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Shout Out to Kirkland
This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. We generally eschew commenting on daily comings-and-goings in Law Land. We make an exception here, because this is actually huge news. I’m speaking about Kirkland’s decision to stop disclosing financial info... read more +The Global 100 (2004) & US Dominance: What Up?
The Global 100 for 2004 is out, courtesy of our friends at The American Lawyer. First, the chart of revenue by rank: This has what statisticians call "a long tail"—and this is only the top 100 firms, recall; imagine what it would look like for...
“Secondment” Should Not Be Greek To You
If you're not familiar with "secondment," a British-derived military term for temporarily transferring someone from one regiment to another, the time is nigh. In law-land, the context in which it matters is firms "loaning" partners or...
Blogging the Knowledge Counsel Forum
Reminder: I'll be blogger-in-residence covering the Knowledge Counsel Forum here in New York this Thursday and Friday, so don't expect any posts during the day—but expect one lengthy one at the end of each day. I look forward to seeing old friends and...
“Movable Type” Rules
An interlude, and a paean to Movable Type, on which this blog is supported. Last night, with no small amount of trepidation, I upgraded the Movable Type platform I'm running from 3.0 to 3.12—sounds like a small thing, right? That would be, in the...
This and a Metrocard Will Get You on the Subway
Just in over the email transom is the following prognostication about the general health of law firms courtesy of Hildebrandt International: In our annual report for 2004, we forecasted a strong year for the legal profession. As we enter the fourth quarter, we...