by Bruce | April 10, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Knowledge Management, Practice Group Management, Technology strategy
Here at "Adam Smith, Esq." I’ve written about Knowledge Management a fair amount, since it’s my belief that knowledge is what law firms sell. But despite the (I believe) inarguable centrality of KM to what we do, there are three enormous problems...
by Bruce | April 10, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership
The American Lawyer today takes note of the last opening day of the season of baseball’s New York Mets to take place at their home stadium since 1964, Shea Stadium. It was simpler days when Shea opened, and days when a mere lawyer-cum-power broker could actually...
by Bruce | April 8, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
The Times (UK) asks today, "Slaughter & May v Clifford Chance: Who is pursuing the best route?" The article puts head-to-head two concepts of what makes for a great and powerful law firm: World-leading profits per partner, on one hand, vs. a...
by Bruce | April 4, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management
"Multilocal?" That’s the new McKinsey coinage intended to lend new intellectual luster and heft to the perennial management-theoretical challenge of how to manage multinational firms. No matter how familiar the business issues, now is probably an...
by Bruce | March 29, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
In less than three weeks, on Thursday and Friday April 17 and 18, the Georgetown Law School Center for the Study of the Legal Profession will host the symposium, "The Future of the Global Law Firm." The Symposium will be at the Law School (a few blocks from...
by Bruce | March 25, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Practice Group Management, Strategy
The attentive among you may recall that I was in London last November where, among other things, I was pleased and flattered to have been asked by Guy Beringer of Allen & Overy to participate in a panel hosted at A&O’s Bishopsgate headquarters on...