Linklaters is reported having decreed, in a fit of concern for work/life balance, that lawyers leave their Blackberrys at home while on holiday (vacation to us).
The order is designed to insulate associates, in particular, from the relentless rat race for a few sweet weeks a year, according to management.
“Sometimes it’s the small things
July 2008
The End of Lawyers?
It isn’t a tardy response to Dick the Butcher’s rallying call in Shakespeare’s King Henry VI to "kill all the lawyers" that may end it for us, according to the forthcoming book The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services. Richard Susskind, Emeritus Professor of Law at Gresham College, England, IT adviser to Britain’s…
Muir Recognized for Emotional Intelligence Article
The American Bar Association has announced that Ronda Muir’s cover article in the July/August 2007 issue of Law Practice magazine, entitled “The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Law Firm Partners,” has been awarded the 2007-2008 Law Practice Magazine Edge Award for Bronze Feature Article.
The Edge Awards are sponsored by Edge International, and each…
Developments in Associate Compensation
Muir will be participating in an IOMA audio conference presentation entitled "Associate Compensation: New Alternatives for a Difficult Economy" on July 22, 2-3:30 pm EST. For more information or to register, go to www.ioma.com/audioconferences/1053.html.
The Ultimate in Telecommuting
Is a four-foot tall robotic standin the next step in telecommuting? And what use would such a fellow be in a law firm or law department?
Currently telecommuting is often an adjunct to an employee’s presence in the home office– three days in, two days telecommuting, or three weeks in, one week telecommuting–and poses its own…
2008 International Conference on Emotional Intelligence
Muir participated in the 2008 International Conference on Emotional Intelligence held in Chicago June 30-July 1, focusing on the applicability of emotional intelligence to leadership development.
The Key to Commitment
The keynote speaker at the opening of the 2008 International Conference on Emotional Intelligence this week was Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the award-winning best-seller The Leadership Challenge, executive fellow at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, and, according to The Wall Street Journal, one of the twelve best …