by Bruce | July 7, 2010 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
[Linklaters Managing Partner Simon] Davies said the firm was focused on overall profitability rather than its revenue, which has suffered due to the deflated M&A market with about 40 per cent of income generated by the corporate department. “Our...
by Bruce | June 28, 2010 | Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management
Last month we made an online survey available on the topic of timekeeping practices sponsored by Adam Smith, Esq., and Smart WebParts. The survey was also publicized through other venues, and ran for three weeks from mid-May through early June. 155 of 211...
by Bruce | June 2, 2010 | Articles, Practice Group Management
In conjunction with LexisNexis, Adam Smith, Esq. is launching a series of online “Virtual Panels” on The Business of Litigation. Each offers one hour of general or ethics CLE. Here’s the precis: You will hear industry leaders from...
by Bruce | April 30, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Practice Group Management
For those of you who might be in New York Thursday May 6th and who would be interested in the topic, I would like to draw your attention to a 90-minute program from 5:30–7:00 that evening at the Vanderbilt Suites in the MetLife Building where I will be a...
by Bruce | April 8, 2010 | Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management, Profiles of Individuals, Strategy
Last week I had a chance to sit down with Howard Altarescu of Orrick, who I felt compelled to get to know better when he was the first, and still the only, person to know the answer to a question I like to pose, whenever I have the chance, to groups of lawyers...
by Bruce | March 10, 2010 | Articles, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Unfortunately, I’ve seen, up close and personal, law firms that suffered serious setbacks-or even failed outright-due to what could only be called “failure of succession planning.” What brings this to top-of-mind prominence is of course...
