Administration and Administrators
This section includes a periodic series of columns, Administration at Work, in which Altman Weil principal Jim Wilber provides tips on hiring and managing law firm administrators, including administration structure, reporting relationships, position descriptions, performance criteria and the search process.
Jim Wilber has placed hundreds of law firm executives and business managers over two decades. He advises law firms on administrative structure, management and leadership and is a former practicing lawyer and law office manager.
Contact Jim at jswilber@altmanweil.com.
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September 9, 2011 |
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Best Practices in Law Firm Administration and Administrators: If You're Not Ready to Take the Plunge...
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James S. Wilber
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February 2, 2011 |
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Best Practices in Law Firm Administration and Administrators: Reporting Relationships
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James S. Wilber
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March 3, 2011 |
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Best Practices in Law Firm Administration and Administrators: Reporting Relationships Go Both Ways
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James S. Wilber
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April 21, 2011 |
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Best Practices in Law Firm Administration and Administrators: Skill Sets of Superior Law Firm Principal Administrators
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James S. Wilber
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April 6, 2017 |
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Best Practices in Law Firm Administration and Administrators: Ten Things that Make a Great Law Firm Administrator
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James S. Wilber
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June 9, 2011 |
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Best Practices in Law Firm Administration and Administrators: The Importance of Prior Law Firm Experience
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James S. Wilber
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October 9, 2015 |
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Best Practices in Law Firm Administration and Administrators: Who Should Conduct the Search for Your Next Principal Administrator?
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James S. Wilber
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June 5, 2014 |
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HR in Practice: An Effective Evaluation Process
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David L. Williams
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September 5, 2014 |
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HR in Practice: Can You Deliver the Truth?
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David L. Williams
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January 7, 2016 |
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HR in Practice: HR Capability Gaps at Times of Change
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David L. Williams
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February 5, 2015 |
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HR in Practice: Is It Time for a Human Resources Checkup?
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David L. Williams
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June 7, 2013 |
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Is Outsourcing an Opportunity for Law Firms?
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Nina Cunningham
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February 7, 2013 |
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Leveraging the Assets of the Law Library
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Nina Cunningham
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October 1, 2008 |
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Making Sense of Staff Compensation
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James D. Cotterman
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March 1, 2007 |
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Managing for Superior Paralegal Profitability
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James S. Wilber
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September 7, 2012 |
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Taking on the Costs of Legal Research
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Nina Cunningham
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February 19, 2015 |
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The Search for Your Firm's Next Legal Administrator
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James S. Wilber
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March 9, 2015 |
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Where Do Administrators Stand in Your Law Firm?
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Eric A. Seeger
James S. Wilber
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March 9, 2018 |
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Why is Data Important for Law Firm Managers' Decision-Making?
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Rees W. Morrison
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April 6, 2017 |
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With Data Analytics, It's Not Always 'Follow the Money!'
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Rees W. Morrison
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