In an article entitled "Welcome to the Future: Heller Shock?", Paul Lippe, founder and CEO of Legal OnRamp, a private interactive legal services site, makes the case that, in the future now dawning on the legal services industry, the inevitable downsizing will not only be a matter of laying off lawyers, but, as with the case of
October 2008
Muir Participates in CCM’s Audio Conference on Profitability
Ronda Muir is participating as a panelist in CMM’s audio conference on "Revenue Per Lawyers: Increase Profitability not Billable Hours" being held at 2pm on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. To register, please go to www.c4cm.com/lawfirm/lawyerrev.htm.
Muir Presented ABA’s Edge Award for Article on Emotional Intelligence
At the meeting of the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management section today in Tucson, Arizona, Muir was presented with the 2007-2008 Law Practice Magazine Edge Award for Bronze Feature Article for her article in the July/August 2007 issue of the magazine entitled “The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Law Firm Partners.” The Edge Awards…
The Brave New World of Testing for Hiring
Norton Rose, a 200 year old UK firm with over 1000 lawyers in 20 offices around the world, is considering scrapping its academic requirements for new hires in order to increase diversity. How then to decide who to bring on board?
Like a number of leading UK law firms, it will rely on aptitude and…
Muir Participates in Associate Compensation Audio Conference
Muir participated on September 12 in an audio conference for CMM (Center for Competitive Management) on the topic of Associate Compensation: Weighing Current Market Trends & Alternatives.