Category: General

My prior two posts suggest that BigLaw may be going the direction of Detroit: slow motion train wreck explained as perpetual re-structuring. Consider that a few large firms have already had 2 or 3 rounds of lay-offs. If BigLaw re-thinks its business, what might it...

In my prior post, I asked if Is BigLaw Going the Direction of Detroit?. Fred Bartlit, founder of Bartlit Beck, wrote a great comment on the post, reproduced here with permission (plus more of my own commentary).  Bartlit commented at Legal OnRamp, a collaboration system...

Lots of news about the legal market this week. It feels like we could be at a tipping point. Wait, I hope we are. The alternative may be worse.  On the editorial page of the New York Times today, Adam Cohen penned With the Downturn,...

My friend and former colleague Shy Alter of ii3 wrote an interesting blog post suggesting that, with some adjustments, the billable hour may have a long life ahead.  In Billable hour – exagerated rumors about its death, Shy looks at his own knowledge management and...

If you listen to law school deans, you would think training as a lawyer is the greatest thing since sliced bread.  At least that’s my take away from the Nathan Koppel Wall Street Journal article Best Defense? Seeking a Haven in Law School (19 Mar...

In the current economic crisis, law firm management must re-think how lawyers practice and how to run the firm.  The legal market changes slowly. Many say the slow pace stems from lawyers’ training to focus on precedent. That’s true but I think the bigger reason...

If you innovate, earn recognition.  The College of Law Practice Management (I am a trustee) sponsors the InnovAction Award. InnovAction honors innovation in law practice management. Law firms, law departments, and other legal service providers (but not vendors) can apply. Innovation can range from creative...

Last November I wrote JD as Job Credential for non-Law Jobs: Mistaking Cause and Effect?. That post led to an interesting e-mail exchange with Doug Cornelius, a lawyer and blogger (KMSpace and, as of 2009, at Compliance Building).  With Doug’s permission, I posted our exchange...