Law Firms
The relentless growth of large corporate law firms has produced an overcapacity of sophisticated, experienced business lawyers. For the first time in several generations, brand name law firms have to compete for market share in order to survive.

In the new normal, clients are less inclined to rely upon reputation as a proxy for quality and value – they are using analytical tools to measure results. Lawyer Metrics can equip you with the data you need to stay ahead of the curve.

In-House Legal Departments
How often has a promising senior associate from a top firm failed to successfully make the transition to an in house-role? In-house legal departments are fast becoming major players in the legal employment market but all too often, they lack professional support in recruitment and development.

Using foundational metrics and elements of the Talent Metric System, Lawyer Metrics helps you identify and develop great in-house lawyers.

Law Schools
In a legal marketplace increasingly focused on results and value, the best law schools will be those that understand — and help solve — the challenges facing legal employers.

Lawyer Metrics offers a powerful tool to connect with legal employers, gather data, enhance curricula and measure outcomes. By tapping into the expertise of faculty, prominent alumni and recent law school graduates, we build a competency model that strengthens relationships and gains the buy-in of all stakeholders.

FOUNDATIONAL METRICS
At Lawyer Metrics, everything we do is based on the metrics gained from one or more of our foundational studies, which are designed to identify the talent drivers in your organization. Together, we will help you assess which of the following foundational studies will most benefit your organization.

• Organizational Success Study. Identifies the behaviors, professional skills and work strategies that deliver value to clients.
• Longitudinal Performance Study. Identifies the credentials and work and life experience that best predict on-the-job performance.
• Selection & Induction Assessment. Benchmarks job candidates and new hires against the organization’s most successful lawyers.
• Bright Spot Study. Extracts stories and experiences from within the organization to model a path toward extraordinary leadership and mentorship.

The results of these studies will inform all of your next steps and talent decision-making. Using metrics gained from the foundational studies, you will be able to:

• reaffirm and communicate the organization’s mission to employees and clients
• select lawyers who fit the organization’s success profile
• set an agenda for training and development
• establish criteria for promotion and compensation to measure the success of all your talent-related programs.

TALENT METRIC SYSTEM (TMS™)
Our Talent Metrics System (TMS™) encompasses four main components: selection, induction, development, and performance measurement.

In this instance, it’s true — the whole IS greater than the sum of its parts. Organizations that build and integrate all four elements will realize a substantially higher return-on-investment.

Selection & Induction
Our selection tools and strategies are based upon initial data and improved over time based on a continuous process of data collection, analysis, validation and improvement. Our offerings include:

• Effective communication strategies to better connect with applicants
• Empirically based methods for evaluating applications and résumés
• Structured interview systems that yield objective, measureable data
• Assessment tools that measure personality, motivation and work strategies
• Individualized induction plans.

Development & Learning
Our development programs are experiential, relevant and designed to reflect the unique culture of the trainee’s legal environment. We offer customized programs that address critical career points, including the new lawyer, mid-level associate, and the transition to partner. Our offerings include:

• Work Strategies for Star Performers
• Internal and External Networks: The Key to Success and Job Satisfaction
• The Psychology of Judgment and Decision-making
• Relationship Management
• Building High Performance Teams.

Performance Measurement and Advancement
Effective performance measurement is really about communication — the exchange of clear, objective, unambiguous information. Metrics create a simple, concise vocabulary both for evaluating professional development and achieving organizational goals. We assist you in integrating specific goals and benchmarks into a transparent system of lawyer advancement. Our offerings include:

• Competency or Merit-Based Evaluations
• Merit-Based Compensation
• Structured Mentor Feedback
• Associate Advancement Levels/Gates
• 360° or Upwards Reviews.

To learn more about how metrics can transform your legal services, contact Caren Ulrich Stacy or Bill Henderson.