Moderator:
Steve Blundell – Head of Acritas Advisors, Thomson Reuters
Speakers
Jay Connolly - Global Chief Talent Officer, Dentons
Caroline Firstbrook – Chief Operating Officer, Clifford Chance
Jon Kanter – Chief Financial Officer, Goodwin
David Patient – Managing Partner, Travers Smith
Lucy Leach, Technical Research Director, Acritas (part of Thomson Reuters)
Many firms are now planning their annual partners’ meeting – and doing so on the basis that it will have to be a virtual meeting. That makes it even more critical than usual to get the engagement of partners before the event and have them focus their thinking beforehand on the chosen topics.
By Steve Blundell - Head of Acritas Advisors
Before the world turned upside down, sectors were becoming “the thing”. Two thirds of the AmLaw 100 boast a sector focus on their web site. But from our research we can see that firms’ approaches vary markedly. As with many other things, COVID-19 may prove to be a fire that burns up the chaff and leaves only the real things standing.
March 2020:
► COVID-19 Crisis Management: 6 Actions to Get You Through the Next 6 Months
► Jones Day Retains the Top Spot in Acritas’ U.S. Law Firm Brand Index 2020
Let’s cut to the chase. The world is in crisis mode and it’s difficult to know what to be doing with clients to help them through this—while still trying to maintain our own business operations. Having worked with law firms through the 2008 financial crisis, there’s a couple of relevant lessons in how to best adapt to a market that completely transforms overnight.