My latest missive in The Lawyer about doing your sums before deciding to hire partners laterally seems to… Continue Reading
Drizzlemakers of the world unite…and that’s ok
Everything you ever wanted to know about lateral partner hiring…
My latest publication – to be titled ‘LATERAL PARTNER HIRING FOR LAW FIRMS: HIRING FOR SUCCESS’ – has… Continue Reading
Good to better
This weekend I’ve been re-reading one of my favourite management books, the classic ‘Good To Great’ by Jim… Continue Reading
A good presence on the web is a no-brainer
After having spent several weeks trawling through law firm websites and partner profiles, engaged on various research projects,… Continue Reading
The future of the High Street, from Silicon Valley
Very intriguing new development in legal services going on in what is arguably the world hub for innovation,… Continue Reading
US firms and building London
If you’re a US firm, what is the balance between home-grown and US-derived work in your London (or… Continue Reading
The difficult business of lateral hiring…
The third year of my research into failure rates of partner lateral hires in London has been extensively… Continue Reading
Legal Weekness
I am rarely minded to blog in order to criticise articles in the legal press. On the contrary,… Continue Reading
Time to call time on the directories?
With the publication of the latest editions of The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners’ Directory of the… Continue Reading
Finance directors don’t like private equity
The only thing that surprises me about an albeit limited survey of 25 top law firm finance directors… Continue Reading