by Bruce | July 29, 2024 | About the Site, Articles, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
In keeping with our tradition at Adam Smith, Esq. of publishing a summertime diversion in the form of a selective list of what we’ve been reading lately, herewith the 2024 installment. Two novels one collection of short stories, and two nonfiction volumes–one...
by Bruce | May 27, 2024 | About the Site, Articles, Ineffable
by Bruce | April 24, 2024 | About the Site, Articles, Strategy, Technology strategy
Thursday May 2nd: 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon Eastern Time (US and Canada) How is A.I. impacting BigLaw? Bruce, Janet and the esteemed Toby Brown of DV8 Legal Strategies will discuss the ways Gen A.I. is impacting law firm business models and what the implications are...
by Bruce | February 22, 2024 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Ineffable, Just Plain Interesting, Partnership Structures, Strategy
This is one in our occasional series of excerpts from my yet-to-be-published new book, treating, among other things, the historic roots of our profession tracing back to medieval guilds. I hope you enjoy, and, more importantly, that you provide any feedback,...
by Bruce | December 18, 2023 | About the Site, Articles, Business Models, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Recruiting
“Cravath To A Million Squillion!” Sorry, but we’ve seen this dance so many times before that, you have to admit, we all know the script by heart. Cravath (or other blue chip firm [insert here]) bumps up associates’ salaries across the board by an average of...
by Bruce | November 16, 2023 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, NewLaw, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Irish BIshop George Berkeley (1685–1753) famously asked, “if a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it, would there be a sound?” His notion is neither as cutesy nor as vexed as it might strike you, but a snappy and memorable...