We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”
John F. Kennedy
Believing one has something to contribute to a conversation requires a measurable degree of nerve. To aspire to actually instigate on-going dialogue is downright presumptuous.
Yet, a few months ago that was the goal
What successes or challenges can we expect for law firms in 2014? Writers like Dimitra Kessenides and Jennifer Smith recently have written that 2014 may be a challenging year for law firms. But as reported just this week, including by Jennifer Smith, the 2014 Outlook from Citi Private Bank and Hildebrandt Consulting projects law
Note: This is Part Two of a blog that was originally published as a guest blog on Kevin McKeown‘s Blog Leadership Close Up. We wrote At the Edge–Avoiding the Fall to revisit a success story of a law firm dealing with transition and emerging stronger from a near crisis and how the
We originally posted this blog on Kevin McKeown‘s blog Leadership Close Up. Kevin has been a tremendous resource for us and has guided us greatly as we work at delivering meaningful content about the legal industry and the significant changes it faces.
Some words simply lose impact over time.
Change is such a
I originally posted this blog as a guest of the Cordell Parvin Blog. Cordell is a great guy who has a terrific practice as a a tremendously successful career and business development coach to lawyers. Thank you Cordell.
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Wow – where does time go? It seems like yesterday that my good
Nothing is scarier to a law firm than to find itself facing a “run on the bank.” It can begin with one or two “key” departures, is compounded by panic, and followed by more departures.
Few firms are immune. As Debra Weiss noted in her Is the Law Firm Pyramid Collapsing? Big Law is Aging
A smart merger of two law firms requires careful study about compatibility. Fits between two law firms seldom are perfect. But if the cultures, financial metrics, clients and compensation systems generally are in sync, the opportunity for a successful merger exists. While one of these merger variables actually may be strained, harmony among
A law firm considering a merger has a lot to think about. Evaluating the differing cultures, financial metrics and compensation systems is a must. Merging two law firms without vetting the client fit is not only unwise, but it also is not likely to end well. Yet, finding an acceptable match in the
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.
This is the fourth part in this series on Turning Around the
Last week was noteworthy because two major anticipated mergers were called off; Orrick/Pillsbury due to reported conflicts and Dentons/McKenna for what may be best described as “cultural reasons.” But even if there were no conflict issues and cultures meshed well between two firms, most proposed mergers won’t get to a closing if their respective compensation
