Managing Partners
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Billable Hours, Holidays and Seasons
Managing Partner Sends Cheerful Holiday Reminder That Associates May Be Fired Tomorrow
This Thanksgiving, perhaps you should've been thankful that you had a job. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
9 Things That Law Firm Managing Partners Get Wrong About Social Media
Is your ignorance about social media hurting your law firm? - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Faegre & Benson, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, Technology
6 Things Managing Partners Need To Know About Law Firm Mergers
Law firm mergers are often bad ideas; if you're going to do one, do it right.
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Accounting / Accountants, Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
10 Tips For Managing Partners From A Managing Partner Turned General Counsel
If you're involved in law firm management, here are some things you should know. -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Partner Issues, Videos
Biglaw Chairperson Entirely Unexcited About New Job
Check out a Biglaw manager giving the worst line readings since Attack of the Clones.... -
9th Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Art, Biglaw, Blogging, Gay, Gay Marriage, Gender, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Sentencing Law, State Judges, Tax Law
Morning Docket: 10.08.14
* How are Nevada and Idaho officials reacting to yesterday’s Ninth Circuit ruling striking down gay marriage bans in those states, and how soon might marriages get underway? [BuzzFeed]
* In other LGBT legal news, New York City is likely to make it easier for transgender individuals to amend their birth certificates. [New York Times]
* Good news for Joan Orie Melvin, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice turned convicted felon: her unorthodox sentence has been stayed (again). [How Appealing]
* Eduardo Leite, who has led Baker & McKenzie since 2010, gets another two years at the helm of Biglaw’s biggest firm. [American Lawyer]
* Cravath associate Micaela McMurrough scores a victory in tax court for artists. [New York Times]
* The ABA has issued a new opinion addressing ethical issues raised during the sale of a law practice. [American Bar Association]
* Why do lawyers blog? Tim Baran of Rocket Matter talks to 23 of us. [Legal Productivity]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Musical Chairs: Fried Frank Loses A Former Leader To Freshfields
What's going on at Fried Frank, which has seen significant lateral losses lately? -
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Mindset Matters: Lawyers Who Lead Well Are Receptive to Change
Are the leaders running your law business effective? -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Intellectual Property, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Litigators, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
An Update On A Managing Partner's Mysterious Departure
Where did this prominent partner land, and what might happen to the firm she left behind? -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Intellectual Property, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Managing Partner Quits Suddenly, Firm Sends Out Snarky Email In Her Wake
Why did this managing partner just up and quit last Friday? -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Vicious Infighting
A Leadership Battle At A Biglaw Firm
How often do you see a hotly contested leadership election at a major law firm? -
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Drinking, Partner Issues, Violence
Biglaw Blind Item: A Managing Partner Who Needs To Manage His Drinking
Managing partners are supposed to have everything under control, right? -
Biglaw, Citigroup, In-House Counsel, Money, Partner Issues
Managing Partners More Confident In Market -- Not Intended As An April Fools' Joke
If you didn't completely believe the headline that managing partners see the market improving, then you were right. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
A Discussion About Biglaw’s Present: My Turn (Part 2)
Professor Bill Henderson interviews Anonymous Partner. What traits should law firms look for in their leaders? -
Holidays and Seasons, Partner Issues
Managing Partner Reminds Minions That He's Way Richer Than They Are
A holiday greeting to the firm takes a turn for the hilarious when a partner starts explaining just how much merrier his Christmas gets to be. -
Biglaw, Gambling, Gambling / Gaming, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Law Firm Managing Partners Expect A Bad Year -- For Everyone Else
With growth sluggish and no real reason to espouse a positive outlook, cognitive bias afflicts optimistic law firm managers. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Summer Associates
5 Questions To Ask Your Managing Partner
The answers given should give partners a good sense of both their relative standing within their firms and the values that drive the business decisions of their leadership. -
Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Biglaw Today: ‘Looking For Change In All The Wrong Places’ (Part 2)
"[L]aw firms were successful in the past precisely because they did deliver a price/value proposition that was perceived by clients as outstanding. What happened?"