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In our recent podcast, Simon McCrum introduced The Perfect Partner, the final book in his Law Firm Management trilogy. Simon’s findings revealed how partners are the cement that holds a firm together, and the rocket fuel that drives it to success. Or, if misaligned, the force that holds it back.
Drawing on decades of experience working with law firms and thousands of partners, Simon maps out what law firms need from their partners to thrive. More than just mastering the “day job,” true partnership is about leadership, impact, and driving firmwide performance.
Who should read it?
This book should be read by every partner in every firm, and anyone who aspires to be a law firm partner. It is an enlightening work on the business of law and a masterclass on leadership within a law firm environment.
Simon McCrum
Simon qualified as a Commercial Litigation solicitor in 1990 at Pannone. His role gradually evolved into a marketing and management role. He became Head of various teams, Marketing Partner, Director of Business Development, and part of the Management Team at Pannone.
In 2007, Simon became Managing Partner at Darbys Solicitors. The firm made a trading loss in 2007 but after going a long way backwards – and during the Credit Crunch – the firm emerged to have its most successful year ever in 2010 and in 2013 it was the country’s fastest-growing law firm.
In 2016, Darbys was acquired by Knights Professional Services and Simon exited to form McCrum & Co, a management consultancy for law firms. He now works with law firms to help them to do the things he did right, and to avoid the things that he did wrong. He has pulled all of this together into a model which he calls The Perfect Legal Business. A dedicated “growth” merchant and an ardent believer in law firms being charged with changing clients’ lives for the better, Simon helps firms to move towards becoming The Perfect Legal Business, which brings profit-rich and cash-rich growth, quickly.
Simon is the author of several notable works, including the “Law Firms in Lockdown” series of reports, “The Perfect Legal Business,” “The Perfect Lawyer,” and his most recent book, “The Perfect Partner.”
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