by Bruce | July 22, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Just Plain Interesting, Strategy
It takes little discernment to conclude that "Adam Smith, Esq." could be more appropriately subtitled "…an inquiry into the economics of [Big] law firms."* Not only would this conclusion be correct, but since I know for a fact that you,...
by Bruce | July 6, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Just Plain Interesting
According to The Wall Street Journal, the popularity of economics as an undergrad major is rising: Up 40% in the US in the past 5 years, and the #1 major at Harvard, Columbia, and NYU. Even in Russia and Poland—or, when you think about it, especially...
by Bruce | May 29, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
Janet & I had the delightful experience of being able to meet Ernie Svenson, creator of the early-adopter blog “Ernie the Attorney,” for drinks last night in New York—he was here for the weekend to see, among other things, the new MOMA (highly...
by Bruce | May 25, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
So this from Slate has nothing to do with law firms, but it’s too delicious an economic commentary to pass up. Asking, "What is economics, anyway?," the piece proceeds to analyze (and largely debunk) a sinister theory first put forth 15...
by Bruce | April 17, 2005 | Articles, Just Plain Interesting, Strategy
Last Friday I participated in a day-long conference at Fordham Law School on "Professional Challenges in Large Firm Practices" and was invited by Professor Bruce Green, creator of the conference, to be a speaker on one of four panels, on "The Billable...
by Bruce | March 18, 2005 | Articles, Just Plain Interesting
Cut me a break on this one, folks. Opening Day is scant weeks away, but all the baseball headlines are about lately are steroids, Congressional inquiries, allegations and denials, asterisk’ed records, and taking-the-Fifth’s. But sometimes, from a...
