How will Brexit affect Lawyers and Law Firms?
The Effect Brexit will have on Lawyers and Law Firms The June 23rd Brexit vote and affirmative decision for the UK to leave the EU after 43 years came as a shock to many around the globe. The question is “How does this impact law firms, their lawyers and clients?" I...
What Happened to Dickstein Shapiro?
You are reading 2XM – Our Semi-Monthly E-mail. Sign Up To Receive Them HEADLINES for JUNE 30, 2016 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO IS NO MORE. What happened? Here a couple quick facts: At 2010 a prominent DC firm they were over 400 attorneys & four offices. By February...
Partner Lessons, Reading for Investors, Zuckerberg’s 10-Year Plan
You are reading 2XM – Our Semi-Monthly E-mail. Sign Up To Receive Them HEADLINES for June 16, 2016 LAW PARTNER LESSONS & THE COMBINATION OF BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN AND MORGAN LEWIS Why did Bingham McCutchen take a hard look at combining with another law firm?...
Top 10 Reasons Partners Leave a Law Firm
You are reading 2XM – Our Semi-Monthly E-mail. Sign Up To Receive Them HEADLINES for June 1, 2016 TOP 10 REASONS WHY PARTNERS LEAVE YOUR LAW FIRM Frequent or numerous law partner departures, depending on the number of partners and the size of the law firm, will...
Leader’s Summer Reading -Partner Compensation Systems
You are reading 2XM – Our Semi-Monthly E-mail. Sign Up To Receive Them HEADLINES for May 16, 2016 LAW PARTNER COMPENSATION: An Overview Peer into the world of law partner compensation. I wrote an article on the subject from placing partners and groups and...
The Top 10 Reasons Why Law Partners Leave Your Law Firm
Reasons for Most Law Partner Lateral Moves Why do Partners leave your law firm? After speaking with law partners across the United States, here's my top 10 reasons for law partners lateral moves, or why attorney groups leave your law firm. Often I find law partners...
What happened to Dickstein Shapiro?
What happened to Dickstein Shapiro? Here is an account of the demise of the prestigious Washington DC law firm, Dickstein Shapiro. I have pulled excerpts and perspectives from the main news media sources. Firms Facts At 2010, they were over 400 attorneys and...
Law Partner Lessons on Bingham McCutchen & Morgan Lewis Combination
Bingham McCutchen & Morgan Lewis Combination David Parnell of Forbes interviewed Steven Browne, former managing partner of Bingham McCutchen and now partner of Morgan Lewis. The interview details his experiences of what happen in 2013, and what led up to...
Law Partner Compensation
An Overview of Law Partner Compensation This article addresses my personal experience recruiting law partners in the United States and subjects related to their compensation. It's not exhaustive but is meant to provide a general overview. 4 Compensation Systems...
The Back Office Trend for Law Firms
You are reading 2XM – Our Semi-Monthly E-mail. Sign Up To Receive Them HEADLINES for March 14, 2016 Firm Back Offices, Data Breaches, Class Actions on the Rise, Delivering Happiness Learn what is being relocated or outsourced, why firms are choosing specific...
Back Office Operations: Law Firms and Remaining Competitive
How Law Firms are Keeping a Competitive Edge Back by Moving Back Office Operations Many large law firms have moved their back office service centers and staff from high cost of living, high cost real estate environments to more competitive cities in the United States....
The Future of Law by Richard Susskind
You are reading 2XM – Our Semi-Monthly E-mail. Sign Up To Receive Them HEADLINES for March 14, 2016 The Future of Law by Richard Susskind (Legal Industry Prophet) The Future of Law, How Law Depts Spend, Kirkland Ellis Departures, Space Law Richard...
