The General Counsel Revolution

The General Counsel Revolution is the subtitle of The Future of the In-house Lawyer: The General Counsel Revolution, edited by Richard Tapp and published earlier this year by the Law Society in London. This book’s significance lies in its timing, breadth of coverage and demonstration of the now indisputable, permanent power of in-house lawyers in the legal services supply chain.

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Law Firm Partners: If It Ain’t Broke…

Law Firm Partners: If It Ain’t Broke… by D. Casey Flaherty begins “It is rational for someone who has been wildly successful doing something a certain way to keep doing it that way, especially when the odds appear favorable that they will continue to be successful. Most people don’t exit their comfort zone without a compelling reason. This is doubly true of many high-status experts.” These words from D. Casey Flaherty echo those of David Maister, a prescient observer of the legal profession: “How do you tell a room full of people making a million dollars a year that they are wrong?“.  

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Managing Partners on Change: Clients Don’t Ask, Partners Resist

Managing Partners on Change: Clients Don’t Ask, Partners Resist by D. Casey Flaherty is the first of a pair of posts on the challenge of effecting deep change in BigLaw model law firms. In Remaking Law Firms: Why & How we devoted the capstone chapter to this crucial subject. D. Casey Flaherty’s evidence-based insights are highly pertinent.

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Remaking Law Firms: Why & How is a very welcome book

Remaking Law Firms: Why & How is a very welcome book writes Stephen Mayson in his blog. It is a timely re-examination of the law firm business model.

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Straight talk between corporate clients and their law firms: Inaction has consequences

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