Hostage Situation: Lawyers, Not Staff, Should Run Law Firms
In many law firms – especially the small ones – managing attorneys are held hostage by their staffpersons . And, when the staffpersons are aware that that is the situation – thi ngs can quickly turn toxic . There are plenty of law firms, where staff are doing whatever they want, and dictating process and strategy to the attorneys they work for – because the lawyers believe they can’t let go of the staff, since they’re too important to the running of the law firm . It’s something of a vicious circle . But, as a lawyer, you’ve got to maintain control of your business, in part because any ethics-related issues that arise, can cost you your license to practice. So, if your staff is treating you in a dismissive way, and you feel like you’ve been removed from the management of your own law firm – or, even if you simply don’t want that situation to arise – there is a way to dig out . Here’s what you need to do: Understand How Your Technology Works. One of the mo