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Janet on Bloomberg Law re the Non-Equity Tier

Recently Janet was invited to participate in a Bloomberg Law podcast on the topic of Ropes & Gray remaining a single-tier partnership despite the industry’s overwhelming movement towards the two-tier (equity and non-equity) partnership model.  Her fellow... read more +

Blogging the CIO/CTO Conference in April

by | Mar 12, 2005 | 0 Comments

I'm delighted to report that I'm slated to be blogger-in-residence at American Lawyer Media's upcoming CIO/CTO conference the first week of April here in little old New York. Look for a report immediately thereafter.  And thanks to my pals at ALM for making this...

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There’s a Reason the Conventional Wisdom is Conventional

by | Mar 10, 2005 | 0 Comments

If you believe Legal Week, the waters are already choppy and will become downright stormy for tech-centric California-based firms, particularly the two remaining powerhouses of Silicon Valley, Wilson-Sonsini and Cooley-Godward.  [As to other late, great...

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Treat Your Associates Like Mushrooms And….

by | Mar 9, 2005 | 0 Comments

In my last post I noted at least anecdotal evidence about the cost of losing existing talent, and today The National Law Journal reports that firms are taking steps to make it harder for headhunters to poach associates, primarily by removing information about...

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Practice Group Management: What’s Not to Like?

by | Mar 8, 2005 | 0 Comments

If you think practice group management is a fad that will run its course, you should read this piece by Patrick McKenna.  [Patrick is a well-known expert on strategy and practice management and, among other things, co-author with David Maister of "First...

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No, Your Eyes Do Not Deceive You

by | Mar 7, 2005 | 0 Comments

"Adam Smith, Esq." has been invited to join American Lawyer Media's "Legal Blog Network," and I have accepted.  The other half-dozen-plus members of the network are all people I know personally or through email and the quality of their blogs...

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