by Bruce | October 30, 2009 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
Clients coming to me–and they’re coming to me as never before–seeking clarity on what this will all look like “on the other side” are usually, for starters, really asking “How worried should I be?” Sometimes of late, to reduce...
by Bruce | October 26, 2009 | Articles, Business Models, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures
According to the most recent fossil record discoveries, life on Earth dates back about 3,450-million years. But for about the first 85% of that time span, organisms were extremely simple, composed of individual cells, occasionally organized into colonies. Pretty...
by Bruce | October 9, 2009 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Innovative Managing Partners, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
Hogan & Hartson/Lovells? As amply reported (Legal Week, The National Law Journal, The Lawyer), the firms are in merger talks and, since no one is remotely denying the reports, we can only assume it’s all quite for real. We’ll get to what we think it...
by Bruce | July 31, 2009 | Articles, Globalization, Strategy
When the business paper of record (I refer of course to The Wall Street Journal, at least here on this side of the pond, although I’m increasingly fond of the Financial Times), prints a prominent article on its Op-Ed page entitled The End of Big Law, as Arthur...
by Bruce | July 25, 2009 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Innovative Managing Partners, Leadership, Strategy
By now the news is well and long since out (WSJ Law Blog, AboveTheLaw) that Howrey has decided to fundamentally change the nature of the first and second year associate experience, by focusing on training and an apprenticenship model in exchange for a substantial cut...
by Bruce | June 25, 2009 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
You are cordially invited to a special event: What’s Next for Global Legal Services? Bright Ideas from Industry Leaders Wednesday 22 July 2009 Washington, DC presentation and discussion with senior inside counsel, outside counsel and law firm...