Professional Development of Lawyers
CAREER PLANS AND PATHS: Transparent and motivating career plans where lawyers can visualize their progress within the firm and understand their role in the overall project.
NON-LEGAL TRAINING: Training and skills development in areas beyond strictly legal skills necessary for professional growth: leadership, marketing, commercial communication, and pricing.
COMPENSATION MODELS: Design of compensation systems aligned with the firm’s strategy and objectives. General and individualized studies of firm departments, considering their business diversity.
Financial Indicators and Ratios
INTERNAL COST ANALYSIS AND CALCULATIONS: Design and implementation of systems and tools for calculating internal costs and hourly rates of team members.
INTERNAL OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGY: Advising on the development of internal operations protocols and technology, aligning them with finance and strategy. Assisting in alternative legal service proposals.
FINANCIAL CONTROL RATIOS: Financial control ratios, KPIs, percentages, and overhead cost impacts. Analysis and design of financial structures and tools for firm control and improved decision-making. Metrics and market comparisons.
PROFITABILITY: Profitability analysis and improvement proposals based on internal costs and market practices. Strategic proposals for profitability and sustainability improvement.
Clients and Business Development
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Customized and general business development plans (strengths and opportunities analysis) and support in their implementation. Service delivery optimization. Relational marketing, sales training, and commercial tasks.
OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY: Improvement of internal control protocols and client task coordination.
Establishment of standards and CRM.
Design and development of alternative legal services.
PRICING: Advising on pricing determination (general, complex or high-volume matters, sales process, negotiation methodology, purchasing processes, etc.).
Firm Mergers and Integrations
VIABILITY ANALYSIS: Financial and business due diligence with a focus on cultural and team issues. Support in identifying potential firms and suitable candidates.
MERGER AND INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS: Preparation, discussion, and negotiation of necessary documents, proposals, and agreements throughout the process. Advising and monitoring in the drafting and finalization of agreements.
PROCESS SUPPORT AND FOLLOW-UP: Follow-up on a "proprietary process" of merger and integration coordinated with the strategic elements of the resulting firm. Support and recommendations during the pre-process and negotiation. Support to the resulting firm and aid in the implementation and development of the integration and merger.