Did you ever sit down, watch “Shawshank Redemption,” and think to yourself: There are real lessons in here for how I should manage my law firm?
Well, if you haven’t, An Ruda of Bartko sure has.
The managing partner of a midsize San Francisco law firm makes her Non-Eventcast debut, in what may be our most colorful episode ever. She talks with host Jared Correia all about her creative management principles.
We begin by asking An what she would do if she went to prison (1:13), and how her identification of prison archetypes are tied to how she runs her law firm (3:12), (6:37). (You thought we were kidding?)
An next discussed how she promotes inclusion with the firm (9:31), with a focus on making genuine investments in the people she works with (13:39).
After that, An talked over how she mentors young lawyers (17:10) — sometimes by pushing them out of the “nest” (18:50) — along with how she has embraced the hiring of non-lawyers for specific roles within the firm, including how she brings on tech-experienced staff for that purpose (22:19).
An next relayed how she adopted and socialized performance metrics within the law firm (28:19), and how that transparent approach has increased profitability (34:56).
An and Jared finished up by covering how An strives to generate non-legal services revenue (44:00), by investing in real estate (39:56) and legal tech (48:10).
If you’re looking for a completely unique viewpoint on law firm management, well, you’ve found it. Just make you’ve got your shiv ready …
Jared Correia, a consultant and legal technology expert, is the host of the Non-Eventcast, the featured podcast of the Above the Law Non-Event for Tech-Perplexed Lawyers.
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Did you ever sit down, watch “Shawshank Redemption,” and think to yourself: There are real lessons in here for how I should manage my law firm?
Well, if you haven’t, An Ruda of Bartko sure has.
The managing partner of a midsize San Francisco law firm makes her Non-Eventcast debut, in what may be our most colorful episode ever. She talks with host Jared Correia all about her creative management principles.
We begin by asking An what she would do if she went to prison (1:13), and how her identification of prison archetypes are tied to how she runs her law firm (3:12), (6:37). (You thought we were kidding?)
An next discussed how she promotes inclusion with the firm (9:31), with a focus on making genuine investments in the people she works with (13:39).
After that, An talked over how she mentors young lawyers (17:10) — sometimes by pushing them out of the “nest” (18:50) — along with how she has embraced the hiring of non-lawyers for specific roles within the firm, including how she brings on tech-experienced staff for that purpose (22:19).
An next relayed how she adopted and socialized performance metrics within the law firm (28:19), and how that transparent approach has increased profitability (34:56).
An and Jared finished up by covering how An strives to generate non-legal services revenue (44:00), by investing in real estate (39:56) and legal tech (48:10).
If you’re looking for a completely unique viewpoint on law firm management, well, you’ve found it. Just make you’ve got your shiv ready …
Jared Correia, a consultant and legal technology expert, is the host of the Non-Eventcast, the featured podcast of the Above the Law Non-Event for Tech-Perplexed Lawyers.
