Lidings Managing Partner Andrey Zelenin Speakes at Annual Conference on Law Firm Management

Lidings Managing Partner Andrey Zelenin will take part in the annual conference on law firm management: "The Future of the Legal Business in Russia. Strategy and Challenges of the Mid-2020s."

The event, supported by the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA), will unite the leadership of Russia's leading legal market players.

Conference agenda highlights:

  • Market Analysis & Prospects: Assessing the state and future of Russia's legal services market, including professional regulation, the divergent positioning of regional vs. metropolitan firms, and the potential for creating large federal legal groups.

  • Talent & HR Strategy: Issues of succession planning, intergenerational dialogue, and the evolving dynamics of partner relationships.

  • Client Relations in a New Reality: The specifics of economic and legal interactions between lawyers and their clients amid economic and political uncertainty.

  • Technology's Impact: The implications and challenges of technological progress for the legal profession.

Andrey Zelenin will be a speaker in the session focusing on "Talent Management and Human Resources." He will share insights on distributing responsibilities within a partnership and ensuring effective succession.

Key discussion points of his presentation:

  • Strategic vs. Operational Delegation: What tasks to allocate, to whom, and how to structure the division of strategic and operational duties to avoid future pitfalls.

  • The Limits of Delegation and Seamless Succession: If some functions can be delegated, why not all? How to ensure succession in a law firm without disruptive upheavals.

  • A Blueprint for Leadership Transition: How to transfer power to cement a legacy rather than create a crisis—covering planning, challenges, risks, and opportunities at both the personal and organizational levels.

Learn more about the event