Law firms can be challenging places to work. Lots of highly intelligent, highly compensated people running around. So what’s the challenge you find most daunting? For me, it’s convincing partners (usually equity partners) to change how they manage their client relationships. And that begins with picking up the phone to arrange a client visit. I
What’s the Best Advice You Ever Got?
I subscribe to Fortune magazine for two issues: “Fortune 500” and “Best Advice I Ever Got.” From this year’s issue, I love what Sam Palmisano , Chairman and CEO, IBM has to say.
Some of the best advice I ever received was unspoken. Over the course of my IBM career I’ve observed many CEOs
Let them eat cake!
Big Brown. In the $$$$. Money for the masses. Here we come Belmont. Here we come Preakness. Big Brown is XXX. Ride On!
OoOA
So, I sent an email to 49 of my legal marketing friends inviting them to check out legalwatercooler. Over 10% of my legal marketing friends were OoO, yesterday. As I read each OoOA message I decided that there must be a strategy to these messages. When I mentioned it to Heather M she told me
Has the clock started ticking over at Wilson Sonsini?
New Derivative Case Against Brocade Directors Accuses Wilson Sonsini of Malpractice, Zusha Elinson, The Recorder, 05-02-2008
If your clients are going to jail over the legal advice you provided, are they going to keep coming back for more? Why is it that Brocade only fired Wilson Sonsini on advice from the judge?
Wilson
Law firm layoffs — a momentary blip or more?
I read in IPLaw 360 that Sutherland Asbill recently laid off approximately 15 associates. According to the article, several other firms have done the same, including Dechert LLP, Cadwalader and Clifford Chance. Thankfully the layoffs have been relatively small, but the trend does seem to have some traction. Jenner & Block even laid off or
Red-Flags and Interviews
My buddy Tank sent me a link to the following American Lawyer article on Cravath’s new Director for Stategic Planning. I don’t know the gentleman personally, but a resume that includes 11 years with Hildebrandt can’t be beat. Unfortunately for him, the presiding partner has a different take:
“This is just a support job to