Excerpted from
The Lawyer's Guide to Governing Your Firm
By Arthur G. Greene

Good governance and a positive culture in a law firm go hand in hand. It is difficult to find a law firm that has achieved success without having a superior culture, one that creates the best work environment and helps everyone succeed. This new guide, The Lawyer's Guide to Governing Your Firm, is a practical and valuable resource for those firms that want to provide better client service, as well as improve the working environment for both lawyers and staff. It provides strategies to change the culture of the law firm, boost morale, and effectively and efficiently manage and govern the firm. It provides you with guidance on leadership and partnership issues and basic running of the law firm, as well as: • How to properly budget, manage financials on a monthly basis, bring in revenue and be profitable

• Creating a motivating and positive culture within the firm
• Establishing effective compensation plans for partners and associates to protect the firm
• Set goals for the firm and the employees
• Hire, train, and mentor the legal staff
• Streamline management and address management problems
• And much more!