Here’s the 2010 report from the National Association of Women Lawyers. Law firms will come up with great excuses and explanations, but at some point, the numbers are what they are. And what they are suggests a problem that isn’t changing and isn’t being fixed. All of this brings to mind Einstein’s definition of insanity:… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Another Firm Scraps Merit-Based Advancement
Posted in CommentaryDoes anyone else get a feeling of deja vu all over again? Law.com is reporting (sub. req.) that Morgan Lewis is scrapping the idea of merit based advancement for associates, and will return to paying "market" levels of compensation to associates. I mean, wasn’t this what clients were complaining about in early 2008? Seriously, there… Continue Reading
Latest Issue of Edge International Review Now Availble–A Must Read
Posted in People, Places and BlawgsMy friends at Edge International, in my view the leading international legal consultancy have released the latest Edge International Review. The entire issue qualifies as a "must read", at least in my view. The issue contains an article by Pam Woldow on project management and a related article by Doug Richardson on how to get… Continue Reading
The Value of After Action Assessments
Posted in CommentaryThe value is not just at the end of the matter, but at the end of every meeting.
From the desk of GCs . . . .
Posted in CommentaryThe 2010 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey Report is out. Westlaw Insider does a nice job of summarizing the critical findings of this survey of General Counsel: Some of the key trends of the past 10 years: * More work retained in house. There has been a noticeable shift of work from outside to in-house counsel… Continue Reading
Adjectives.
Posted in CommentaryIt seems like every day that I am forced to listen to a radio spot in which Otis Wilson, “linebacker for your Super Bowl champs,” tells me that he hired attorney Jeffrey Leving because he is a “credible attorney.” Every time I am forced to listen to this ad, I wonder what idiot created the… Continue Reading
BigLaw back to paying big bucks? Can we say tone deaf?
Posted in CommentaryAbove the Law is reporting that Foley & Lardner is raising the starting salaries of first year associates in all of their offices to $160,0000. The firm will address the lagging salaries of older associates at year end. What conclusions can be drawn from Foley’s action, which is identical to many other large firms? Here are… Continue Reading
Honored to be member of the lastest inductees as Fellows in College Of Law Practice Management
Posted in People, Places and BlawgsWhat is the College of Law Practice Management? Here is its mission: The College of Law Practice Management was formed in 1994 to honor and recognize distinguished law practice management professionals, to set standards of achievement for others in the profession, and to fund and assist projects that enhance the highest quality of law practice… Continue Reading
Simon Tupman’s New Book is released
Posted in People, Places and BlawgsNoted author Simon Tupman, whose previous works include Why Lawyers Should Eat Bananas, has just released his latest book, Legal Eagles. The book is described this way: Simon Tupman’s latest book Legal Eagles profiles sixteen visionary lawyers from around the globe who are changing people’s lives and making a difference in the world. Interviewed by… Continue Reading