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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 +Unsustainable Trends Tend to Come to an End
You would think the lead of this Legal Times article, which follows, would be irresistible info for me to comment upon. But sometimes, no news is no news: "Law firms are back -- sort of. "Revenues and profits were up by nearly 10 percent in 2004, a...
Taking off the Firm’s Wraps: Time to Launch a Blog
This post will be in the nature of "piling on," usually an indefensible tactic but, dear reader, as I hope you will agree in this case, justified as an exercise in overcoming what is for many practicing lawyers a nearly insurmountable allergic reaction to...
“Reed Smith University” Six Months On
When it was first announced several months ago, I noted Reed-Smith's creation of an ambitious initiative into executive education called "Reed Smith University," created in partnership with the Wharton School of Business. At the time, I asked...
Would You Advise Your Clients to Operate This Way?
Run a multi-hundred-million dollar a year enterprise without appointing a general counsel? Sounds like the kind of thing you'd advise your clients against in, say, a heartbeat? News flash: 26 of the AmLaw 50 firms are doing just that. Well, but,...
Editorial to U.S. News & World Report Re Your Law School Rankings: Cut it Out!
Last Friday I participated in a day-long conference at Fordham Law School on "Professional Challenges in Large Firm Practices" and was invited by Professor Bruce Green, creator of the conference, to be a speaker on one of four panels, on "The Billable...