Technology dominates the legal tabloids. Investment in legal tech, blockchain and AI’s emergence as potential game changers, technology’s impact on legal jobs, the rise of law companies and legal operations,... read more →
Legal tech incubators are becoming the Starbucks of the legal industry–there’s one popping up on almost every corner. Law firms, law schools, corporates, and State Bars are launching them. The... read more →
Law and baseball share much in common. Each is self-regulated, rooted in tradition, operated as a guild for generations, big business, highly profitable–especially in major markets, and increasingly beyond the... read more →
The relationship between lawyers and technology is complicated. Many lawyers–especially those that did not grow up with computers–have a curious ambivalence towards it. They adopt technology for personal use but... read more →
The legal industry is transitioning from guild to marketplace. Differentiation is becoming critically important in a field long known for the homogeneity of its providers and the acquiescence of its... read more →
There is an emerging global legal community that is reshaping the culture, face, contours, composition participants, skillsets, and priorities of the legal industry. It is forging a culture that is... read more →
‘What’s a lawyer worth?’ is a serious question that could also launch a stand-up routine. In a free market economy, compensation is generally linked to the value of the service;... read more →
A recent American Lawyer article by Roy Strom extolls the growth of ‘alternative providers.’ It focuses on The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), an oft-cited industry bellwether. Strom references a... read more →
Lawyers like to define terms, so how do they define themselves? The American Bar Association (ABA) describes a lawyer as: “a licensed professional who advises and represents others in legal... read more →
The legal industry has several wicked challenges: access to justice; legal education and training for a rapidly changing marketplace; enhancing delivery and improving consumer satisfaction; aligning the appropriate resource with task;... read more →