by Bruce | March 18, 2010 | Articles, Law Schools
I am in my first year of law school (Ivy League). But the stories from the trenches are horrendous. Recent graduates are telling us that there are no jobs, and that when someone finds a job, it comes with no security. Should I cut my losses and get out now?C. B., New...
by Bruce | March 15, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Marketing, Strategy
A perennial question, not susceptible to any definitive resolution, is the classic, “Do you hire the lawyer or the law firm?” I actually think this is one of those too-cute-by-half semantic tricks designed to inveigle the unwary into Talmudic debates...
by Bruce | March 12, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Strategy
Not every day do we get what appears to be good news on the much bruited-about topic of the US’s global competitiveness. But courtesy of today’s FT we have just that, in New York ties with London for finance crown. A consultancy with the...
by Bruce | March 10, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations
About a week ago, I wrote about the American Lawyer’s release of its annual “Diversity Scorecard” and pointed out what I thought were some shortcomings in its analytic technique.At the end of that column, I offered you all the chance to vote...
by Bruce | March 10, 2010 | Articles, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Unfortunately, I’ve seen, up close and personal, law firms that suffered serious setbacks-or even failed outright-due to what could only be called “failure of succession planning.” What brings this to top-of-mind prominence is of course...
by Bruce | March 8, 2010 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Strategy
This weekend I received by courier from the UK the just-released report The Next Wave: Globalization After the Crisis, published by Jomati Consultants LLP, the London-based affiliate of Adam Smith, Esq.  If you don’t know Jomati, you should:  Based in the...