by Bruce | December 26, 2017 | Articles, Client Relationships, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Practice Group Management, Strategy
In the spirit of generosity, which I hope is an active presence in your life but which is conspicuously abroad at this time of year, a regular reader granted me permission to share some of his reflections prompted by the recent column, “The End of...
by Bruce | December 16, 2017 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Observant readers will have noted that I was in London all last week and so, as is our custom, a few observations about my time and conversations there and the state of the market. This has taken me awhile to compose because, frankly, I came away with a wide array of...
by Bruce | November 16, 2017 | About the Site, Articles, Strategy
Dear Reader: If you are free Tuesday 28th November at 11 am PST / 2 pm EST, please register for a one-hour panel “Big Four: Substance and Hype” featuring Stephen Poor, former managing partner of Seyfarth Shaw, and Adam Smith, Esq.’s very own Janet...
by Bruce | November 12, 2017 | About the Site, Articles, Book Reviews, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
Many readers will know that this past spring I published my third book, Tomorrowland: Scenarios for law firms beyond the horizon. With the author’s permission, I reproduce here the Introduction to Tomorrowland. I hope you might find it of interest. The future...
by Bruce | November 6, 2017 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Partnership Structures, Strategy
This was recorded somewhat earlier this year. It’s always nerve-wracking to wonder how one is going to sound, but my opinion is not the one that matters. Yours is.
by Bruce | October 24, 2017 | Articles, Business Models, Client Relationships, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Over the past year or two, we’ve been working with what struck us as a high number of litigation boutiques, and we decided to pause and gather our thoughts for, we can always hope, the benefit of a wider audience. Semantics first: By “litigation boutique,” if it’s...