Reviewing and adapting the remuneration model in law firm partnerships is a highly sensitive issue.

What are the major changes that are we seeing in law firms around the world on what is expected from partners?

The success criteria for law firms have typically been internal not external and heavily weighted towards financial factors such as...

Es un factor clave para los despachos, pero el problema está en que actualmente no todos lo miden, ni tienen un modelo claro para analizarlo. Moray McLaren y Mari Cruz Taboada comentan en el reportaje del diario El Confidencial ( España). Click on the image to read the full article.

Video podcast recording where experts Paul Browne, Stuart Hopper, Mari Cruz Taboada, and Moray Mclaren dissect a real RFP (Request for Proposal) with a question from a client to understand better the incentives and law firm business model that would guarantee high-quality legal service.

After Mexican Elite firm   Gonzalez Calvillo   and   Perez Llorca   revealed their merger plans on 16th April 2024,   the Legal Media got the initial market reactions from international legal experts.   Mari Cruz Taboada , partner at   Lexington Consultants , comments at Latin Lawyer that whilst Pérez-Llorca’s launch in Mexico represents a “natural next step” in the firm´s growth strategy, “opening through a merger was less expected.” She explains that the Iberian outfit has

In this podcast recording,   Zulon Begum , Partner at CM Murray and leading international law firm management consultant,  Moray McLaren  Partner at Lexington Consultants, discuss new research by the IBA’s Law Firm Management Committee (LFMC) which explores recent trends in partner profit sharing, remuneration and reward. Key discussion points from this podcast recording: Is there such a thing as a ‘perfect partner’ and how do you define them? Gaining a better definition of p

Mari Cruz Taboada, comenta en un informe de Expansión Jurídico en España, cómo los despachos, al plantearse las operaciones corporativas, estudian las plazas en las que su futura pareja tiene mayor cuota de mercado, con Londres y Nueva York como grandes protagonistas de este proceso de concentración.

As part of Lexington Leadership Circle series of events with law firm Managing Partners and legal service delivery leaders in London, the team of Consultants - Moray McLaren, Stuart Hopper, Stephen Revell, Tony King, Paul Browne and Mari Cruz Taboada hosted a session on the impact of AI on legal services- We can´t predict but we can prepare.

Factors such as financial barriers, gender, social class and more have an impact on the ability of individuals to enter and progress in the legal profession. In-House Perspective assesses these barriers specifically in relation to in-house teams – and what’s being done to break them down.

Ben Chiriboga, Chief Growth Officer at Nexl, talks to Mari Cruz Taboada, Partner at LEXINGTON CONSULTANTS, where they delve into the world of event networking and explore how to transform connections into valuable clients. Ben and Mari Cruz unravel the secrets of event networking, helping you navigate the art and science of building authentic connections, mastering effective communication, and converting connections into valuable clients. Get ready to unlock the potential of

Doing nothing is not an option. What do law firm leaders need to ask themselves? The impact of AI on legal services and the immediate leadership challenges were discussed during Lexington’s most recent #LeadershipCircle in London. The future is still unclear but legal services has reached a definite inflexion point. There are no simple answers and each firm has to work out their own way forward. Doing nothing is not an option. A group of 41 especially invited law firm leaders

Harvard Law School has published new research by Moray McLaren exploring recent trends in partner profit sharing, remuneration and rewards. The survey of 106 law firms, finds a continuing shift away from traditional Eat What You Kill and Lockstep approaches. Four priorities were highlighted: Gaining a better definition of partner contribution with an increasing adoption of non-financial performance indicators Introducing clearer guard rails within tighter performance bands Pr

Some say we need swifter and faster decision-making, and that the LLP partnership model needs either to adopt corporate structures or change governance so that faster decisions can be taken. It is certainly true that the LLP partner model can overly focused on this year’s PEP rather than on building long term value. We are seeing new business models – private equity, listed firms, and corporate structures. If you ever sat around a board table with a law firms owned by ventur