Leadership

Knowing What You Don’t Know

I'm often asked what the biggest difference is between in-house and outside counsel from the practicing attorney's point of view. In honesty, I don't have…

Tanya Avila August 19, 2015

Change for Change’s Sake

A lot has been written about the recently released Law Firms in Transition survey from Altman Weil. If you haven’t given it a look yet,…

Bill Josten August 14, 2015

8 Practical Steps to Landing a Seat on a Board of Directors

I’ve wanted to serve on a public board for many years, but the timing was never right. Finally, as I planned to rewire (not retire!),…

Gerri Elliott August 13, 2015

Embracing the Client Experience

Go to a Disney theme park and you will understand the client experience. Disney immerses you in all that is Disney. From the moment you…

Ken Grady August 12, 2015

Legal Disruption? Uhm, It’s Complicated

A few months back, while I was still at Stanford (I’m now at Harvard Law’s CLP), I explored the nature of disruption in Big Law.…

Ron A. Dolin August 09, 2015

Badass Butterfly Tactic #2: Injecting Positive Jolts into Performance Reviews

  Shhhh. Stop and listen closely. Do you hear that? It’s the collective groan of lawyers all over the country as performance review season descends…

Anne Brafford August 06, 2015

The Law Firm of the Future, Part 1 — What is Needed?

What should the law firm of the future look like? With all the change underway, all the unmet needs of the market, and all the…

Ralph Baxter August 05, 2015

Designing the Future Law Firm, Part 1

The Lawyer magazine (UK) asked for my thoughts on the topic, “If you were to build a law firm today, what would it look like?" and they were…

Bruce MacEwen August 03, 2015

Tea Reading or Testing—What’s the Best Way to Hire?

Amidst the head-spinning change and the increased competition that all law firms face today, there is an increased emphasis on—some say a frenzy to—hire the…

Dr. Larry Richard July 29, 2015

The A-List: Measuring More Than Money

The American Lawyer magazine announced its annual “A-List” this week, recognizing 20 American law firms which it calls the “new elite.” It is interesting to…

Ralph Baxter July 28, 2015

A Game-Changing Litigation Technology Trend

According to a recent article in Corporate Counsel magazine, more legal departments are now experimenting with alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) in litigation (29%) than in…

Patrick J. McKenna July 27, 2015

UK Looking Glass Report Identifies Law Firms’ Low-Hanging Fruit

In a legal market that’s demanding more and more of law firms, sometimes the most important question is, “Where to Start?” In the UK, the…

David Curle July 13, 2015