2008 has been an interesting year in the legal industry. We’ve had major law firm dissolutions, legal scandals, and a collapse of the financial markets which has lead to weekly layoffs at the AmLaw 200 firms.
Marketing in a down economy is a common topic of discussion amongst my legal marketing peers
Well, the holidays are fast approaching and there seems to be no slowing down of the layoffs. Dechert, Wolf and Drinker are the latest firms to join the ranks.
We can debate from now until the markets recover the callousness of law firm layoffs just days before Christmas, but really, what’s a firm to
Not sure what it’s been like where you live, but the Salvation Army’s Red Kettles seem to be few and far between here in L.A.
I started an on-line Kettle for my kids to fill a few week ago, and we quickly went over the top.
If you haven’t had a chance to drop some
I for one am not so distracted by this week’s scandals (Blago & Dreier) to overlook that today is LFLF – “law firm layoff Friday.”
Seyfarth had this announcement to make this week –
Seyfarth Shaw has laid off about 30 lawyers and staff employees firmwide, according to the firm’s Atlanta managing
Today’s AmLaw Daily carried a great post today, THE CHURN: CMO Edition.
The article points out the fanfare that welcomed two recent AmLaw 100 CMOs, both of whom came from outside the legal industry, and their departures four and eight months later, noting that “a law firm’s culture and structure can require more adjustment
I’m reading Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Outliers: The Story of Success. If you haven’t picked it up, I highly suggest you do. Chapter Five is dedicated to The Three Lessons of Joe Flom. Yes, that Joe Flom. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, Flom. Skadden is one of the firms
For any legal folks who were MIA on Friday, Marc Dreier, sole equity partner for Dreier LLP and all of its affiliates, was arrested for impersonating an Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan attorney in a sham business transaction. Here’s the best recap of the scenario that I have found, Dreier Law Firm on the Brink After
If you saw an injustice in the world, would you stick up your hand and say something? Or stand by and watch it happen, again? The world is full of examples of individuals and governments standing by and saying nothing while atrocities rage. “Never again” is a slogan we all know from WWII. Yet, every
Another day and more bad news. If you’re sitting in your office wondering what redundancy reviews, halved or no bonuses, and more partner departures (from the good practices) mean to you, it means it’s time to update your resume. It also means it’s time to get to work creating your presence, managing your
