by Bruce | August 22, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Innovative Managing Partners, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Profiles of Individuals
A few days ago after reading about Working Mother magazine’s recognition of programs in diversity and work/life balance, I had a chance to catch up with the Managing Partner of Dorsey & Whitney, Marianne Short. Now, the list of "Best Law Firms for...
by Bruce | August 17, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Innovative Managing Partners, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Strategy
I’ve written previously about "The World’s First Publicly Traded Law Firm"—Slater & Gordon of Australia—and also about "Seven Perspectives on Law Firms’ Going Public". For those in the audience who are...
by Bruce | August 16, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Did you ever wonder whether it’s more important, in terms of profitability, to be in the right industry or to be good at what you do? As it turns out, the UCLA business school professor I’m about to introduce you to answered that question over 15...
by Bruce | August 11, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
The elements of leadership—not as ineffable as some would have you believe—are a topic I spend a fair amount of time on, for one simple reason: I believe that leadership matters, deeply. Regular readers will know that I subscribe to the theory...
by Bruce | August 6, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
"Is this any way to recruit associates?" asks a lead story in this month’s American Lawyer. What is "this way?" We all know the drill, most of us from both sides of the table: Top law schools orchestrate dances of...
by Bruce | August 1, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Strategic planning is hard to argue with. Unless your practices and your operations are absolutely positively optimal across the board (in which case you need to divulge to me the source of your pixie dust), strategic planning is the generally accepted tool for...