# 15 Alex Hamilton - Leaving Biglaw, Setting up Radiant Law, Lean Thinking, autodidactism, why Law firm content is boring, recommended reading
Alex Hamilton (Twitter @alexhamiltonrad) is the CEO of Radiant Law a Newlaw firm that he set up alongside others after his career in Biglaw (ex Partner at Latham & Watkins). Inspired by Lean thinking principles, the writing of thinkers like Richard Susskind, Mitch Kowalski, and spurred on by his frustration at the futility of trying to change law firm practices from the inside, Alex was left with no other choice than to set up his own law firm.Books/Authors/blogs referenced and recommended in this episode include:Out of the Crisis - DemingLaw21 Blog - Jordan FurlongAvoid Extinction - Mitch KowalskiDecisions That Matter - Jillson, Hayse, and FletcherThis is Lean - Niklas & Par