Posted In: Legal Process Improvement, Legal Project Management
By Carla Landry on April 9, 2013
Two years ago I wrote a blog addressing “which comes first, legal project management (LPM) or legal process improvement (LPI)?” At the time,
Posted In: Business Development
By LawVision on April 5, 2013
A famous architect once designed a home. Upon completion of the project the builder pointed out to the architect that no provision had
Posted In: Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on April 2, 2013
Spring is here. The first quarter is over. And while we haven’t yet seen first quarter numbers it’s clear that they will reflect
Posted In: Business Development
By Jim Cranston on March 28, 2013
Here’s a scenario. You make an appointment to see a new doctor and after introducing herself, she immediately begins to pitch you on
Posted In: Talent Strategy
By LawVision on March 26, 2013
When the General Counsel of a Fortune 100 company recommends a book to me, I listen. Accordingly, when DuPont General Counsel Tom Sager
Posted In: Business Development
By Silvia L. Coulter on March 22, 2013
Lawyers can be brilliant business generators. Even if one is not the savvy extroverted networker, any lawyer with good lawyering skills can be
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on March 21, 2013
In my last three blogs I have been focused on the ability to solve the “teamwork puzzle” in a law firm and the
Posted In: Business Development
By LawVision on March 14, 2013
I was thinking of you Chief Marketing and Chief Business Development Officers out there as I was reading an aviation magazine recently to
Posted In: Business Development
By Silvia L. Coulter on March 7, 2013
In our business we often hear “lawyers are risk-adverse and therefore don’t like to sell since it’s putting themselves out there to potentially
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on March 5, 2013
Four hours into a recent, heated session with the Strategy Committee of a thoughtful mid-size firm, I was pointedly reminded of the primary