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Sure You’re Smart, But Do You Think? (There is a difference)
The following article is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. LLC. Our industry is awash with really smart people. You kinda have to be to get into and through a top law school. Then, why is there such a paucity of creative thinking in Law Land? After... read more +Is Leadership Ineffable?
A subject to which I probably do not recur frequently enough is the thorny one of "Leadership." Partly why—I hope by way of explanation and not excuse—is that it's perhaps more difficult to say something intelligent about leadership than...
Get An Early Preview of The 2005 AmLaw 100: Right Here, June 28th
Last night my friends at ALM Media alerted members of the "Law.com Legal Bloggers' Network"—that would include yours truly—that they will be pre-releasing the famous AmLaw 100 listing for 2005 on Tuesday, June 28th; it will not officially be...
And That Inspiration You Had Jogging in Central Park Is What Fraction of a Billable Hour?
In "Face Time," Business Week probes the irrationality of all of our insecurities about failing to show sufficient of same—that is to say, our fears of what will happen if we're not in the office at all hours. (This is a two-way street, by the...
Credentials, Experience, or Passion?: Pick One
Thought experiment: Your firm needs a new CFO, and you've winnowed the search down to three candidates: one who aced the CPA exam and has a degree in accounting from a blue-chip school but has never worked in a law firm; one who is reasonably smart and an OK...
The CEO/CIO Partnership: Present and Accounted For?
A recurrent (and painful, at least to judge from readers' emails) issue in complex law firms, as in other far-flung businesses, is a chronic disconnect between what management thinks IT should provide and IT's ability or willingness to do so. From management's...