the Legal Marketing Association, the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and global law firm networks. She has authored articles for The American Lawyer publications, ABA Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing Association’s Strategies & Voices, The Daily Journal (CA), New York Law Journal, Legal Times, Corporate Counsel, and other leading business and trade publications.
Marci began her career as a practicing attorney. In addition to her Juris Doctor, Marci holds a Certificate in AI-Driven Leadership from Stanford University School of Engineering.