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5 Mar 2008, 12:56 pm
Recent LexBlog Q & A posts: Bruce MacEwen, legal consultant and author of the law blog Adam Smith, Esq. [3.3.08] Mark Obbie, professor at Syracuse University's S.I. [read post]
10 Jul 2006, 2:11 pm
Bruce MacEwen, one of the most widely read and deeply respected bloggers (as Adam Smith, Esq.), who is both a lawyer and an economist, continues to fill the blogosphere with the most cogent and innovative analyses of changes taking place in the profession. [read post]
28 Nov 2014, 4:00 am
” Much current discussion focuses on the need to innovate o But as Bruce MacEwen at Adam Smith, Esq., recently noted, true innovators don’t focus on innovation as an end in itself but rather on delivering exemplary customer service o Law firms that wish to innovate, however, often focus on their own needs, not on client needs Ever greater computing power, harnessed by market entrants who are not burdened by legacy costs or the confining influences of either the… [read post]
30 Oct 2012, 10:00 pm
For example, in “Growth is Dead,” the Adam Smith Esq definitive series on the current state of the profession, Bruce MacEwen has written about “‘suicide pricing’ in response to RFPs… bids—from name-brand firms, mind you—that are so breathtakingly low one wonders how they could possibly make any money. [read post]
26 Dec 2006, 11:20 am
In the sad commentaries department (with a hat tip to my good friend, Bruce MacEwen), Google reported that "Brittany Spears" was the most searched term in 2006. [read post]
24 Mar 2009, 10:00 pm
" In an excellent summary of the key issues, Bruce MacEwen quoted Jeff Bleich, president of the State Bar of California: "Strong economic forces will continue to favor billable hours... [read post]
10 Mar 2008, 2:55 pm
Recent LexBlog Q & A posts: TechShow Q & A: Adriana Linares, president of LawTech Partners and author of the blog I Heart Tech [3.7.08] TechShow Q & A: Reid Trautz, legal consultant and author of Reid My Blog [3.6.08] TechShow Q & A: David Bilinsky of Thoughtful Legal Management [3.5.08] Bruce MacEwen, legal consultant and author of the law blog Adam Smith, Esq. [3.3.08] Mark Obbie, professor at Syracuse University's S.I. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 2:54 am
Bruce MacEwen at Adam Smith Esq. caught this same critical point in response to a NYTimes article ("Billable Hours Giving Ground at Law Firms") talking with Evan Chesler, Presiding Partner at Cravath, about the (long-predicted) demise of the billable hour: Ultimately, it limits law firms' revenue. [read post]
1 Nov 2008, 3:45 pm
Here's the line from the article that got my attention (emphasis mine): The law firms that survive during these trying economic times are the ones that are willing to discount rates, said panelists, which included Bruce MacEwen, a New York-based law firm consultant; Sheryl Willert of Williams Kastner in Seattle; Patricia Diaz Dennis, senior vice president and assistant general counsel of AT&T; and Raymond Williams of DLA Piper's Philadelphia office. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 10:00 pm
" As Bruce MacEwen summed it up when he reviewed this book in Adam Smith Esq. [read post]
13 Jun 2017, 10:00 pm
(These days, most firms seem to be choosing deep discounts, sometimes to the point of what consultant Bruce MacEwen has called “suicide pricing. [read post]
18 Feb 2011, 8:58 am
.: Bruce MacEwen delivers a rare combination of sublime writing and strategic guidance for large firms. [read post]
18 Jul 2011, 7:34 am
Both Larry Ribstein at Truth on the Market and Bruce MacEwen at Adam Smith Esq. point out something else the Times seems to miss: that the law school market is broken. [read post]
11 Mar 2008, 5:10 pm
Recent LexBlog Q & A posts: TechShow Q & A: Toby Brown, e-discovery marketing manager at Fulbright & Jaworski [3.10.08] TechShow Q & A: Adriana Linares, president of LawTech Partners and author of the blog I Heart Tech [3.7.08] TechShow Q & A: Reid Trautz, legal consultant and author of Reid My Blog [3.6.08] TechShow Q & A: David Bilinsky of Thoughtful Legal Management [3.5.08] Bruce MacEwen, legal consultant and author… [read post]
25 Nov 2007, 11:20 pm
Bruce MacEwen at Adam Smith, Esq. offers his thoughts on London from a New Yorker. [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 9:14 am
Sadly, despite the significant volume of collective wisdom published in the blawgosphere this year by luminaries such as Bruce MacEwen and Vivia Chen, we still have a long way to come, baby. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 5:37 am
Over the course of the last week, Toby Brown, Ron Friedmann, Jordan Furlong, Steven Levy, Bruce MacEwen, John Wallbillich and I have written about the growing pressures on law firms to refine their business models and business practices so that they can flourish in the new law firm economy. [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 10:00 pm
., Bruce MacEwen recently offered another reason why very successful lawyers should consider fixed fees: "If financial services comprise a substantial part of your clientele, look forward to their being more heavily regulated than before. [read post]
21 Apr 2009, 10:13 pm
In his December 30 post entitled Perspective, Bruce MacEwen discussed the implications: "If you feel that what we're going through is a ‘normal,' albeit severe and protracted, recession, we know how to deal with that. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 12:00 am
But there can be no doubt that, as Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. elegantly put it in the foreword to my survey, “The billable hour’s market share has peaked. [read post]
