Strategic Planning in Law Firms: From Consensus to Nuts & Bolts Implementation

Published: March 31, 2014, 1:30 p.m.

b'Tune into this important podcast and gain practical information on developing and implementing a strategic plan in your firm.\\n\\nBut the biggest obstacle of all may be gaining consensus from senior leadership.\\xa0 Our guest shares his expertise on the lifecycle of a strategic plan \\u2013 from the executive \\u2018green light\\u2019 to roll up your sleeves implementation.\\n\\nJohn Remsen, Jr. is widely recognized as one of the country\\u2019s leading authorities on law firm leadership, management, marketing and business development. After serving as in-house marketing director at two major law firms, John formed TheRemsenGroup, a consulting firm that works exclusively with law firms to help them develop and implement long-term strategic objectives to improve cohesiveness, performance and profitability. Since 1997, he has worked with over 260 law firms and thousands of lawyers. Most of his clients are mid-size commercial law firms, ranging in size from 15 to 200 lawyers.\\xa0\\n\\nJohn is the past president of the Southeastern chapter of the Legal Marketing Association and served on its national board of directors. \\xa0He will be presenting at ALA\\u2019s 2014 Annual Conference & Exposition\\u2019s Managing Partner Sessions. John can be contacted at jremsen@theremsengroup.com.\\xa0http://www.managingpartnerforum.org/index.cfm/planning/'