Classic: Four lessons in the art of motivating change

Four lessons in the art of motivating change: Lawyers, pigeons and the change journey is by Stephen Poor, now Chairman Emeritus of Seyfarth Shaw. If change management in BigLaw was topical in a few years ago when Stephen wrote this, it’s even more important and pressing now.

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Posted by on Sep 22, 2017 in BigLaw firms, Strategy | 0 comments

Law firm ownership: An evidence-based approach

Law firm ownership: An evidence-based approach was posted by Ron Friedmann on his blog on September 04, 2017. coming from the land of the world’s first stock exchange-listed law firm, I cannot but say Ron’s rebuttal of Bruce MacEwan (aka Adam Smith Esq.) is a must read to mull over.  

All in and observers of the BigLaw ecosystem need to have a view. Ownership and its consequences is a very important issue in maintaining the capacity of firms to deliver high and sustainable value to clients. In my opinion, the woes of Slater & Gordon not withstanding, ownership is already the major issue of our times.    

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Posted by on Sep 14, 2017 in BigLaw firms, Regulation | 0 comments

Before you innovate, fix your business model

It sounds very cool to say you are an innovator, writes Ken Grady in ‘Before you innovate, fix your business model‘. As always from Ken, innovation is a topical issue for BigLaw business model firms. Read what he has to say…..

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Posted by on Aug 31, 2017 in BigLaw firms, Innovation | 0 comments

Breakthrough at Linklaters: A Major Strategic Pivot Point

Breakthrough at Linklaters: A Major Strategic Pivot Point is an important contribution in that Pam Waldow and Doug Richardson summarise the facts and opine on the significance of Linklaters’ move away from measuring the performance of individuals. 

Historically, few law firms have actively embraced Franklin’s formula for survival and success.  They paved the road to profitability by aggregating the revenue-producing activity of individuals lawyers, each operating as a discrete profit center and each driven to leverage personal achievement to maximize income.

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Posted by on Aug 10, 2017 in BigLaw firms | 0 comments

Deloitte, KPMG & PwC all agree: Is law listening?

Back in October 2015, the inimitable Michael Mills, chief strategy officer and co-founder of Neota Logic, wrote this clever article on LinkedIn: Deloitte, KPMG & PwC all agree: Is law listening? With the rising interest (and concern amongst many BigLaw firms), I am pleased to re-post Deloitte, KPMG & PwC all agree: Is law listening? on Dialogue.

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Posted by on Aug 2, 2017 in Artificial intelligence, Digital strategy, Innovation, Platforms, Technology | 1 comment