SEPTEMBER 2010
September 24th, 2010
ADR Institute of Canada National Conference September 23-24, 2010
Plenary Session: Optimal Marketing for ADR professionals
Workshop: Effective Marketing for ADR professionals
Calgary, Alberta
OCTOBER 2010
October 9th, 2010
Fordham Law School (for Prof Silvia Hodges)
Guest Lecture: Law firm management: Strategy
New York, New York
October 14th, 2010
(with Nicole
My Edge International partner, Jordan Furlong, has done a nice welcome piece on Pam Woldow already (at his Law 21 blog) but I thought I would echo that Edge International is so very proud and delighted to have her on board.
Also, thank you to friends who have joined us in congratulating Pam, like Valorem’s awesome founder
I met virtually with Recorded Future this morning for a close up briefing of how their Temporal Analytics Engine might be used by law firms. Firms who use this can better predict the needs of their own clients and prospective clients as well. There is so much more that this technology can do if used effectively
Speaking of bold, CMS Cameron McKenna has a pricing team! (See page 14 of their brochure, The future of fees: your route map to value.)
Punchline: CMS Cameron McKenna has 122 Equity Partners and employs over 1,000 fee earners in 10 offices. They are big enough and influential enough to be a tipping
Greg George, Managing Partner of top security firm GTI Advisors Threat Management Practice Group has created a comprehensive due diligence report — among his many recommendations, he suggests that businesses consult a law firm – is your law firm ready to answer that call? SECURITY may be a lucrative future-oriented practice area awaiting your firm.
My Edge International colleague and good friend, Ed Wesemann, has some fun providing tongue-in-cheek advice for new law firm associates on how to develop business.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vtuXGprQWyA%26hl%3Den_US%26fs%3D1%26
Enjoy, and better yet have your associates look at this.
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(The video is 8 minutes – watch at least the first full minute then more if it grabs you)
Law firm leaders
You don’t need to embrace social media or love technology or even be a gadget freak to have a peak at how we’ll all read magazines and papers soon… I thought a
Tom Peters gave me the thrill of my life when he endorsed my book The Successful Lawyer. I have revered this genius over his many masterpieces starting with In Search of Excellence and then so many more amazing literary, video and blogging contribution
So, law firm leaders, as you think about excellence in 2010
Take a few moments at the beginning of your next (executive, practice group, industry group, client team) meeting and watch this piece from Australia’s George and Margaret Beaton (Beaton research and Consulting). They have been friends for a long time and not only built an amazing high end consultancy but have done it
