Part LIX in a series of collected metaposts embedded previously Alternative billing arrangements (See my post of Aug. 23, 2011: AFA posts since early 2009 with 35 references.). Brainstorming II (See my post of Sept. 15, 2011: brainstorming with 6 references.). Internal budgets III (See my post of Sept. 7,…
Doggedly, I compile these monthly summaries of the elite, but does anyone care? Most firms in survey say that law departments ask for UTBMS code billing but give no guidance based on codes (July 5, 2011) Three-quarters of the respondents said clients remained mute regarding any conclusions they might have…
Previously, I collected my posts that have lists of 6, 7, and 8 items (See my post of Aug. 8, 2011: 44 posts with lists of six; Aug. 11, 2011: 34 posts with lists of seven; Aug. 19, 2011: 25 posts with lists of eight.). Those posts with nine items…
Ideas for how to manage a law department better come from many sources. For me, as I read I note in the margins what I think of as “blog ideas” and later I go back and write those that still appeal to me. During the nine months since December 2010…
Having scoured my posts for lists of six and seven, I conclude this obsession with my lists of eight. The first three years produced 10 of them (See my post of July 14, 2005: 8 methods to train clients; Jan. 17, 2006: Ethics Officer Association (EOA) and 8 global standards;…
If you feel management of this $100 billion segment deserves recognition, by inside counsel and by law firm lawyers, a few minutes of your time would make a difference. To quote from an e-mail I received from the ABA, “Use the Blawg 100 Amici form to tell us about a…
Feeling compulsive after my marathon with posts that list 6 of something, I plucked out all the posts that give 7 reasons or suggestions or examples of something. I have organized them by the 18 in 2005-2008; and then the 16 in the remaining three years of this blog. For…
This blog, proud as I am of it and hard as I toil on it, still remains scattered, opportunistic, abbreviated, and idiosyncratic. Right, it’s a blog. Why don’t I craft a fuller, more thoughtful book instead? As Amy Winehouse sang, “No, no, no.” Books inevitably push you to fill in…
Part LVII in a series of collected metaposts embedded previously Admission of in-house attorneys to practice law (See my post of July 5, 2011 #2: in-house lawyers admitted to practice through reciprocity with 6 references.). Best practices, why none (See my post of July 31, 2011: unicorns of best practices…
Ten posts from June 2011 that struck me as the most interesting Internal and external billing rates, combined with the ratio of internal to external spend, suggests one-to-one lawyer hours (June 2, 2011) Some billing rate and spend calculations suggest one outside counsel hour for every in-house lawyer hour. A…