by Bruce | August 29, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
Obeying the journalist’s trusty adage that one story is an anecdote but two stories are a trend, I’m here to report that today two stories were published, one on each side of the Pond, predicting that the US subprime » US mortgage market » US...
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...