Gerry Riskin is a legal professional who shares insights primarily focused on law firm management, professional development, and effective communication within the legal industry. His content addresses practical advice for lawyers on topics such as self-introduction, handling unexpected questions, and managing non-billable hours. He also discusses strategies for delivering and receiving constructive feedback to enhance performance and motivation in legal teams. Additionally, he highlights career milestones within the legal profession, reflecting on legacy and professional growth. His posts often aim to improve interpersonal skills and operational efficiency in law firms, drawing on his extensive experience working with firms globally.
Several weeks ago I reported on a significant initiative by 170 general counsel and corporate legal officers – an open letter, published on LinkedIn, warning law firms that…
In an article on LawSites entitled “Five Days, Two Conferences, One Echo Chamber,” Massachusetts lawyer and legal journalist Bob Ambrogi describes his recent attendance at two legal conferences held in New York City in early February, Legalweek (now in its…
A column by Robert Ambrogi published recently in Above the Law may attract the interest of legal professionals for its comic or its cautionary value – depending on the reader.
Ambrogi details the reasons why, in November of 2018, Justice…
An open letter to law firms penned by 170 general counsel and corporate legal officers from companies across the U.S. warns law firms whose record of partnership promotions fails to reflect the diversity of the general population that they may…
Michael Rynowecer, founder and president of BTI Consulting, reports that a remarkable one third of law firms in the USA plan to increase their spending on marketing and business development (MBD) in 2019. “This is three times more firms than…
I propose* that you join the most effective law firm leaders in the world and start asking “how,“ rather than “whether.”
Let us start with an illustration. Here are two questions that a managing partner might ask a practice group…
A recent instalment of the podcast series LegalSpeak addresses the question of whether or not recent forays into the legal arena by the accounting industry’s Big Four actually comprise a significant threat to U.S. law firms.
Nicholas Bruch, principal analyst…
Lexigogo, one of the newest entries into the “apps for legal services” marketplace, offers users the capacity to create video contracts “to validate simple agreements without the hassle of creating written ones.”
The developers suggest simple two-party agreements, such as assigning contracts, lending money,…
Client Question*
While it seems to be a commonly held assumption that corporate and other transactional groups in firms spin work off to litigation teams (and that this is and should be the primary source of clients for litigators/trial attorneys),…
When lawyers first started creating bios of themselves for use in firm promotion, clients generally used them to choose a firm, or to check out who they’d be working with after the firm had made the assignment. However, Michael Rynowecer…
