In a recent Edge International Survey on Strategic Planning, we learned the following: 10% of firms have a strategy to remain flexible and opportunistic (“OK!”) 13% of firms are in the process of preparing a strategic plan (“We believe you!”) 15% of firms have a strategic plan but have not committed it to writing (“Oh
10 Myths about Innovations in Professional Service Firms
Thank you to Monica Bay of The Common Scold for writing about this article by one of my Edge International partners, Robert Millard, from our latest issue of the Edge International Review. I am posting this article (in a single page format) at Monica’s request so that you can view it in your browser or
Allen & Overy (London) lawyers will practice on dead bodies
This shocking story is absolutely true. If you are curious about how one of the world’s great law firms is going to end up on a medieval burial chamber, read all about it at a fabulous web site called “Roll on Friday” which typically contains four or five cool stories about London firms each week
Met with Lexthink’s Matt Homann
You probably know Matthew Homann, lawyer and mediator, as a prolific blogger. 
What you may not know is that Matthew is one of the principals of LexThink. 
Matthew and I met on Monday in Los Angeles at an undisclosed secure location where we could have a discrete discussion about blogging and LexThink: Here’s
Every Lawyer Makes This Mistake
Because every human makes this mistake and I argue that lawyers are human, therefore
OK, thank you ROCKETBOOM, July 6th edition, for this story and thank you MIT for being so brilliant (as usual) and humbling the rest of us by exposing our limited perceptions with this cool illustration. The A square and the
Law Firms as “Exclusive Clubs for White Men”
Is Diversity on your management agenda? Has it ever been?
This is a serious wake up call to every single member of your law firm’s management team.
Diversity is not some do-good-philanthropic-topic for a tea party of the rich and bored. Diversity is serious business: serious to business; serious for business not to mention that
Edge International Review Winter 2005 edition
The Winter 2005 edition of our quarterly magazine, Edge International Review, is now available for downloading as a PDF. This is a full color 40 page magazine so may takle a few minutes to download. (Some browsers will display the magazine without downloading it.) Senior management team members in law firms may request a complimentary
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliff will sell to your law firm
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliff is a magnificent firm that had the courage to be innovative and create a Virginia based service center for itself. 
and now, according to an article in The Lawyer.com:
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is planning a new outsourcing services company for other law firms.
“The truth is that the global 100
Larry Bodine + Hospital = Creative
Metaphors and analogies help us understand and apply principles. In his post, “Market as Hospitals Do“, Larry Bodine demonstrates the art. 
Punchline: Transcending our context ignites our imagination – use this phenomenon with your colleagues and watch them find the magic that tries so hard to hide inside them. Thank you, Larry Bodine
Is Palo Alto back on the law firm map?
According to this article, Wilmer Cutler law firm joins race for valley tech business, the answer is YES. William Cutler snagged Curtis Mo from Weil Gotshal & Manges to be in charge of the Palo Alto office. According to the article, William Cutler boasts clients like:
Intel Corp.
Cisco Systems Inc. and
Oracle Corp.