Retreats - The Zeughauser Group

We work with leading firms to create productive retreats that advance firm management's goals and motivate partners. We customize retreats that address law firm issues through workshops, talks, and breakout sessions that provide partners with the opportunities to:

Be exposed to cutting-edge issues facing their practices
Understand the legal marketplace from the client's perspective
Develop action plans for cross-selling
Develop new practice-development skills
Work together to achieve firm goals

Because no two firms are the same, each retreat program we plan is distinctive. Clients tell us that it is the time we spend learning their firm's culture and tailoring programs to achieve defined goals that sets us apart. Most importantly, our clients report that the retreats in which we have participated have been instrumental in advancing strategies for change within their firms.

CASE IN POINT

The chairman of an AmLaw 100 firm wanted to achieve two specific goals through the annual retreat -- to forge stronger relationships with a few key clients and to create a mandate for investing heavily in new technology. To deal with internal opposition to new technology, we illustrated its importance by having the firm's largest clients discuss their views on technology. Having a client panel participate in the retreat concurrently addressed the desire for stronger client relationships. We also presented a strong financial case for the move to new technology with pricing scenarios that showed the impact of rapid technology advances on traditional hourly billing rates.

At the end of the retreat, the executive committee agreed to focus on technology as a firm development priority.