The Mad Clientist

Remember group projects in school? Everyone had their own ideas. Some did more work than others. Everyone wanted an A. And nobody wanted to be stuck with the wrong group. Turns out Big Law may not be so different. Most headlines focus on partner departures, failed merger talks, and leadership…

Something strange is happening in Big Law. Managing partners have apparently discovered the secret to happiness. BTI's latest research, conducted with internationally recognized law firm consultant Patrick McKenna, reveals 84.9% of managing partners love and enjoy their work. Just two years ago, it was 44.6%. Almost twice as many managing…

Budget submittals are a bit like proposing marriage with a spreadsheet instead of a ring. You can prove the numbers work. You can demonstrate the upside. You can even quantify the risks. But nobody ever fell in love with an ROI calculation. And nobody ever funded a bold new business…

We asked Big Law partners to tell us the most unspoken norms at their firms – the rules everyone knows – but nobody writes down. These are people handling billion-dollar deals, bet-the-company litigation, existential regulatory threats, and some of the most complicated business problems on earth. So naturally, one of…