Speakers
Megan Rha, Partner, Rha Kim Grossman & McIlwain, LLP
D. Jenny Kim, Partner, Rha Kim Grossman & McIlwain, LLP
Moderator
Henry C. Chan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Wilson & Chan, LLP
Description
Practicing law while running a law firm as a small business is very demanding and challenging, and quite stressful. Having a law partner can make the journey more manageable, provided the partnership functions well. The proposed program intends to look at the best practices and strategies for starting and operating a successful and effective law partnership. The presenters will be Megan Rha and D. Jenny Kim of Rha Kim Grossman & McIlwain, LLP (“RKGM”) who will draw from their own law partnership that began almost 20 years ago.
Lessons from their decades-long practice will impart strategies, practical tools, and real-life anecdotes and reflections. Some of the lessons we will discuss during the presentation include:
Reminiscing together - how something begins can shape everything, so return to the origin often, remember what united us, and celebrate what continues to keep us together
Keeping each other grounded by remembering why we rely on one another
Being on the “same page” as we venture down different paths – addressing why we chose to go from two separate offices into one shared office
Building our strategies and best practices by assessing and appreciating our differences and similarities
Balancing the serious nature of practicing law with the entrepreneurial nature of operating and growing a business – how our partnership empowers us to take the leap, build our business, and fly
Cultivating strong interpersonal skills and mutual respect to sustain and grow our partnership – through frequent communication, shared vision, mutual appreciation, space to thrive independently, and equitable sharing of the workload