Did
you
ever
sit
down,
watch
“Shawshank
Redemption,”
and
think
to
yourself:
There
are
real
lessons
in
here
for
how
I
should
manage
my
law
firm?
Well,
if
you
haven’t,
An
Ruda
of
Bartko
sure
has.
The
managing
partner
of
a
midsize
San
Francisco
law
firm
makes
her
Non-Eventcast
debut,
in
what
may
be
our
most
colorful
episode
ever.
She
talks
with
host
Jared
Correia
all
about
her
creative
management
principles.
We
begin
by
asking
An
what
she
would
do
if
she
went
to
prison
(1:13),
and
how
her
identification
of
prison
archetypes
are
tied
to
how
she
runs
her
law
firm
(3:12),
(6:37).
(You
thought
we
were
kidding?)
An
next
discussed
how
she
promotes
inclusion
with
the
firm
(9:31),
with
a
focus
on
making
genuine
investments
in
the
people
she
works
with
(13:39).
After
that,
An
talked
over
how
she
mentors
young
lawyers
(17:10)
—
sometimes
by
pushing
them
out
of
the
“nest”
(18:50)
—
along
with
how
she
has
embraced
the
hiring
of
non-lawyers
for
specific
roles
within
the
firm,
including
how
she
brings
on
tech-experienced
staff
for
that
purpose
(22:19).
An
next
relayed
how
she
adopted
and
socialized
performance
metrics
within
the
law
firm
(28:19),
and
how
that
transparent
approach
has
increased
profitability
(34:56).
An
and
Jared
finished
up
by
covering
how
An
strives
to
generate
non-legal
services
revenue
(44:00),
by
investing
in
real
estate
(39:56)
and
legal
tech
(48:10).
If
you’re
looking
for
a
completely
unique
viewpoint
on
law
firm
management,
well,
you’ve
found
it.
Just
make
you’ve
got
your
shiv
ready
…
Jared
Correia,
a
consultant
and
legal
technology
expert,
is
the
host
of
the
Non-Eventcast,
the
featured
podcast
of
the
Above
the
Law
Non-Event
for
Tech-Perplexed
Lawyers.