William Henderson

June 01, 2007 | Law.com

Law school faculty members love to hate the U.S. News rankings. But for law students, job prospects rule, and U.S. News has valuable info for them.

By William Henderson and Andrew Morriss

12 minute read

March 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

A dozen years of data shows that it's hard to boost profits with lateral hiring. For firms, the real payoff is just being able to stay in the game.

By William Henderson and Christopher Zorn

16 minute read

May 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer

As demand for high-end legal services flattens out, large firms are in the unfamiliar positions of fighting over market share. To prevail, they'll have to invest time and money today for a financial benefit in the future. Milbank@Harvard is evidence that at least one firm has figured this out.

By By William Henderson

9 minute read

June 22, 2007 | Law.com

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

May 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer

As demand for high-end legal services flattens out, large firms are in the unfamiliar positions of fighting over market share. To prevail, they'll have to invest time and money today for a financial benefit in the future. Milbank@Harvard is evidence that at least one firm has figured this out.

By By William Henderson

9 minute read

November 01, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Employee theft or fraud is virtually inevitable in any large business. Like all other businesses, law firms need to know how to respond to such unexpected and potentially costly events.

By William Henderson and Ray Rodriguez

7 minute read