Partners: Escape Velocity Begins Now!
By Mike White, January 19, 2021
Well thankfully, it's a new year! As you do all that you can to reach "escape velocity" and set the table for great things in Q3 and Q4, I caution my clients to make a psychological commitment to put things in motion now to create a rich set of opportunities later in the year.
From Partnership to Prosperity
By Gerry Riskin, January 13, 2021
Some new partners will deceive themselves into dismissing the importance of collateral skills on the grounds that the only issue for a good lawyer is technical expertise.I contend that such expertise is necessary but not sufficient. Those who ignore skills do so at their peril—and risk joining the under-appreciated, who mutter how unfair clients can be.
Global Legal Remote Working Survey
By Jonathan Middleburgh, December 1, 2020
COVID-19 forced law firms almost overnight to adjust to their personnel working from home, regardless of how senior management felt about flexible working pre-pandemic. This survey explores a range of psychosocial and other factors relevant to prolonged working from home.
Talent Development: Beyond the Assignment
By David Cruickshank, November 18, 2020
In BigLaw firms, or in any firm with multiple associates, an assignment of work by a partner or senior associate, is a signifier of many things. To the management committee, it signifies leverage.