Resources related to Law Firm Finance

Compensation in Law Firms Articles

Date   Title Author(s)
September 10, 2009   Compensating Partners and Associates in Trying Economic Times James D. Cotterman
July 28, 2009   Law Firm Compensation Practices Update James D. Cotterman
November 1, 2011   Pay Proportional to Performance James D. Cotterman
June 1, 2010   The Changing Face of Associate Compensation James D. Cotterman

Developments at Altman Weil

Date   Title Author(s)
October 17, 2007   Altman Weil Launches New Blog on Lawyer Compensation James D. Cotterman

Expert Presentations

Date   Title Location Author(s)
April 30, 2007   Law Firm Capitalization - Cash Gap, ALA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV   James D. Cotterman
April 30, 2007   Law Firm Capitalization Worksheets - ALA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV   James D. Cotterman

Finance Articles

Date   Title Author(s)
June 1, 2011   Calculating Profitability James D. Cotterman
June 1, 2003   Ensuring Good Insurance Coverage in Tumultuous Times William F. Brennan
December 1, 2000   Fees, Facts and Figures - What Lawyers are Charging and Receiving Ward Bower
April 1, 2004   Financial Contributions and a Career in Law James D. Cotterman
September 1, 2001   Fiscal Management of a Law Firm James D. Cotterman
August 1, 2003   Getting the Capital Structure Right James D. Cotterman
February 1, 2004   Improving the Bottom Line: No Magic Bullets Required William F. Brennan
July 1, 2007   Law Firm Capitalization James D. Cotterman
January 1, 2003   Law Firm Debt: How Much is Too Much? James D. Cotterman
June 1, 2010   Law Firm Valuation - Parts I, II and III William F. Brennan
December 1, 2008   New Survey Focuses on Law Firm Economics William F. Brennan
January 1, 2009   Partner Capital - Issues and Answers James D. Cotterman
March 1, 2004   Pricing Legal Services Ward Bower
November 1, 2003   Retirement Basics: For the Individual Lawyer James D. Cotterman
November 1, 2003   Retirement Basics: For the Law Firm James D. Cotterman
May 1, 2002   Retiring Unfunded Obligations Ward Bower
October 1, 2003   Turnarounds: What It Takes to Make It James D. Cotterman
May 1, 2008   Two Techniques to Dramatically Improve a Law Firm's Net Profit William F. Brennan
February 1, 2008   Valuation of a Law Firm and a Law Practice James D. Cotterman

Financial Tools

Date   Title Author(s)
January 1, 2003   Law Firm Debt: How Much Is Too Much James D. Cotterman

Law Department Costs Articles

Date   Title Author(s)
December 1, 2000   Fees, Facts and Figures - What Lawyers are Charging and Receiving Ward Bower

Law Firm Surveys and Reports

Date   Title Author(s)
December 1, 2009   Billing Rates 2010: An Altman Weil Flash Survey Thomas S. Clay
May 24, 2011   Law Firms in Transition 2011: An Altman Weil Flash Survey Thomas S. Clay
Eric A. Seeger
December 15, 2008   The Law Firm Credit Crunch: An Altman Weil Flash Survey James D. Cotterman

Strategy and Management Articles

Date   Title Author(s)
February 2, 2010   An Economic and Demographic Case for Alternative Fee Agreements James D. Cotterman
December 22, 2010   Uncertain Transition: Anticipating the Pace of Change Thomas S. Clay
March 1, 2002   What's Your Firm's Survivability Ward Bower

Survey and Market Research News

Date   Title Author(s)
December 1, 2009   Law Firms Will Raise Rates in 2010, New Survey Reports Thomas S. Clay
December 15, 2008   Market Conditions Have Not Yet Fully Hit Law Firm Balance Sheets James D. Cotterman

Survey Excerpts

Date   Title Author(s)
August 1, 2002   Billable Hours by Specialty Survey of Law Firm Economics
September 1, 2002   Billing Rates by Firm Size Survey of Law Firm Economics
December 1, 2007   Cash Compensation - Managing Partner, Highest Paid Partner, General Counsel - 2007 Senior Leadership Survey for Law Firms
August 1, 2002   Costs of Branch Offices Survey of Law Firm Economics
Ward Bower
August 1, 2002   Diseconomies of Scale Survey of Law Firm Economics
Ward Bower
August 1, 2002   Expenditures Per Lawyer as Percentage of Gross Receipts Survey of Law Firm Economics
August 1, 2003   Law Firm Overhead and CPI Survey of Law Firm Economics
May 1, 2001   Managing Partner & Executive Director Compensation Managing Partner & Executive Director Survey
September 1, 2002   Partner Hourly Rates by Specialty Survey of Law Firm Economics
October 1, 2005   Practice Specialties and Hourly Rates Survey of Law Firm Economics
September 1, 2002   Trend Comparison of Annual Billable Hours Survey of Law Firm Economics
October 1, 2002   Value of Fees Receiveable at Year-End, Average Per Lawyer Survey of Law Firm Economics
October 1, 2003   Value of Unbilled Time Written Off During Year - Median Per Lawyer Survey of Law Firm Economics

Webinars on CD

Date   Title Author(s)
February 23, 2010   Associates and Profitability Thomas S. Clay
James D. Cotterman
March 10, 2011   Buying Out the Boomer Generation James D. Cotterman
April 21, 2009   Financial Strategies for the Current Economy James D. Cotterman
Alan R. Olson

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