by Bruce | April 3, 2004 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Partnership Structures
Econ. 101 would tell us that a law firm’s demand side is its clientele and its supply side is its partner and associate ranks. Unfortunately, when your supply chain consists of professionally trained human beings, there is no such thing as just-in-time...
by Bruce | March 30, 2004 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance
Is it too early to say what impact Sarbanes-Oxley is actually having on quarterly earnings reports? Not according to the famous money manager Jim Cramer [trivia fact: he’s a Harvard Law grad]. He believes the compliance landscape has drastically...
by Bruce | March 6, 2004 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Partnership Structures
Born or made? Saying some partners are better at generating business than others is platitudinous: But now some firms are actually trying to do something about it, by hiring sales trainers. Forgive me, I meant to say, "executive...