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It became utterly clear during Simon’s writing journey that partners are the cement that binds everything in a law firm together, and they are the rocket fuel that can propel the business to the stars. Or they can ruin everything and hold everything and everyone else back.
Drawing on decades of dealing with hundreds of law firms, thousands of partners, and myriad discussions with countless people in every role in law firms, in this book Simon arrives at an analysis of precisely what the many stakeholders – and what the business as a whole – need from partners. He maps out where their focus should be – and not just to do a labour-intensive “day job”. Going much further than that, in what is by any measure a masterclass on “leadership”, Simon shows how individual partners can give the business a real boost, but also how, by truly coming together as a partnership and as leaders instead of bosses, partners can exponentially enhance the performance of their firm and change the destiny of the business and everyone in it.
Who should read it?
This book should be read by every partner in every firm, and also by 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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