This consideration generally boils down to docketing and calendaring. The truth lies, however, in the opposite direction. That in turn affects the dynamics of the partnership and everything else that happens in the firm flows from this beginning. A well-considered partnership agreement is the very best possible risk avoidance program. A contract which links well thought out and designed partnership practices to compensation is the surest way in the world to get lawyers involved in the infrastructure of the firm.
G etting a lawyers' attention is the key.
Not surprisingly, attorneys will focus on the everyday issues in their practice for which they are clearly compensated. For this reason, a system of rewards for which there is some form of compensation is really a necessity. There are, after all, any number of things that must be accomplished in order to have a successful practice. Many of these have nothing directly to do with making money. They do, however, allow for an environment in which money can be made.