For the past few years there has been a debate in legal marketing circles in regards to e-holiday cards. I’m holding on strong to the opinion that, with few exceptions, they should be avoided at all costs. Very few firms will get it right, leading most recipients to immediately hit the delete button.
The trouble
There certainly is plenty of bad news to go around. Enough so that it even has the good guys looking down at their shoes. What’s a law firm to do?
1. Passion And Leadership Are Imperative
Successful firms will have a strong, visible leader who oozes belief in the firm’s raison d’être and the client
With all the uncertainty the current economic crisis is bringing to the corporate marketplace, I am focused on how law firms are adapting.
Some firms are laying off staff and associates, some firms are holding off on welcoming new partners to the equity ranks, while others are closing down. In fact, this week’s
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