The Law Firm Merger: A Leader's Guide to Strategy and Realisation
This report is a guide for law firm leaders on merger strategy and realisation. It provides in-depth advice on the merger process and highlights a number of issues which need the attention of the leadership team; both immediately post-announcement of the merger and then during the initial integration period.
Additional taxes may be applicable
Details
- Publication date: March, 2014
- Pages: 146
- ISBN: 9781783581177
- This book will develop SRA competency:
Description
The legal services market is an increasingly hostile and dynamic market which is driving consolidation at a pace never before witnessed.
As a topic, merger and acquisition is on the agenda of most law firm leaders – at one extreme to keep a market watch on activity (even if there is no immediate intention to engage), and, at the other end of the spectrum, firms which are actively pursuing a growth strategy based on merger.
This report is a guide for law firm leaders on merger strategy and realisation. It provides in-depth advice on the merger process, starting with an outline of why a merger might be considered an appropriate strategic option and identifying what the profile of an ideal merger candidate firm might look like, through to initiating discussions, identifying issues in the negotiation process, the building of the merger business case, and creating opportunities to realise merger dividends with a particular emphasis on the client opportunity.
Contents
Chapter 1: Forces driving change in the sector
Chapter 2: New entrants and the impact of private equity in the legal sector
Chapter 3: Why law firms might consider a merger as a strategic option
Chapter 4: The central role of vision and leadership in the merger process
Chapter 5: How to decide on the profile of the ideal candidate firm
Chapter 6: Researching the market
Chapter 7: Frameworks for assessing ‘fit’
Chapter 8: Creating the strategic narrative and making the initial approach
Chapter 9: Identifying the issues
Chapter 10: Accounting and financial issues in law firm mergers
Chapter 11: Building the joint business case
Chapter 12: Implementation planning and hitting the ground running
Chapter 13: Culture and values integration
Chapter 14: Managing change
Chapter 15: Realising the merger dividend
Chapter 16: A determined focus on clients
Chapter 17: Key client management
Chapter 18: Merger as a catalyst for a new approach
Chapter 19: Carpe diem – The golden first six months
Check our Executive Summary and full table of contents here