One of my Edge International colleagues, Jonathan Middleburgh, who is both an organizational psychologist and a barrister, is publishing a newsletter on Substack for general counsel. (You may remember him as the individual in our team who was responsible for the Edge International global
I am so pleased to have been a guest on Steve Fretzin’s Podcast: Be That Lawyer with Steve Fretzin. In the episode, Steve and I discuss:
THE STORY: In this video series that was produced by the Law Society of the United Kingdom and Wales, Nick Jarrett-Kerr – my Edge International colleague – offers guidance that is comprised of pure gold and precious gemstones.
CAREFULLY CONSUME EACH VIDEO: Watch as Nick in his laid-back style takes you to places that most
The April, 2015 issue of Edge International Communique is now available online.
Check out feature articles by three of my Edge International colleagues:
– David Cruickshank talks about improving client relationships
– Bithika Anand addresses the issue of when lawyers should retire
– Sean Larkan shares some tools for building (or rebuilding) an effective firm
The Legal Intelligencer has launched a series of articles that focus on “competitive intelligence” in the context of legal practice.
The term “competitive intelligence” refers to the ways in which one company makes itself aware of what other companies in the same field (i.e., its “competitors”) are doing. This may include tracking their business practices,
Last fall, a 150-year-old British corporate services provider and legal publishing company transformed itself into a licensed law firm thanks to permissive UK legislation. Jordan’s Ltd. successfully applied for an Alternative Business Structure license from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, allowing the company to add a corporate law division to its ongoing range of services in
An article by my friend Michael P. Maslanka, “Seven Mindsets of Effective General Counsel,” appeared recently in Texas Lawyer. It includes advice that I found useful, and I hope you will as well.
In the article Mike suggests that "How lawyers think determines how we act." With that in mind, he encourages general counsel to
Some law firm leaders complain that they can’t give orders in a partnership. Gettysburg was proof that you can not get your orders obeyed even in the military if you are not a true leader.
A number of weeks ago, I spent the day in the battlefields of Gettysburg with two retired army colonels.
I am pleased to present you with the latest Edge International Review.
The focus of this issue of EIR is on law-firm growth and expansion, particularly in the international arena. Examination of this topic is timely, as we anticipate that the legal market generally is now entering another year of hectic consolidation activity on
