by Bruce | June 28, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Here on "Adam Smith, Esq." I’ve been writing about the possibility of outside investors in law firms—and even IPO’s of firms—starting in December 2004. For the full roster, see that piece, plus: How to Change Everything/December 2004...
by Bruce | June 23, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
Sometimes we take our IT infrastructure for granted—too much so. In the last few weeks I’ve encountered a succession of stories where client relationships were strongly reinforced by astute deployment of IT assets. Call it the intersection of marketing and...
by Bruce | June 21, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
"Strategy" is what you do that’s outward-focused, right?—in the sense that it’s focused on what practice areas you are investing in or retrenching from, what your firm’s geographic footprint is, and how you attempt to distinguish your...
by Bruce | June 20, 2007 | Articles, Book Reviews, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
If you are fascinated as I am by the congeries of issues lying at the intersection of the "partnership ethos" and "corporate-like management," then you need to be familiar with the work of Dr. Laura Empson, as highlighted in Aric Press’s...
by Bruce | June 18, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Marketing, Practice Group Management, Strategy
I’ve been friends with the folks at the London-based "Managing Partners’ Forum" for a couple of years, and tomorrow morning I’ll be speaking at their event, "Managing Clients Across Borders," here at Clifford Chance’s...
by Bruce | June 16, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Marking the 10th anniversary of the merger that created CMS Cameron McKenna, Managing Partner Dick Tyler has a piece in Legal Week reflecting on the past 10 years and the future. As he describes his goal for the article: "What has the profession as a whole...