Strategic Expense Management for Law Firm Leaders

04/24/14 • 15 min

As law firms enter into another year of flat revenue and the mandate of reducing headcount even further to meet budgetary constraints, it is time to revisit alternatives to this diminishing course of action. Rob Mattern has worked with law firms for over twenty-five (25) years, through the good and the bad times; however, it is only in the last five (5) years that firms have been open to alternative strategies to reduce expenses. Economic necessity has mandated this course of action, but also a client-driven enlightenment based on the universal necessity to become more cost-effective and efficient in the delivery of legal services. Guest: Rob Mattern President and Founder Mattern & Associates, LLC Contact: Rob Mattern: [email protected]

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