by Bruce | July 1, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
The UK’s The Lawyer has a weekly poll, which as typically befits such "reader candy" items is usually trivial or gossipy, but this one got my attention: "Last week we asked: The Lawyer revealed this week the resignation of White & Case’s...
by Bruce | June 29, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
I promised a more substantive gloss on the AmLaw 100 results, and, while I have not run this by any Ph.D.’s in statistics, I think it tells a fascinating and possibly powerful story—which, more importantly, might even accord with some of the hypotheses and...
by Bruce | June 29, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership
At a meeting at Milbank yesterday, a senior partner had occasion to recount the tale of the pencil-sharpener, which was an actual employee at the firm decades ago.The pencil-sharpener’s role was to circulate throughout the office collecting used pencils and...
by Bruce | June 28, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
As promised, here’s the AmLaw 100 for 2005. I’ll have some substantive commentary later today, but for now I’ll primarily limit my gloss to that provided by my friends at American Lawyer Media: "Five Am Law 200 firms posted gross revenue...
by Bruce | June 26, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Globalization, Strategy
My friends at American Lawyer Media will release an early “preview” copy of the 2005 AmLaw 100 to Adam Smith, Esq. readers this coming evening, Tuesday, June 28. Sign up for an email update, subscribe by RSS, or just come back here Tuesday evening. I for...
by Bruce | June 26, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Knowledge Management, Practice Group Management, Technology strategy
Perhaps the most valuable achievement of a highly-functioning Knowledge Management system is the ability to identify a colleague within your firm who has pretty much the exact expertise you’re looking for, when you need it. I call this the "Ask...