by Chris Batz | Aug 25, 2014 | Law Students & Schools
Achieving Success. Then and Now Young Lawyers in Big Law Four Sherman Sterling partners discuss the success dynamic between new lawyers and Big Law “back in the day” and post September 2008 published in a New York Law Journal article on August 18th, 2014....
by Chris Batz | Aug 11, 2014 | Law Firm Management
Locke Lord vs. Dewey & LeBoeuf Merger Recently it was brought to my attention the American Lawyer article “A Tale of Two Mergers” (published on May 11th, 2012) on the status of two mergers: Dewey & LeBoeuf and Locke Lord. Sadly, during May 2012 we...
by Chris Batz | Aug 5, 2014 | Law Firm Management
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 – Monthly Insights An Eco-system of BigLaw and LPOs Peter Kalis, chairman of KL Gates, an out spoken and well spoken legal industry statesman gives a call to law firm leaders regarding the big picture of the evolving legal industry... by Chris Batz | Sep 12, 2013 | Lateral Moves, Law Partners, Legal Recruiting
Lateral Moves: Are they Good? Guest Post: Chelsea Callahan of Happy Go Legal I talk to many lawyers who are facing major hurdles in the career and professional development. One of the areas that I hear a lot of concerns about comes from lawyers who have been... by Chris Batz | Apr 19, 2013 | Law Firm Management, Marketing & Sales
Did you know that more than 50% of General Counsels are active on LinkedIn and use it for vetting &/or selecting new outside counsel? With proven success & immediate results for business development, we offer the to legal community (Both lawyers & law... by Chris Batz | Mar 11, 2013 | Marketing & Sales
How much does the federal government spend on outside legal services? And who gets the work? Until now, the answers haven’t been clear. National Law Journal reporter Andrew Ramonas examined 67,000 records over the last year, and for the first time we lay out the scope... by Chris Batz | Feb 13, 2013 | Law Firm Management, Marketing & Sales
Two recent reports sound a warning that most big law firm leaders should heed. One is the Georgetown Center for the Study of the Legal Profession/Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Report on the State of the Legal Profession. The other is Citi Private Bank’s Annual Law Firm...