Challenge of managing a law firm...

It's a challenge - as lawyers we like to be dealing with clients, giving our best advice, getting the deal done - but if you are also managing the firm, ultimately responsible for its success, you need to be looking also at how it's run, the management of the business, marketing - all things we were not brought up to do. There is benefit in keeping the client work, because it gives you credibility as a lawyer - especially if you have a "niche" for which you are known - but your value to the business cna be multiplied by looking beyond the file on your desk. The Law Society's Law Management section is a useful resource. http://www.lms.lawsociety.org.uk