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Law’s Emerging Elite: Enterprise Legal Service Providers, Part 2

The first article in this three-part series introduced enterprise legal service providers (ELSP’s), proclaiming their entitlement to the “elite” status accorded a cadre of brand-differentiated traditional partnership model firms. This essay analyzes in greater... read more →

Law’s Emerging Elite: Enterprise Legal Service Providers, Part 1

Anyone familiar with the legal industry can tick off the names of its elite law firms. They have distanced themselves from other firms by their demonstrated differentiated practice expertise essential... read more →

“Legal Services” Are Whatever Buyers Need To Solve Business Challenges

Lawyers have a penchant for defining terms. Why then is there no commonly accepted meaning for “legal services?” One reason is that, until relatively recently, legal services were delivered principally... read more →

New International Teaching Engagements

IE Law School (Spain)—Visiting Professor teaching three Master Classes College of Law (Australia)— Faculty Fellow, & Program Board, Master of Legal Business Program

March 11, 2019
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Featured

New e-book Released

Third volume of essays on the global legal industry

March 11, 2019
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Featured

Named Singapore Academy of Law Inaugural LIFTED Catalyst-in-Residence

Connecting international thought leaders to improve legal services, education, & training.

Clients Need Legal Services But Not Necessarily Lawyers

A recent New York Times Opinion piece, “Everyone Needs Legal Help. That Doesn’t Mean Everyone Needs a Lawyer” spotlights Rebecca Sandefur, a sociologist whose career has focused on studying lawyers. The “genius” MacArthur fellowship she... read more →

The Paul Weiss Class of 2018: A Broader View of Big Law Partnership and Priorities

Paul Weiss issued a press release on December 7, 2018 announcing the promotion of a dozen associates to partnership, effective January 1, 2019. Such announcements rarely receive attention beyond the new partners... read more →

February 11, 2019
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Legal Ecosystem

Law’s Odd Couple: Will New Law Hires Transform Traditional Law Firms?

Baker McKenzie, progenitor of the global law firm, created a buzz recently with a spate of “new law” hires. First, it tabbed David Cambria as its inaugural Global Head of Legal Operations, overseeing strategies... read more →

January 31, 2019
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Future of Law

How Will Legal Providers Be Affected By The Next Recession?

How will the legal industry be affected by the next recession? The thought came to mind several times recently as the stock market recorded its worst December since the Great... read more →

January 28, 2019
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Legal Disruption