by Bruce | August 6, 2015 | Articles, Finance, Leadership, Strategy, Technology strategy
Today’s column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Law Land resists change like the plague. And, yes, this is pretty widely attributed to the phenom known as the “lawyer personality,” characterized by an...
by Bruce | July 30, 2015 | Articles, Business Models, Finance, Partnership Structures, Strategy
You may have heard about the Business Leadership Summit being organized by The Lawyer, taking place in London September 22—23. (More information here; registration here.) The theme is “embracing change in the delivery of legal services,” and here are are a...
by Bruce | July 22, 2015 | Articles, Client Relationships
The doughty team from St. Michael’s Episcopal is now roughly two months into our engagement of an AmLaw 100 firm to help assess the zoning, land use, “open space,” and other issues surrounding our vacant corner lot and opportunities for development....
by Bruce | July 14, 2015 | Articles
The polls will close this coming Friday, July 15th, at 6:00 pm New York time. Take the survey before time runs out! Remember: It only takes three to five minutes, and when you complete it you can voluntarily enter a random drawing to win one of two $50 gift...
by Bruce | July 12, 2015 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy, Technology strategy
Last week here in New York we had the opportunity to invite a couple of dozen law firms to “An Introduction to IBM Watson” at the brand new $1-billion IBM Watson facility down on Astor Place. This is not going to be a report on that event, except insofar...
by Bruce | July 4, 2015 | Articles