Spring 2026
Professor(s):
Ruby Powers (ADJUNCT)
Credits: 2
Course Areas: Procedure and Practice
Time: 5:30p-7:30p T Location:
Course Outline: Learn how to manage and grow a successful law firm by exploring the key components of the roles and responsibilities of a law firm manager, financial planning and accounting, setting legal fees, developing internal policies and procedures, and managing client relationships. You’ll gain the skills to build a brand and market the firm's services. Additional topics include hiring and staffing, project management, technology and automation tools to run successfully.
Through interactive lectures, practical assignments, and the development of a personalized business plan, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to manage a law firm effectively. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with the strategic mindset and operational tools to begin powering up your practice by running a successful law firm.
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Course Notes: (Face-to-Face) The UH registration system instruction mode for this course is listed in parenthesis. For this instruction mode, instructors and students are expected to normally be physically present in the classroom. If the course has a final examination, it will be in a classroom requiring your physical presence. Other assessment, such as a mid term exam, may also be in a classroom. Whether this instructor will offer “remote presence” (starting a zoom meeting from the podium computer to enable student remote access on an occasional basis) for part or all of the semester is not known, but students should not rely on an expectation that remote presence will be available.
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Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
Experiential Course Type: No
Bar Course: No
DistanceEd ABA: No
Pass-Fail Student Election: Unavailable (Instructor Preference)
