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(#1) Seeing things you would not ordinarily see.
Everyone assumes that what they see around them is "normal". They act and
assess on the basis of what they assume is normal. The outside expert steps
back, and views facts, deficiencies, assets, and
opportunities, not only as how you view them, but also as
they are viewed by parties outside your law firm. With his/her knowledge of a broader normative
information base, the outside expert can see your law firm
differently than your own lawyers and staff see it. |
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(#2)
Gaining
additional knowledge and ideas. A law firm management consultant has expertise in
identifying the relevant facts, deficiencies, assets, opportunities, and
outside resources of knowledge and technology. He/she simply has
broader experience in the
subject of law firm management and the tools (both intellectual and
physical) available to move the firm toward its chosen goals.
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(#4) Hearing things
a firm lawyer may not want to tell you. Outside
consultancy provides a way to have a voice that is not fearful of
being destructive of a relationship with another lawyer. The plain fact is that everyone
in the "clubhouse" of the law firm is fearful of voicing an
opinion or recommendation that seems
like a criticism of someone with whom they work. The
outside consultant can skillfully bring those unspoken thoughts out quietly,
then voice the idea himself as an objective voice seeking to "build up", not as someone trying
to "tear down" one of the lawyers. |
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(#5) Gaining "time-power" without spending attorney revenue-billing time. Lawyers have enough on their management plates. An outside project specialist brings time to you. An outside project specialist gets the project done, done right, done now! |
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(#3)
Creating focus and enthusiasm. Outside consultancy provides a signal to everyone that
management regards goals as important, and that the projects that management
is working on are important. The outside consultant
increases the attention level to the subject of the firm as
a firm, not as a mere collection of individuals.
Focus and enthusiasm is more easily generated when an
outside professional speaker is in charge of generating focus and enthusiasm!| "If a law firm only has its lawyers and staff involved, the firm loses the extra knowledge, skills, and time-power that outside experts bring to the table." |
