Speakers:

Mark Medice, Program Director, Hildebrandt Peer Monitor

Lisa Smith, Vice President, Law Firm Strategy and Structure Group, Hildebrandt

Given the current state of the legal market, what can your firm expect in 2009? What long term effects will this economic crisis have on demand and financial performance? And how will it affect the structure of your law firm?

On June 15^th, please join Hildebrandt and Hildebrandt Peer Monitor for a legal industry economic update with first quarter insights and preliminary second quarter results from the Peer Monitor economic index, with analysis and projections from Lisa Smith and Mark Medice.

This Virtual Seminar will address key issues facing law firms in 2009 including pricing strategy, practice area demand, profit drivers, and expense management.  We will address actions that will help firms emerge from the downturn in a stronger competitive position. 

There will be opportunity for questions at the end of the presentation. 

Specific Topics to be Covered Include: 

• How has the downturn affected firms in different sectors of the market and in different practices within firms
• Which practices may benefit from the “counter-cyclical” effects of the downturn
• How has the recession impacted law firm growth and mergers
• What can law firms expect in 2009 in terms of demand and financial performance
• What are well managed firms doing to position for long term success
• What changes might we see in firm structures, pricing models and compensation models as a result of the changing landscape