We need more of legal ops practical handbooks!

In a rapidly evolving legal market, Law Firm KPIs by Mori Kabiri is the book many of us in legal finance and analytics have been waiting for. As Director of FP&A, I routinely face the challenge of translating mountains of firm data into insight, strategy, and action. Kabiri’s book provides not only a taxonomy of over 80 clearly defined KPIs but a much-needed framework for turning law firm data into a shared language of performance and value. The book’s value lies in three core strengths: 1. Clarity and Practicality: Each KPI is laid out with definition, calculation, data sources, pitfalls, trend insights, and improvement strategies. Whether you're assessing realization, partner profitability, or AI adoption rates, the format allows for immediate application without wading through unnecessary academic detail. 2. Audience-Aware Structure: Kabiri understands the varied roles within a law firm—from managing partners to HR and legal ops—and aligns each metric to its relevant stakeholders. This makes it easier to drive cross-functional alignment. 3. Forward-Thinking with an Operational Backbone: Particularly impressive is the inclusion of metrics around Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs), AI impact, knowledge reuse, and cost-to-serve measures like Operating Cost per Billable Hour (OCPBH).

This book should be in the hands of every legal person in-house and aspiring legal person. Mori has given us a gift that is both thought provoking and practical in its application - Excellent work product!

We need more of legal ops practical handbooks!

This looks awesome! I will certainly be buying this!

Great reference tool! Comprehensive and easily searchable. A great reference tool for beginners who need ideas and examples, to advanced users who need more creativity.

Thank you for the contribution of knowledge Mori Kabiri.

I'm looking forward to digging into this! I can also think of plenty of folks that would appreciate this little "stocking stuffer". . . . running to amazon now! Will work on a signed copy too!

This book (in English or Spanish) is a great reference resource that helps explain what a metric is, what an indicator is, the different types of indicators, and how to visualize data for legal management. The book also provides different examples of indicators related to spend, budget, management, diversity, data quality, legal compliance, and risk management; and as if that weren’t enough, it also includes an entire chapter on best practices with a diagnostic tool for legal data analytics. In any organization, having the right indicators is crucial to properly guide work, innovation, technology implementation, and process improvement. This book will save hours of research by presenting a wide variety of indicators and helping teams decide which ones are right for them. This book is a major contribution to Spanish-language literature on legal operations, informed by years of industry experience, and will help accelerate knowledge for legal management teams across Spanish-speaking countries.

In my curiosity to continue developing myself in #LegalOps topics, I came across a book that is providing me with key concepts and methodical steps to optimize the management of Legal Operations, allowing Legal Departments to move from being a "cost center" to a value-generating center that delivers legal data to companies. I am grateful to Mori Kabiri for translating his book into Spanish and sharing his knowledge. From an innovative and practical perspective, it is reshaping the way I view legal management through data, metrics, and results, demonstrating that lawyers can also be proactive and make data-driven decisions. For anyone who wants to transform their area, legal department, or law firm, this is an essential reference book to start or complement their digital transformation journey.