If you’re talking to the right people, at the right time, about the right stuff you’ve got effective communication. Digital doesn’t change that, it makes it more powerful.” -Concep How are the biggest firms in the country dealing with the biggest shift in technology since the inception of the internet? How are firms like Baker…
About a year ago, Twitter changed their reply feature so that you couldn’t see conversations going on between two people- unless you were following BOTH of those people. Confusing? Here is how it works- Say I am speaking to @CharlesHGreen and I say- @CharlesHGreen I really enjoyed The Trusted Advisor, glad to finally meet you…
The son of a great scientists became very frustrated in college when he couldn’t comprehend a series of important formulas. He went to his Father and asked, “Dad, I just can’t solve this equation.” So his Father asked him a series of questions, showed him a few tricks and then finally asked him, “Do you…
What is the thought process the General Counsel goes through when they need to find outside counsel? I interviewed over a dozen GC’s and in-house counsel this past week at the Inside Counsel Superconference in Chicago to find the answer. ( Search for #ICSC10 at http://search.twitter.com to see the tweets from the conference). Not surprisingly,…
Isn’t it the job of the marketing department and the PR firm to “control the message?” Shouldn’t they be consulted before any press release comes out, interview occurs or content is posted? Truth is, “control the message” is the prevailing logic in the PR world and among marketing departments. As CEO of Arment Dietrich, Gini…
Just over a year ago at the Inside Counsel Superconference two well respected attorneys by the names of Scott Greenfield and Dan Hull lambasted Generation Y for their lack of work ethic, inability to sacrifice for clients and general sense of entitlement. There was push-back and considerable blog outrage on both sides as you can…
“I live in the world of In-house Counsel, and they want alternative fees.” -Pam Woldow, Esq. (29 Minutes) This past Friday we were delighted to have Altman Weil Principle Pam Woldow join our Friday Conference call. She came on to answer two major questions. 1. Do companies really expect alternative fee offerings? 2. Are law…