Gary Wingens of Lowenstein Sandler and Frank Burch of DLA Piper listen to Dan DiPietro of Citibank forecasting a tough 2008 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington DC during The Edge International Managing Partners Strategy Summit
Last week, my Edge International partner Robert Millard and I hosted a very private, personal, invitation only,
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…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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In Three myths about legal services offshoring (The Hindu) there is some very very sobering information especially for those who hope that it means offshoring will just fade away sooner or later.
If you intend to practice law for 10 or more years then: READ THE ARTICLE
Here are some teasers/excerpts:
"Attacks on the competence
At Edge International we are often asked about how lawyers and their firms might be different from place to place around the world. One of my stock answers is that many people misinterpret the propensity of the Brits to avoid hyperbole to mean that they are not aggressive. There is a reason why they once
Would you listen to the General Counsel of Sun Microsystems, if he said:
“I do believe that there may be times when a $1,000/hour fee is warranted”
“…just yesterday, I read of another example of how law firms continue to be primarily focused on maintaining profits through consolidation and growth of headcount.
Many of my friends and clients know me as a very optimistic person so this post may surprise them. I feel like I am about to watch the next dot com crash only I am not talking about the internet or high tech.
I have held this belief for many months and I believe that
Ahhhh yes… seduction!
Many great firms that I serve have a common enemy ”complacency” which Is indeed the result of decades of success. Managing Partners complain that they are unable to get their partners to pay attention to their future.
Read Jim Hassett’s blogpost, Have lawyers been seduced by success? In his fantastic blog: Legal
Harsh? If killing the golden goose is stupid, then this is not harsh at all.
Find out why 58% of (surveyed) General Counsel expressed outrage. Find out why 84% of (surveyed) General Counsel wanted the law firms they use to contact them about associate salaries but none did.
Brilliant law firm leaders who can not
