A White paper discussing strategic planning and a methodology for conducting a strategy review

In this short opinion piece Nick discusses the perils of over-hasty decision making and suggests ten decision-making rules which firm leaders should apply.

This article focusses on a number of rescue remedies that firms in the early stages of financial difficulty can consider, a combination of which can be harnessed to help firms improve or recover.

This article , co-authored by Ed Wemann and Nick Jarrett-Kerr takes a look at possible structures for international mergers

In this article, Nick suggests ten typical reasons for partner underperformance and ways of dealing with them. The article is extracted from a much longer chapter in “Tackling Partner Underperformance in Law Firms” (Ark 2011).

It is difficult and in some cases impossible to anticipate extreme or asymmetrical events, but the risk of ethical disasters and rogue partners can be reduced by robust systems. In many cases, law firms cannot forecast natural disasters, countries facing sudden political or economic catastrophe, or clients suddenly going out of business. Nick shows how Law firms can reduce their exposure in the case of “accidents waiting to happen” through the building of robust systems, a dedication to the improvement of quality, the reinforcement of a positive and transparent culture and through consistent and watchful leadership..

This Business Planning Toolkit is designed to help practitioners to understand how to draft and implement business plans, including plans for individuals, teams and the firm, and through all stages including securing buy-in and reviewing the plan following initial implementation. The toolkit is written by Nick Jarrett-Kerr with additional case studies by managing partners at three Section member firms.