William D. Henderson

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Professor of Law

211 S. Indiana Avenue

Bloomington, IN 47405

United States

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1.

Are We Selling Results or Résumés?: The Underexplored Linkage between Human Resource Strategies and Firm-Specific Capital

Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 105
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2008
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Law Firms, Associates, Partners, Human Capital, Tournament, Am Law 100, Am Law 200

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Enduring Hierarchies in American Legal Education

Indiana Law Journal, Vol.89, No.3, 2014, pp.941-1068., UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-141, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 269, U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2343381
Number of pages: 137 Posted: 02 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2018
Olufunmilayo Arewa, Andrew P. Morriss and William D. Henderson
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, Bush School of Government & Public Service / School of Law and Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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The Elastic Tournament: The Second Transformation of the Big Law Firm

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 60, 2008, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 108, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1058
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 16 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2013
Marc Galanter and William D. Henderson
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison and Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Tournament, Am Law 100, Am Law 200, Law Firms, Partners, Associates, Human Capital

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A Blueprint for Change

Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 2, p. 461, 2013, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 230
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 08 May 2013
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Legal Education, Lawyer Competencies, Structural Change

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Student Quality as Measured by Lsat Scores: Migration Patterns in the U.S. News Rankings Era

Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 81 (2006), IU Law-Bloomington Research Paper No. 17, Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-19
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2013
William D. Henderson and Andrew P. Morriss
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Bush School of Government & Public Service / School of Law
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LSAT, rankings, U.S. News, demography, Am Law 100, Am Law 200, law schools, legal education

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From Big Law to Lean Law

International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 3, 2013, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 271
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 25 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2013
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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The Lsat, Law School Exams and Meritocracy: The Surprising and Undertheorized Role of Test-Taking Speed

Texas Law Review, Vol. 82, 2004, IU Law-Bloomington Research Paper No. 20
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 06 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2013
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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LSAT, legal education, law schools, legal profession, standardized testing, psychometrics, Grutter, race, speed, reasoning ability, intelligence

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An Empirical Study of Single-Tier Versus Two-Tier Partnerships in the Am Law 200

North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 84, May 2006, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 29
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 19 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2013
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Law firms, Am Law 100, Am Law 200, Partnerships

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Measuring Outcomes: Post-Graduation Measures of Success in the U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings

83 Ind. L.J. 791 (2008), U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-007, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 69
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2013
Andrew P. Morriss and William D. Henderson
Bush School of Government & Public Service / School of Law and Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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USNews, rankings, Bar exam, Bar passage, legal profession, legal education

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Young Associates in Trouble

105 Mich. L. Rev. 1087 (2007), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 67, Washington & Lee Legal Studies Paper No. 67/2007
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2013
David T. Zaring and William D. Henderson
University of Pennsylvania - Legal Studies Department and Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Law firms, Am Law 100, Am Law 200, Partnerships, Roosevelt, Laird

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Three Generations of U.S. Lawyers: Generalists, Specialists, Project Managers

Maryland Law Review, Vol. 70, No. 1, 2011, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 190
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 25 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2013
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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law firms, project manager, specialist, structural change, legal services industry

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From Insull to Enron: Corporate (Re)Regulation after the Rise and Fall of Two Energy Icons

26 Energy Law Journal 35 (2005), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 09 May 2005 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2014
Hon. Richard D. Cudahy and William D. Henderson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Enron, Insull, electricity, deregulation, New Deal, securities, SEC, FERC, PUHCA, PURPA, Energy Policy Act of 1992

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An Empirical Analysis of Lateral Lawyer Trends from 2000 to 2007: The Emerging Equilibrium for Corporate Law Firms

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 22, p. 1395, 2009, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 136
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 May 2009 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2013
William D. Henderson and Leonard Bierman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Texas A&M University - Department of Management
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legal profession, law firms, Am Law 200, Am Law 100, lateral partners

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Letting Go of Old Ideas (Book Review)

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 114, No. 6, 2014, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 273
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2014
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Susskind, Harper, law firms, legal education, rankings

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Solving the Legal Profession's Diversity Problem

PD Quarterly (Feb 2016), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 335
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 10 Mar 2016
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Diversity, Law Firms, Lawyer Development, Lawyer Selection

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Successful Lawyer Skills and Behaviors

Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 273
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Apr 2014
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Labor markets, IQ, intelligence, personality, motivation, legal education, law firms, hierarchies

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The Changing Economic Geography of Large U.S. Law Firms

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The Changing Economic Geography of Large U.S. Law Firms

3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Papers
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 May 2008 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2013
William D. Henderson and Arthur S. Alderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Sociology
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economic geography, law firms, lawyers, agglomeration, Fortune 500, Am Law 100, Am Law 200

The Changing Economic Geography of Large U.S. Law Firms

16 Journal of Economic Geography 1235 (2016), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 367
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Feb 2017
William D. Henderson and Arthur S. Alderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Sociology
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Law firms, location, networks

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Law Firm Strategies for Human Capital: Past, Present, Future

STUDIES IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY, Austin Sarat, ed., Emerald Group Publishing Limited, June 2012 , Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 189
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2013
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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law firms, human capital, Am Law 100, Am Law 200, selection, recruitment, legal labor markets

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Demography and Desegregation in the Cleveland Public Schools: Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Educational Failure and Success

Number of pages: 112 Posted: 14 Jun 2004
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Desegregation, Demography, Cleveland, Public Schools, Education, K-12

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Talent Systems for Law Firms

PD Quarterly, February 2017, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 368
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 27 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2017
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Law Firms, Human Capital, Talent Systems, Partner, Associate, Cravath

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Legal Ethics, Professional Responsibility, and the Legal Profession (Foreword and Table of Contents)

West Academic Publishing (Hornbook Series), 2018, U of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-08, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-18
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2018
Gregory C. Sisk, Susan Saab Fortney, Charles G. Geyh, Neil W. Hamilton, William D. Henderson, Vincent R. Johnson, Katherine R. Kruse, Stephen Pepper and Melissa Weresh
University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), Texas A&M University School of Law, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Saint Mary's University of San Antonio, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, University of Denver College of Law and Drake University - Law School
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legal ethics, professional responsibility, legal profession, judicial ethics, lawyer ethics, legal malpractice, ethics

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What Ails the Large Law Firm? Will the Real FutureFirm Please Stand Up

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 16 Apr 2014
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Tournament, AmLaw 100, AmLaw 200, Law Firms, BigLaw

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Clear Sailing Agreements: A Special Form of Collusion in Class Action Settlements

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Jun 2004
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Class actions, clear sailing agreements, settlements

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Reconciling the Juridical Links Doctrine with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Article Iii

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Jun 2004
William D. Henderson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Class actions, juridical links doctrine

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Working Class Judges

Boston University Law Review, Vol. 88, p. 829, 2008, Vermont Law School Research Paper No. 09-17
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 15 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 14 May 2009
William D. Henderson, Christopher J. Zorn and Jason J. Czarnezki
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Pennsylvania State University and Pace University - School of Law
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judges, pay, judicial pay