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Two Nasty Trends About to Collide?

by Bruce | August 21, 2022 | Articles, Business Models, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Strategy, Technology strategy

We distributed this column several weeks ago to our “friends and family” opt-in email list (which has a handsome level of subscribers and is free–what’s taking you so long? [sign up at the foot of our homepage]) but herewith on our public site....

Supply Chains Aren’t Just for Manufacturers

by Bruce | July 5, 2022 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Recruiting, Strategy

Yes, I’m looking at you, law firm leaders.  You, too, have a supply chain.  It’s time to start thinking of it that way. May we take a step back for a moment?  From the redoubtable St. Louis Fed comes a study Supply Chain Disruptions and Inflation During...

The Associate Attrition/Comp Wars: The Data is Just Plain Weird

by Bruce | June 7, 2022 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Recruiting, Strategy

Editor’s Note: A modestly condensed version of this article was published a few weeks ago in Thomson Reuter’s Forum magazine.  It was the leading story for a week after it was published. We appreciate their courtesy in letting us republish a slightly...

Recession? Time for Scenario Planning!

by Bruce | June 1, 2022 | Articles, Business Models, Compensation, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy

This article was co-written with Janet Stanton, Partner. As you know, we have recently published our thoughts on the likelihood of a recession in the United States:  Reasonably high, in a nutshell.  We won’t rehearse our reasoning here in detail, but the root cause...

Last Call to Associates: How’s The New Normal for You?

by Bruce | March 30, 2022 | About the Site, Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Recruiting

Dear Reader-associates. Let your voice be heard while there’s still time! With the heavy lifting done by our friends at Above the Law,  we wanted to draw your attention to a brand-new survey delving into how associates have been experiencing the...

Calling All Associates: How’s The New Normal for You?

by Bruce | March 17, 2022 | About the Site, Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Recruiting

Dear Reader-associates. With the heavy lifting done by our friends at Above the Law,  we wanted to draw your attention to a brand-new survey delving into how associates have been experiencing the pandemic/lockdown, how their firms and bosses have behaved or...
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