Nearly three decades ago, in the early days of Edge International, there was only one writer in the area of managing a professional firm that commanded our unqualified respect and attention. That was David Maister.
“Managing the Professional Services Firm” is the Bible, according to many leaders of some of the largest professional
Patrick Lamb is synonymous with Valorem Law Group which is a driving force in changing how legal services are valued and acquired. After learning that Jordan Furlong was joining us, here’s (an excerpt from) what he posted:
It’s like adding Wayne Gretzky in his prime to the team that already was the best team in
Read all of the Top Ten Predictions from the Futurist for 2009 and on – possibly most relevant to the legal profession are:
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I am passing this forward for my good friend, Kirk T. Hartley, of the Chicago litigation boutique, Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP.
He cares a lot about voting rights!
Kirk asked me to direct you American Lawyers who care about voting rights to his post Offtopic – Lawyers and Voters’ Rights 2008 – Get
Law Professor William D. Henderson (click on photo for bio)
Managing Partners and law firm H.R. Executives should contemplate the meaning of Indiana University School of Law’s Prof. Bill Henderson’s post: "How the ‘Cravath System’ Created the Bi-Modal Distribution."
Professor Henderson builds on the work of NALP (The National Association for Law
As Nicole Nehama Auerbach joins Valorem, she says:
“I saw Valorem as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to really make a difference in the way litigation is handled… I was captivated by the firm’s commitment to provide real value to business clients, and, in particular, its emphasis on alternative fees. Alternative fees are more important than ever
The Wall Street Journal has a post called: Big-Law Associates Facing 2008 Salary Cap by Dan Slater.
Here is a key paragraph from that post from which my title was derived:
"We called around to firms to find out whether associate salaries, called economically-irrational in some quarters, have finally (or, at least, for now) hit
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry — fired by Musharraf Saturday — in a phone call to a gathering of lawyers urged them to go to "every corner of Pakistan and give the message that this is the time to sacrifice."
This in the face of:
"Baton-wielding police fought with lawyers outside courthouses in Islamabad and
It is with personal sadness that I post this news. In September, one of Canada’s most respected law firms will close its doors forever according to a story by lawyer/journalist Jim Middlemiss in today’s Financial Post: “Lawyer exodus shutters Desjardins”.
Jim starts his story:
An era will end for the 100-lawyer law firm Desjardins Ducharme
