by mantralegal | Jul 16, 2025 | Firm management, Leadership, Retreats, Strategic Planning
We have crossed the midpoint of 2025, and law firm leaders find themselves in interesting times and a legal business environment filled with unprecedented uncertainty and incredible opportunity. Volatile economic markets, shifting client demands, generational...
by mantralegal | Jul 15, 2025 | AI for Law Firms, Firm management, Leadership, Strategic Planning
This year marks 25 years since my first law firm strategic planning project, and my, how things have changed. While I have always been an advocate for fact-based planning and attempted to arm clients with the most relevant data for effective decision-making, it has...
by mantralegal | Jun 30, 2025 | Firm management, Retreats
With law firm financial performance being put to the test in an uncertain economy, firms fighting to attract and retain talent, a renewed focus on culture as strategy and the desire to maintain engagement in a hybrid workplace, law firm retreats are more important...
by mantralegal | Mar 31, 2025 | Firm management, Leadership
In nearly every law firm’s website and marketing materials, you will find a reference to the collaborative nature of the firm or the firm’s commitment to teamwork. Dig deeper into team performance in law firms, however, and you will find that their default...
by mantralegal | Mar 20, 2025 | Firm management, Leadership
In an article written at the request of The Daily Journal, Marci Taylor discussed the strategic considerations for law firms given the current political environment and recent actions by the Administration against law firms. This article was written and published just...
by mantralegal | Mar 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
The opening months of 2025 have brought a jarring reminder of how quickly the legal landscape and global economic markets can shift. The Administration’s flurry of executive actions have had a significant impact on the legal community, as has been well documented in...
by mantralegal | Feb 19, 2024 | Uncategorized, Well-being
Why do we tolerate toxic or abusive people in the law firm workplace? Whether it’s the person affectionately referred to as the 800lb gorilla or the partner who is visibly and vocally abusive, why do we look away and allow this behavior to continue? Of course, this...
by mantralegal | Feb 18, 2024 | Firm management, Leadership, Succession Planning
If your law firm is engaged in succession planning, considering generational differences in the development of your strategic plan, trying to improve your lawyer recruitment and retention or working on building your firm culture, we have created a free tool you can...
by mantralegal | Feb 18, 2024 | Leadership, Firm management, Succession Planning
As Gen X and Millennials ascend to leadership positions in law firms, they have a lot on their respective plates – an industry facing rapid change, innovation promising to fundamentally change the way lawyers work, continued stratification in the market, ongoing...
by mantralegal | Jan 16, 2024 | Well-being
As we enter the New Year, many of us set new goals and intentions, particularly with regard to our physical health and well-being. While taking care of our bodies is incredibly important, in the legal industry, our mental and emotional health and well-being is also...
