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William Henderson

William Henderson

January 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Warning Signs About That Would-Be Lateral

A lateral hiring scorecard is the best way to accurately size up candidates and find red flags.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

2 minute read

February 03, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Is Reliance on Lateral Hiring Destabilizing Firms?

More than ever, firms look to laterals to boost profitability. But the data shows that it's not working.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

14 minute read

May 13, 2011 | Law.com

Milbank's Big Bet

By William Henderson

1 minute read

May 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Milbank's Big Bet

By William Henderson

4 minute read

June 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

Law schools have only themselves to blame for power of 'U.S. News' rankings

If you listened only to law faculties and deans, you'd think that U.S. News & World Report's ranking of law schools was a terrible development, write professors William Henderson and Andrew Morriss. If law schools are really serious about diminishing the rankings' importance, a simple solution is available, say Henderson and Morriss: Supply more detailed information in a standard format that would allow students to make direct school-to-school comparisons.

By William Henderson and Andrew Morriss

12 minute read

September 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer

With All Due Respect, Mr. President

Merely shortening law school to two years won't solve legal education's woes.

By Jeremy Paul and William Henderson

4 minute read

October 11, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Moneyball for Law Firms

Is it possible for law firms?also tradition-bound institutions?to benefit from a Moneyball approach to talent?

By Steve Gibson, William Henderson, Caren Ulrich Stacy, and Chris Zorn

8 minute read

October 10, 2011 | Law.com

Moneyball for Law Firms

Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt in the movie Moneyball) shook up baseball with a data-driven approach to evaluating talent that helped small-market teams level the playing field and made large-market teams even stronger. Can Beane's methods be applied effectively to the legal industry?

By Steve Gibson, William Henderson, Caren Ulrich Stacy, and Chris Zorn

8 minute read

October 11, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Could 'Moneyball' Strategies Create a Winning Game for Law Firms

For more than a century, baseball has been been known as America's pastime. Change comes slowly to the game, and tradition is sacred. But as the recent film Moneyball details, one key part of the baseball edifice-the way that teams select and develop their players-has undergone a revolution, thanks to the data-driven approach famously employed by Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's.

By Steve Gibson, William Henderson, Caren Ulrich Stacy, and Chris Zorn

7 minute read

October 12, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Could "Moneyball" strategies create a winning game for law firms?

Billy Beane shook up baseball with a data-driven approach to evaluating talent. Can Beane's methods be applied effectively to the legal industry?

By Steve Gibson, William Henderson, Caren Ulrich Stacy, and Chris Zorn

8 minute read