[Ailist] Re: Benchmarking Law Firms with "We"

[Bjmhope at aol.com]

Hi Judith,
 
 
In Seattle, the Summit Law Group has done just what you  describe--become a 
"we" with an emphasis on appreciating what everyone  contributes whether they 
have a law degree or not.  Here is a link to their  website:
 

_http://www.summitlaw.com/about.htm_ (http://www.summitlaw.com/about.htm) 
 
 
Take  Care,

Barb

Barbara J. Miles
HR &  Organization Development Professional
M.A. Whole  Systems Design
206-355-3459







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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:12:03 EST
From:  Benchcomm at aol.com
Subject: [Ailist] Legal Firms that have moved from I to  WE
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Dear AI Colleagues:

Law firms are notorious for  their entrepreneurial, individual  contributor 
model, yet there is  interest among some firms to strengthen their  brand 
presence by  becoming more we-centric.

I am currently doing some benchmarking research  on law firms  who have been 
able to shift their culture from I to WE.  

My interest covers a few areas and I wondered if anyone can  share  case 
studies of this evolution. I'd be glad to package it all up and  share  it 
back. 
Here are some of my questions...

LAW FIRMS: I to  WE
1.  Do you have any examples (case studies) of law  firms who have  
created a WE culture where there is collaboration,  partnering, bringing  
colleagues 
in to work on servicing client needs  beyond what the originator was  able to 
do - and other we-centric  behaviors? 
2.  If so, can you provide some details about:  
1.  The size of the firm, practice areas, geographic  location 
2.  Compensation structure - all for one/one for  all or individual  
contributor 
3.  What did they  do to create a "we-culture" 
4.  What are their best  practices to sustain this orientation? 
5.  What has been  the impact - on clients, or their culture, or 
partnering  and on  profitability 
6.  Other things that were important in  this story/case

Thank you so much in advance for helping shape this  bigger story. I would  
be 
glad to send something back to all of you  with this research compiled.

Judith

Judith E. Glaser,  CEO
Benchmark Communications,  Inc.


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