2025 Year in Review: Consulting

This year, our Consulting Team had the privilege of partnering with both new clients and long-standing relationships that continue to entrust us with their most strategic challenges. Across every engagement, we focused on equipping firms with performance-driving processes and actionable insights – delivering practical, effective strategies that strengthen operations and advance business goals. 

Our Talent Management team supported firms through initiatives such as competency framework design, performance-management tool development, departmental assessments, and learning & development optimization. These people-centered solutions help firms build value-driven talent infrastructures that elevate performance, enhance clarity, and enable long-term success.  

Our Leadership Advisory team collaborated with executive leaders to drive alignment, accountability, and firmwide performance through services including strategic planning, partner-compensation advisory, and practice-management transformation. These strategies and operating models not only increase organizational effectiveness and profitability – they position firms for sustainable growth in an increasingly competitive market. 

Here are a few highlights:  

Strategic Partner to High-Performing Firms

  • 81% of our clients were in the Am Law 200 and Global 200
  • 40% engaged across multiple service lines
  • 73% were repeat clients  

    Deep Expertise

    • Departments Served 
      • 38% Firm Leadership 
      • 31% Marketing & Business Development 
      • 25% HR/Talent 
      • 6% Finance
    • Project Types
      • 25% Leadership & Management Advisory 
      • 25% Talent Development
      • 38% Business Department Assessments
      • 12% Strategic Planning 

    As we look ahead to 2026, our seasoned consultants remain committed to helping our prestigious clients optimize operations, unlock performance, and deliver exceptional value. 

    GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR CONSULTANTS

    David Schaefer

    Leadership Advisory Engagements

    Haley Revel

    Talent Management Engagements

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