by Bruce | February 25, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
I put an on-line "photo album" up about "The Gates" installation in Central Park. Check it out. You still have today, Saturday, and Sunday to experience them in person: preposterous, insane, magical, joyous—brings out the child in every...
by Bruce | February 24, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
If you asked us to name one seminal development that "changed everything" in terms of law firm economics between the stasis model of the 1950’s and the dynamic model of the 1990’s, we’d say it was the creation of a market for lateral...
by Bruce | February 22, 2005 | Articles, Ineffable
Coming soon: The results of the "Savvy Blawgers Query #2!" You will recall the results of "Savvy Blawgers Query #1," which had to do with changes in law firm management over the next five to ten years. [That link also has a handy-dandy...
by Bruce | February 20, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Just Plain Interesting
So this has nothing to do with the economics of law firms, but it has a lot to do with professional behavior under incentive regimes. Two economists at the University of Chicago have published a paper analyzing whether realtors (representing the seller of a...
by Bruce | February 18, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting, Knowledge Management, Practice Group Management
A fellow new to me, one Bruce Marcus (a self-described former Upper West Sider, I hasten to add, as well as someone with an enviable first name), alerted me to a post of his about the impact of legal blogs: "Aside from political blogs, few areas have produced...
by Bruce | February 16, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Strategy, Technology strategy
How common is this scenario?: The CIO needs to improve the quality and credibility of the firm’s IT implementations, but since he lacks the money and resources he believes would be needed, he’s looking for a less expensive way to boost IT’s...