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“Rational” Performance Reviews and a High Performance Culture: Observations on the K&L Gates Partner Departures

In recent weeks much attention has been focused on the 90 partners who left K&L Gates in the last seven months. As the

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Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

The Value of Values

I was recently driving through a small town in rural Virginia where I passed an idyllic little white church that belongs on a

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Posted In: Assessments, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Law Firm Business Development: Marketing Audits vs Go-To-Market Assessments

It’s interesting how things come in waves in this industry. For a period, we were swamped with client feedback requests, then it was

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Posted In: Business Development, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning

Trust Your Gut and Other Unconventional Wisdom for Law Firm Leaders

Two years ago I had the good fortune to experience a transformational moment in my life. At a remote location in the heart

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Another Year, (at Least) Halfway Through…

It’s the end of the third week in July, and at least for us in the Chicago area it seems as though we

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Should You Slash Your Summer Associate Program? Quinn Emanuel Thought So.

Once a reliable pipeline for top rising legal talent, summer associate programs are coming under increasing scrutiny, with powerhouse litigation firm Quinn Emanuel

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Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Micro-Hiring: An Emerging Trend in Law Firm Selection and What It Means for Your Firm

A new trend is emerging in how corporate clients select and hire law firms. Micro-hiring, or the selection of an individual or small

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Posted In: Assessments, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning

Musings on Strategy and Chambers Bay

Over the past week, the attentions of all in the golf world were focused on the spectacle of the US Open at Chambers

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Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning

Continuing to Solve the Great “Teamwork Puzzle” v2

Last month, I revisited an earlier series of blogs on the elusive goal of “teamwork” with a focus on why so many firms

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Posted In: Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Four Scalability Trends Impacting Law Firm Staffing Ratios: How Do You Compare?

Writing for Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, I recently augmented the findings of Peer Monitor’s 2015 Staffing Ratio Survey by highlighting four scalability

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