by Bruce | December 24, 2010 | About the Site, Articles
This Year’s Tree (New York, Upper West Side) And if you can’t make out the face on the angel at the top, it’s that of– a black and tan dachshund. Yes, you guessed it, there’s another, live one, not in the...
by Bruce | December 24, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
A loyal reader (requesting anonymity as he’s not authorized to speak for his firm) writes: You and other commentators (Richard Susskind comes to mind) make a case for a more efficient, industrialized, less hand-crafted practice of law. I note, however,...
by Bruce | December 23, 2010 | Articles, Just Plain Interesting
Slate is covering the announcement by Merriam-Webster of the top ten words of the year for 2010: Say what you will about its appeal (or lack thereof) as fiscal policy, but the Top Word of 2010, according to Merriam-Webster, is austerity. The distinction is based on...
by Bruce | December 19, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
A few days ago LegalWeek wrote about whether the “global law model helps or hinders the top-level adviser:” In other words, whether the more commercially minded we all become as lawyers and as firms, the less room there is for the classic strategic...
by Bruce | December 8, 2010 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
A few days ago LegalWeek had a short piece announcing that: Hogan Lovells is set to offer marquee lateral hires above-lockstep pay deals as part of ambitious plans to dramatically expand its City M&A practice. The strategy is intended to underpin the firm’s...
by Bruce | November 29, 2010 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Partnership Structures
Rarely have I used a reader’s correspondence as the premise for an entire column, but sometimes the thoughtfulness and clarion good will that come through deserve that it be shared (anonymously, in almost all cases, as here) with the larger Adam Smith, Esq....