Stephanie West Allen breaks a story that we will look back on in ten years as groundbreaking. Have a look (click on the image for Stephanie’s post):
PUNCHLINE: I can relate having lived in a virtual world for many years. Lawyers in most firms seem to resist the virtual world in favour of the comfort
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
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LOGITHISER – a new term for law firms
The Logical Empathiser. The accepted wisdom is that anyone who possesses great reason and logic is quite devoid of humanity and warmth. The Logithiser is living proof that wisdom, in this case, is fallacy. Yes, Logithisers are capable of shutting down
Take this Harvard test and get your own (possibly surprising) results in five minutes.
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The September 2007 McKinsey Quarterly has an interesting article called: The Evolving Role of the CMO by David Court who discusses four areas of change for the CMO:
Before concluding, David discusses how the CEO
As most Managing Partners are aware, during 25 years as CEO of GE, Jack Welch added more value than any other CEO in history. Accordingly, some folks think it worthwhile to analyze what Jack Welch did that fueled those exemplary results.
Much has been written about him and by him but now there us a
Two notes of optimism today for the legal profession:
“Forget the old stereotypes of law firms as inhospitable to women,” said Suzanne Riss, Editor in Chief, Working Mother magazine. “As Working Mother examined the practices of many of the nation’s law firms, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that a number have been quietly changing
“Ford & Harrison, a 190-attorney labor and employment firm, has tossed out billable-hour requirements for first-year associates. The program aims to close the practical-skills gap of law school education and increase value to clients. The firm also hopes it will enable associates to handle meatier matters more quickly.“ according to Leigh Jones of The National
