By Patrick J. McKenna, McKenna Associates Inc. and
Michael B. Rynowecer, President of The BTI Consulting Group
We all know that the law firm leader’s job is unlike any other in the firm. One way of envisioning its multiple responsibilities is to map them by the constituencies one must address. Today’s leader must be an ambassador to the outside world as well as chief cheerleader, challenger of the status quo, and an implementer of their partners’ collective aspirations within the firm.