Leadership

Mistakes to Avoid as a New Firm Leader

New firm leaders tell me that they are operating in a bewildering and different environment in which little is certain, the tempo is quicker and…

Patrick J. McKenna May 27, 2015

Containing Cyber-Costs: The Legal Industry Needs a Cybersecurity Audit Template

Cybersecurity is both a blessing and a curse. At Quarles & Brady, we have teams of lawyers experienced with this critical issue that help our…

Kimberly Johnson May 26, 2015

Altman Weil Report Shows Link between Strategic Shifts and Firm Performance

The annual Law Firms In Transition report from Altman Weil is always a good barometer for what's eating, ailing or tormenting the law firms of…

David Curle May 20, 2015

Stop Calling Legal Service Professionals “Non-Lawyers”

It is time to stop using the term “non-lawyer” to refer to everyone who works in legal service who has not passed the bar exam.…

Ralph Baxter May 19, 2015

Badass Butterfly Tactics: Boosting Lawyer Engagement with Small, Doable Acts

In 1961, while meteorologist Edward Lorenz was working on a computerized weather simulation program, he took a shortcut by rounding off a number from .506127…

Anne Brafford May 18, 2015

Why Law Firms Need Non-Executive Directors

Until recently and certainly before the failure of Howrey and then Dewey & LeBoeuf, the bankruptcy of a large law firm had been regarded as…

Patrick J. McKenna May 07, 2015

What’s Your GE Capital Practice?

Do you ever actually look hard at your firm’s overall business structure? No, really. Let’s go a step further. Stipulating arguendo that you are one…

Bruce MacEwen May 06, 2015

The ABA Turns Up the Heat on Legal Service Innovation

The American Bar Association (ABA) conducted a National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services this past weekend at the Stanford Law School. It was a…

Ralph Baxter May 05, 2015

Who Makes More? Partners or General Counsels?

At some point in our lives, we would all give a pound of flesh just to make partner, but the reality is that many partners…

Michael Allen April 20, 2015

Of Brand-Babies and Brand-Parents: Conceiving and Raising Brands

Lately—well, in the last 20 years or so—we’ve noticed many of the brands we’ve created go astray. All the money, time and effort spent in…

Burkey Belser April 16, 2015

Leading Lawyers: Your Most Potent Tool is your Mindset

Are you a practicing lawyer who is transitioning into a leadership role? Whether it’s as a managing partner, practice group leader, office managing partner, or…

Dr. Larry Richard April 15, 2015

The Unique Challenges of Leading a National Firm While Maintaining an Individual Practice

Newspapers have been trumpeting the coming dawn of the cloning age for a couple of decades now. It’s beginning to feel like an empty promise.…

Kimberly Johnson April 13, 2015