Fordham Law School will offer its Structural Issues in Law Firm Management program this winter in collaboration with leading Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho. The program brings together leading law firm partners, business services professionals, and in-house lawyers so that participants can learn about law firm management strategies and best practices. This is the third time the school is working with the firm to offer the program. The first successful incarnation kicked off in February 2021.
The program is open to all, but is most highly recommended for senior associates, counsel, partners, and non-lawyer leaders at law firms. Sessions will be held online on Fridays from January 27 through May 5 at 9:00–10:00 a.m. EST. This year, contingent on public health developments, the program will host an optional in-person colloquium in New York City on May 11 and 12. Program and registration information can be found on the program’s webpage.
“Fordham Law School is thrilled continue our Structural Issues in Law Firm Management program for a third year,” said Toni Jaeger-Fine, senior counselor at Fordham Law School and program co-director. “Each year, we continue to refine our topics and add new speakers to remain on the cutting edge of issues affecting law firms today. We are enormously proud of this program, and especially of our partnership with the powerhouse law firm Mattos Filho.”
The program opens with the José Eduardo Carneiro Queiroz Memorial Lecture, which will be delivered by Francesca L. Odell, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Andrew Bonzani, executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Interpublic Group of Companies, will deliver the closing keynote on May 12.
The program faculty consists of leading attorneys from top law firms and companies, as well as C-suite executives in law firms, who will cover the following topics:
- Firm Strategies and Business Models
- Firm Structures and Governance
- Compensation Systems
- Law Firm Leadership
- Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Talent
- Law Firm Finances: Pricing and Efficiency
- Managing the Client Relationship: Firm Strategies
- Marketing
- Technology and Cybersecurity
- Managing the Client Relationship: The Client Perspective
“We are delighted to offer the 2022 Structural Issues in Law Firm Management program,” said Amadeu Ribeiro, LL.M. ’17, the partner responsible for running Mattos Filho’s office in New York. “In addition to drawing from the knowledge and experience of top leaders in the legal industry, participants in this program will have the opportunity to network and exchange ideas and experiences during the course. It’s exciting to partner with Fordham Law School once again to welcome members of the legal community from around the world into the program.”
Structural Issues in Law Firm Management has annually attracted around 150 participants from countries around the world, including the United States, Afghanistan, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Italy, Kuwait, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
“Structural Issus in Law Firm Management dives deep into many of the issues that arise from managing a law firm, and allows senior associates, as well as junior and senior partners, to hear from successful professionals on how they have navigated through and currently deal with such issues,” said Rodrigo Sadi, partner at McLaughlin & Stern and program participant. “With attendance by lawyers from different parts of the globe, the course allows for a cultural exchange among professionals. I highly recommend attendance by those who find themselves contemplating the future of their respective law firms and the profession itself.”
About Fordham Law School
Situated in New York City, Fordham Law School cultivates the collaborative community, intellectual curiosity, professional craft, and commitment to service vital to creating lawyers and legal scholars who can move our profession, society, and world forward. Follow Fordham Law School on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
About Mattos Filho
Recognized as the “Brazil Law Firm of the Year” by the British institution Who’s Who Legal in 2020, Mattos Filho is also a two-time “Latin America Law Firm of the Year” and six-time “Brazil Law Firm of the Year” recipient, both awarded by the British legal market research institution Chambers & Partners, being the most awarded firm in the latter category. Mattos Filho provides full-service legal practice in over thirty areas of law, with offices in São Paulo, Campinas, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, New York, and London. www.mattosfilho.com.br/unico
