The legal industry is known for adherence to precedent, not innovation. While precedent remains a guiding principle in the practice of law, innovation is transforming the models, methods, and players... read more →
Mark Cohen discusses his career and the changing legal market on LegalBusiness World podcast.
Legal education has received a great deal of criticism in recent years–cost, student debt burden, declining enrollment and selectivity, a baffling building boom, graduates that are neither practice nor market... read more →
The rule of law is the foundation that supports the pillars of our democracy. It creates a social contract and is the arbiter of disputes as well as the insurer... read more →
It’s time the U.S. legal industry puts pressure on State Bars to effect re-regulation that promotes competition, sanctions law firm investment capital for technology, process, and retention of top-flight talent,... read more →
The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center and Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute recently released their 2017 Report on the State of the... read more →
Our democracy is in crisis. For the first time, the Economist magazine has downgraded the U.S. in its ‘Democracy Index’ from a full democracy to a flawed one, based on... read more →
There’s an old saying among trial lawyers that “Tough cases make great lawyers.” It came to mind during a recent visit to the doctor. My doctor-let’s call him Doug- walked... read more →
Axiom, a legal staffing-turned-technology company, recently announced a five-year deal with Johnson & Johnson (J & J) to provide multi-shore contract management services to the pharmaceutical giant. Axiom will support... read more →
Let’s face it: the legal profession is not feeling the love these days. A recent Pew opinion poll ranked lawyers dead last among ten professions for ‘contributions to society.’ There’s... read more →