The law firm name game

At one point in time, the legal profession rested on a handful of bedrock principles: Stare decisis, centuries of case law, the Socratic method and the promise that if you master your craft, your name will be remembered. Sacrifice enough sleep, drink enough Manhattans to land enough big-name clients, bill more time than even your most harried partner and you could be the next Weymouth Kirkland or …