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New Lawyer Jobs (US) Up by Largest Percentage since 2000
"New Lawyer Jobs
90 percent of 2006 law school graduates found jobs by February, 2007. That’s the largest percentage since 2000 and way up from the 85% rate ten years ago. Of the 36,465 graduates who have jobs, 56% were in private practice and 10% were judicial clerks. Of the remainder, 14% went into a
Profitability: UK vs. USA (depends!!)
According to London firms dominate global legal market (TimesOnLine):
"City law firms are reaping record profits that confirm London’s dominance of the global legal market, according to research published today."
HOWEVER, the article goes on to say:
"But it is not all doom and gloom on Wall Street. The revenue per lawyer (RPL) figures of
New Blog: Brains on Purpose
What happens when a JD and a Psychiatrist join forces to explore the connection between neuroscience and conflict resolution?
You get Brains on Purpose which according to Stephanie West Allen, will look at how the field of neuroscience can inform the practice of conflict resolution.
You may already be familiar with Stephanie West Allen from
Are you interested in attaining Legendary Client Service?
Have a look at Building customer relationships is the key to success Posted by Ed Poll on July 1 in his LawBiz Blog, where he cites three service examples from Dan Coughlin’s Business Acceleration Newsletter: Nordstrom, US Postal Service and Toyota.
Punchline: I strongly recommend that law firm leaders look outside
20% of UK Managing Partners want to leave the law*
*According to the largest-ever research program in the UK legal profession, it appears that as the Beatles sang “money can’t buy you love”
I am not certain that the numbers would be different elsewhere in the world but at least are informed by recent and credible statistics.
The Lawyer.com article: Twenty four per cent of
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South African Speaking Engagement, GIBS, U of Pretoria
July 21, 2007: Supercharging the Professional Services Firm, Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa,
Peter Darling disagrees with me
Peter Darling’s accomplishments entitle him to be heard and considered – whether he is disagreeing or not. In his June 20 post: Everyone Else Loves This Ad. Why Don’t I? Peter logically walks us through his analysis of the Luce Forward ad (below) that I praised in my post: Contemplating advertising? You had better "Nail
“Deal or No Deal?” The Partnership Offer
ABA’s Law Practice is now online
I was please to have participated in the case study: "Deal or No Deal? Advice for Evaluating the Partnership Offer."
Thank you to Stephanie West Allen of Idealawg for posting: New edition of LAW PRACTICE looks at making partner