Eduardo C. Leite, the Global Chairman at Baker & McKenzie – one of the oldest and most prominent law firms in the world – has written a persuasive article for Bloomberg on the benefits his firm has experienced from its participation in social media.
He points out that Twitter, blogs and other social media platforms
In his report from the 2015 Avvo Lawyernomics Conference in Las Vegas (recently featured on the Lawyerist), Josh King tackles an unusual topic: the online profile photo. The author points out that presenters at the Avvo conference who had submitted photos were much more likely to
Like the thousands of readers around the world who subscribe to his monthly newsletter Legal Trends, I am always impressed with the wisdom of Ed Wesemann, one of my partners at Edge International and co-owner of Legal Resource Group
It is my pleasure to draw the attention of readers of this blog to the most recent issue of Edge International Communique (EIC).
In addition to an item I contributed on how to move forward to achieve your firm’s strategic plan, the issue features articles by two of my esteemed colleagues at Edge International:
I encourage readers of this blog to devote a few minutes of serious consideration to a new video from McKinsey & Company. In it, McKinsey Digital’s strategy leader Jay Scanlan reminds us of the scope and speed
Clients are hungry to find lawyers who really understand their businesses, but some firms are reluctant to market their services to specific industries.
Most lawyers fear that if they mention specific industry groups with their list of practice areas, they may miss out on a prospective client whose industry is not on the list. What
I recently came across an article about consumer purchasing that made me reflect on my own purchasing decisions… and then led me to wonder whether those lessons could be applied to how law firms go about attracting and retaining clients.
“The secret science of shopping: Why we buy what we do” by Belle Beth Cooper,
Edge International is pleased to announce the release of its 2015 Global Partner Compensation System Survey, authored by Edge International partners Ed Wesemann and Nick Jarrett-Kerr. This is the fourth triennial survey that we have conducted (the first was published in 2006) with a view to gaining an understanding of differences in firms’ approaches
Whether asked to deliver a speech or write an article for a magazine whose audience is primarily non-lawyers, many lawyers find it a challenge to present their ideas in a clear, straightforward fashion without resorting to legalese.
In a recent blog post, Eric Barker offered some assistance to anyone who is stymied by the
