In this section we have collated all the previously published articles and blogs written by Paul Gilbert, Jonathan Smith and guests.
This is a resource for you to browse and is free to view. The first articles were published in the early 2000’s, but retain a relevance that is still valid and informative today. The later pieces reflect the changing face of the legal profession and the threat/opportunity for the role of lawyers in business and in our society.
We hope you will find that their opinions add to the debates of the day and inform, challenge and occasionally provoke. Please also join them in that debate on Twitter and follow Jonathan @jdsofislip and Paul @LBCWiseCounsel.
A note on the future of law firms, from a friend…
Over the last 15 years working as a consultant and for 13 years before that working as a lawyer I have seen so much change. Some change has been very positive, some change has been anything but …Change for sure is a constant. My sense now is that the pace of change is getting ever… More
A future based on the best of the past not the worst of now
Ten years ago I joined the trustee board of a small UK charity called The Solicitors Pro Bono Group. Next month I stand down from what has become the leading national pro bono charity, now called LawWorks. Ten years of my career in law that have provided many of the most inspiring and joyful moments… More
The End
I love writing. Writing is an expression of thought. The transitory captured. Ideas that would otherwise spin away, allowed a place to live. The page is a butterfly net. The words we use are a prism through which our ideas are given focus and place. And yet nothing changes by writing alone. Turn the page,… More
What makes you happy?
What makes you happy? What makes you work at your best? What would make you even more productive, engaged, creative, secure, loyal and willing to contribute? I am not sure we have addressed these questions well enough. We have made the workplace an art form of intimidating glass towers with atriums as high as the… More
A crisis of well-being
I have written many times about what a privilege it is to be a mentor. It is something I relish and provides me with the most job satisfaction I can imagine. For many years my work in this area consisted mostly of meeting talented, good people needing some encouragement, support or direction as they developed… More