The most important thing you can do for our profession today is to visit the ABA or CBA and sign your respective petition to assist lawyers in Pakistan.
I have never asked before but how about forwarding this to every lawyer in your firm.
Thanks for the nomination but I am not running for office
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New York Times suggests top law firms seem absolutely irrational
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Lawyers are smart, but this herd mentality seems absolutely irrational, economically speaking — and not because the compensation is too high. The top law firms have been stuck in copycat mode for years. As soon as one of them raises salaries for associates, the others fall in line almost immediately.
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Mo Fo’s new Mo Jo
After a 15 year COO/Executive-Director drought, Morrison & Foerster is making a move that is more akin to the behaviour of British and Australian firms than American ones – they have looked outside the firm and indeed outside the legal profession to fill their new Chief Operating Officer Position. This is a bold move which
Some Lawyers Get Perks for Health and Happiness
The New York Times Business section included an article yesterday called: For Lawyers, Perks to Fit a Lifestyle.
The article alluded to a variety of perks including money, candied apples, milkshakes, car discounts, valet services, wine, office parties, in-office gourmet meals on silver platters, nap rooms, child care, emergency nanny services, sabbaticals and even
Hero: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry asks lawyers to sacrifice
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry — fired by Musharraf Saturday — in a phone call to a gathering of lawyers urged them to go to "every corner of Pakistan and give the message that this is the time to sacrifice."
This in the face of:
"Baton-wielding police fought with lawyers outside courthouses in Islamabad and
Police Use Tear Gas and Batons against Lawyers!
Pakistan attacks the rule of law and beats on lawyers who were attempting to peacefully protest for the most fundamental rights available to human beings. Every lawyer in the world feels the pain of every brutal blow of the oppressing regime’s batons on our profession. This is not a political blog but it is about
Latest “Edge International Review” Available for Downloading
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If you had been in White and Case’s NY boardroom last Thursday…
…you would have seen my Edge International colleague and friend, Robert Millard, present the findings from the latest Managing Partner Forum Survey related to differences in approach to strategy in firms in the United Kingdom vs North America, and also in CPA (Accounting) Firms vs Law Firms. (Click on the sample slide to enlarge)
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LOGITHISER – BRAVO EVERSHEDS
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LOGITHISER – a new term for law firms
The Logical Empathiser. The accepted wisdom is that anyone who possesses great reason and logic is quite devoid of humanity and warmth. The Logithiser is living proof that wisdom, in this case, is fallacy. Yes, Logithisers are capable of shutting down