OK, so there weren’t any 17th century Managing Partners – nevertheless, two stories appeared today – yes, that’s the magic – SAME DAY! Story #1 BBC: 
Rumsfeld points to image problem (see full BBC story)
Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has told the BBC his country needs to do a “better job” at communicating
Just have a look at Seth’s post today: “Thirty seconds”
10 Commandments for The Era of Participatory Public Relations
So, please tell me a law firm that these do not apply to (these are the handy work of Steve Rubel (Micro Persuasion) noticed referenced today on Tom Peter’s Newswire:
1) Thou shall listen – Utilize every avenue available to you to listen actively
Monica Bay (known as The Common Scold in the blogosphere) is a keynote speaker at the Raindance Conference produced by the LSSO (Legal Sales & Service Organization). On the LSSO website, at their Raindance Tab, if you click the words “Listen to Monica” you get a very brief interview with her, complete with her
PR Newsire (United Business Media) announced the top 20 Corporate Law Firms in America ranked by Directors and General Counsel:
The top 20 national corporate law firms for 2005, according to the
directors surveyed by Corporate Board Member (with their 2004 ranking in
parentheses), are:
1. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York (1)
I believe this is the most important story in the legal profession in your lifetime, even if you are a centenarian. It redefines the debate as to whether law is a profession or a business. According to today’s Financial Times UK edition,
“One in 10 of the 100 biggest law firms have indicated they
A HUGE thank you to Tom Peters for reviewing my upcoming book, The Successful Lawyer: Powerful Strategies for Transforming Your Practice and providing a commentary that will appear on the back cover. Candidly, my thank you was going to be strictly private but he generously mentioned my book in his June 9th post entitled Fall
Dan Mitchell of The New York Times is referencing the blogosphere in his new column, What’s Online. If The New York Times is not the establishment, who is. Yes, they have had their hiccups along the way, but the blogosphere finding regular representation in The New York Times is HUGE not only because it
At Edge International, we are very proud of our Innovaction Awards that we produce in concert with The College of Law Practice Management. 
A HUGE thank you to Prism Legal Consulting for their reminder of the approaching deadline (June 14) Awards (by firm size) will be presented in four categories: Client Service Virtuosos
Bashing lawyers is a popular pastime that I find as disgusting as any other form of bigotry. Almost all lawyers practice with courage and professionalism every day. So it is with pleasure that I pass on to you an account of the integrity and political bravery of a particular lawyer, and second US president, John
