Those were the words that became the mantra of Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the National Football League. He now serves as senior counsel at Covington and Burling, but he recently addressed a large audience at the 20th Annual GC Conference. His message? Get used to, and comfortable with, the changes coming to the profession.
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Discount on the 72nd Floor
For those of us who have ever put together a billing chart for a pitch letter or RFP response, were you really surprised by the Fees and Pricing Benchmark Report: Law Firms & Legal Services Industry 2008 report released by raintoday.com?
The Greatest American Lawyer (gotta love the name … perfect for a new…
A Logo by Any Other Name
I just read that Sutherland Asbil and Brennan has shortened their name and rebranded.

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Advice for the Hiring Committee
Well, another CMO has resigned his firm and the hunt is on for his replacement.
Makes me think about all the firms I have interviewed with and those red-flag moments … and a prior firm where I lived through several “interim” CMOs as they interviewed, and interviewed, and interviewed for a permanent CMO, only…
Faux Pas Moments
We’ve all had them. That moment when you said the wrong thing, wore the wrong thing, got drunk at the wrong time, and now, you are no longer seen as a colleague by the attorneys, but as “staff,” or, in my case, a “honey” or a “chick.”
There’s a great article on professionals (primarily women)…
What do you consider the hardest part of your job?
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…