by Chris Batz | May 13, 2016 | Blog, Law Firm Management, Law Partners
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... 
by Chris Batz | May 12, 2016 | Blog, Law Firm Management, Law Partners
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... 
by Chris Batz | May 12, 2016 | Blog, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Management, Law Partners
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... 
by Chris Batz | Mar 31, 2016 | Blog, Law Firm Management, Law Partners
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.... 
by Chris Batz | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog, In-House Counsel, Law Firm Management, Law Partners
Are you Positioned for the Future of Law and the Legal Industry? Richard Susskind is the author of “Tomorrow’s Lawyer”, “The End of Lawyers?” and “The Future of the Professions” to name a few. Based in the UK and having spent... 
by cristina | Mar 2, 2016 | Lateral Moves, Law Firm Management, Law Partners
Partner Contributions “the heads of many companies are not skilled in capital allocation, and … it is not surprising because most bosses rise to the top because they have excelled in an area such as marketing, production, engineering, administration or, sometimes,...