This post by Andy Havens on Larry Bodine’s LegalMarketing Blog is a “must read”. 
PUNCHLINE: Five years from now law firms who are not paying attention will be trying to play “catch-up”, an unfortunate strategy. Am I saying to Managing Partners: “join” no… I am saying at least keep a watching brief.
McKinsey & Co “2/4/8” and no Marketing Department
Adam Lewis, a Director and the Managing Partner of the Australian and New Zealand practices of McKinsey & Company, was one of my co-presenters at the World Masters of Law Firm Management last week, in Sydney.
Adam told us a number of fascinating things about McKinsey, one of the premium consultancies in the world.
Ingenious Alliance to Create and Market Diversity
Bravo to Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice and Molden Holley Fergusson Thompson & Heard for their ingenious alliance to create and market diversity.
Molden Holley is a small and new African-American firm comprised of partners who came from major firms. In what appears to be a brilliant win-win alliance, this new firm will continue to
38% of Law Firms are the Sand and their Clients are the Sea
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
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
“Top law firms lean towards flotation”
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
Law Firms Require an Outside Perspective
From the Art of War Blog:
Strategy teaches that we can never see our own position. We need outsiders to give us perspective.
You may want to look at the full article, however, the point is this: law firms rarely have an outside board member or a client mentor – instead we tend to
Tom Peters: Still Angry After All These Years
So Fast Company (which is up for sale if you want a once great publication) is chatting about Tom Peters whom I mentioned recently… look at this sidebar as a teaser and then check out the full article…
Sidebar: The Peters Principles
A sampling of some of the most important themes covered in Tom