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What law can learn from the disruption in the energy sector (200)

By Rafael D.B. Figueiredo on September 6, 2020

Posted in Case Studies, Data Points, In-House Legal Departments

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Incumbent utilities struggle to adapt to a new marketplace of consumer choice and clean energy. Are law firms on the same path?

Part of being a good lawyer is pattern recognition. We see patterns in case law, patterns in legal procedure, patterns in…

Pay-hours tradeoff at London law firms and related existential issues (082)

By Bill Henderson on February 3, 2019

Posted in BigLaw, Data Points

For many of us, the most credible and reliable data comes from getting our ass kicked

In his 2006 novel, Utterly Monkey, the lawyer-turned-writer Nick Laird tells the story of Danny Williams, a young man from Ireland who overcomes his working class roots to land a job at a Magic Circle law firm. Although…

Special Post: A+ team being assembled at Baker McKenzie (081)

By Bill Henderson on January 27, 2019

Posted in BigLaw, Diffusion Theory, Legal Innovation, Talent

Godfather with his crew. From left to right: Jae Um, David Cambria, Casey Flaherty, Microsoft Trusted Advisor Forum, Sept 2018.

“If you set out to be an innovative company but don’t have or can’t create an A+ team of people, you’re just fantasizing. You really need great people.”

— Prof. Gary Pisano, Harvard Business School

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