I saw a television ad the other night plugging nurse practitioners. The message was clear: why see a doctor for routine health issues when a competent, less expensive option exists?... read more →
“Lawyers are Condos” I was invited to breakfast the other day by an old friend who is the Managing Director of one of the nation’s most powerful lobbying shops. He... read more →
Legal Disruption at the Margins Last week's post discussed how the legal vertical is primed for interruption. So why hasn’t something big happened yet? If we follow Clayton Christensen’s theory... read more →
Is Disruption Becoming Commonplace? The theory of “disruptive innovation” was coined by Clayton Christensen and popularized by his book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. The theory tracks the process by which an... read more →
Some friends who run a successful legal consulting boutique called me the other day to wish me a Happy New Year, to catch up, and to talk about their marketing... read more →
It’s that time of year again when gifts are exchanged–and returned; resolutions are made–and quickly breached; and hopes for the future abound–so long as one does not watch the news... read more →
Law is not an Island Much has been written about the causes and effects–immediate and longer-term–of change in the legal marketplace. Such analysis is a busman’s holiday for lawyers who... read more →
The Climate that Propelled the Growth of Lower End Providers When the Association of Corporate Counsel (“ACC”) launched its Value Challenge in 2008, it sought to exact greater value from... read more →
Life imitates baseball; that much we can stipulate. So too does law parallel baseball. And what better time to explore that parallel than after a thrilling seven game World Series... read more →
Rounds: Learning in the round More than a century ago, Dr. William Osler introduced grand rounds to young physicians at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Osler would rotate around the Hopkins rotunda... read more →