Mark A. Cohen kicked off the Legal Geek North America Conference to a sold out crowd in Brooklyn, New York...

Escalating demands on corporate legal consumers to “do more with less” have raised their expectations and performance bars to levels..

In advance of his headline speaking slot at Legal Geek North America Conference, Mark Cohen talks with Legal Geek about..

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

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

The Pandemic accelerated the transition from an analog to a digital world. Concurrently, the  accelerating pace and scope of technological..

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” –Albert Einstein The  speed, breadth, constancy, and interconnectivity of change..

Enterprise strategic planning has never been more challenging. The Doomsday Clock is the closest it has ever been to midnight,..

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” –Albert Einstein Artificial intelligence (AI)..

The acceleration of change is straining human capacity to adapt. The implications are profound for individuals, families, business, societies, geopolitics,..

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one..

People try to put us d-down (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Just because we get around (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Things..

“How did you go bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises   Thomson Reuters (TR) released..

How Transformative Will Generative AI And Other Tools Be For The Legal Industry?  As the legal industry continues to evolve..

“The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed” observed William Gibson, the noted science fiction writer. He was..

Dentons will soon turn ten—and with a characteristic bang. The firm sent a letter to its clients heralding its forthcoming..

EY’s leadership recently green lighted a major restructuring, ending months of heated speculation. The plan has two key prongs: (1)..

The legal industry has been remarkably buoyant in a tumultuous world. It has weathered 9/11, the global financial crisis, economic..

EY and Deloitte recently made headlines and fueled speculation by purported plans to spin-off their audit and advisory arms. EY,..

“New law” is a catchall industry term popularized in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. It is often linked..

A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other..

Digital transformation and its pandemic-produced acceleration have elevated talent to a top-level business priority. For employers, it has caused them..

When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference. —Laverne Cox The pandemic has intensified the daily..

Big Law has demonstrated remarkable resilience. It has weathered financial crises, economic downturns, the Big Four, automation, social change, corporate..

Business is undergoing a paradigmatic shift in its relationship with existing and prospective customers, the workforce, society, and even the..

Ferris Bueller said, “Life moves pretty fast….” That was in the ‘80’s. What would he say now? Life is moving..

“Talent” is a common term lacking a conventional meaning. The importance of a working definition goes far beyond semantics; it..

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”—Sherlock Holmes Digital business runs on data. It is a..

This is the second in a two-part series. The first segment examined how and why legal change derives from business..

The first of this two-part series examines how and why legal change derives from business digital transformation. The second segment..

The legal industry has a digital gap separating it from business and its customers. This is a high-stakes challenge exacerbated..

Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law recently released their 2021 Report On The State of The Legal Industry (“The Report”). This..

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives...

Litigation has long been a central legal practice pillar and profit center. The term is applied narrowly to describe disputes..

The world is one year into a pandemic that has radically altered our present and accelerated our future. Tom Friedman..

Digital transformation is all about customers. It is a paradigm-shifting, holistic journey companies embark upon to capture, retain, and leverage..

The first of  this two-part series examines why the legal function has difficulty proving their value to business. This segment..

The first of this two-part article explores why the legal function has difficulty proving its worth to business. The second..

Recent announcements of promising vaccines offer hope to a world weary of pandemic-induced misery. Inoculation may curb Covid-19 but not..

Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos was thinking big from the start. He named the company Amazon because “it’s not only..

This is the age of the customer. In the digital age, buyers can access a wealth of information in real-time. They..

There is widespread consensus among CEO’s that business changes underway before Covid-19 have accelerated dramatically. For example, online delivery’s volume..

The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is attacking the health, financial welfare, social order and political stability of nations across the..

Richard Susskind and Mark A. Cohen, two of the global legal industry’s most respected names, conducted a series of four..

Axiom hired a new CEO from Gartner. Deloitte launched its Legal Business Services offering. UnitedLex hired a Chief Digital and..

What are the skills required of lawyers in the 2020’s? Is traditional legal education equipped to provide them and, if..

“Tough cases make great lawyers” is an old trial lawyer’s adage. Lawyers—and the legal industry—are in the midst of a..

Imagine if the immense, diverse, dispersed, and energetic pool of legal industry talent coalesced and created solutions for some of..

Legal practice—as lawyers have broadly construed it— has long been the touchstone of the profession. That’s why non-practicing attorneys often..

John F. Kennedy once remarked “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands..

At the dawn of a new decade businesses face unprecedented challenges in an ever-changing, global market. To help the industry adapt..

It’s the questions on the mind of every legal professional: What will legal life look like after the COVID-19 pandemic..

Higher education is confronting an existential crisis, and law schools are its poster child. Even before Covid-19, the law school..

Linguistic precision is a must-have in the legal toolbox. Words matter—especially to lawyers. Lengthy “definitions” sections are standard fare in..

The Association of Corporate Counsel recently released the 2020 edition of its Chief Legal Officers Survey (CLO Survey). It is..

Atrium, the Silicon Valley tech company and law firm, is laying off the bulk of its law firm staff. Justin..

The legal industry is principally focused on technology, new models, competition, reregulation, the sustainability of the traditional partnership model–issues that..

The Stones intoned, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” That’s certainly true for the legal industry.  Here’s my holiday..

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How can legal technology make legal services more relevant to consumers and what’s holding the legal sector back? We speak..

Axiom has been blazing new trails in the legal industry since its launch in 2000. What began as an upstart..

This is the age of the customer. The asymmetrical advantage that sellers long held over buyers is gone. Consumers have..

Transformation is a staple in legal industry articles, conferences and parlance. What is it, and what is the gauge for law’s progress?..

If “Money makes the world go ‘round,” then the legal world is spinning as never before. Law has been big..

During a recent visit to the National University of Singapore Law School (NUS), I asked a first-year student what being..

Lawyers use words like masons lay stones. Words are tools of the legal trade. It’s odd, then, that one of..

Law firm sustainability—and more specifically, the future of the partnership model– is a hotly debated topic. Some pundits suggest partnership..

Business is about doing more with less. This is its mantra since the global financial crisis. Tech-enabled, data and process-driven..

Collaboration is a fiber of the digital age business fabric. In a global marketplace climate where boundaries separating geographies and..

Law schools have ceded an opportunity to shore up their balance sheets and to do right by grads, the legal..

This past Monday (July 2) Mark A. Cohen wrote the following in Forbes online: “Law is staging its own version of ‘every..

“Data is the oil of the digital era,” proclaims a 2017 Economist article. Big business—especially tech giants like Alphabet (Google’s parent), Amazon,..

Not long ago, Axiom was often touted as law’s next big thing. The on-demand corporate legal talent company that launched..

The trillion-dollar global legal industry has a looming skills crisis. Its roots extend far beyond law grads entering the marketplace..

The legal industry is awash in all things “legal tech.” Tech start-ups are popping up like Starbucks. Legal tech conferences..

Mies van der Rohe, the noted architect, remarked: “Architecture depends on its time.” The same can be said about business..

The first article in this three-part series introduced enterprise legal service providers (ELSP’s), proclaiming their entitlement to the “elite” status accorded a..

Anyone familiar with the legal industry can tick off the names of its elite law firms. They have distanced themselves..

Lawyers have a penchant for defining terms. Why then is there no commonly accepted meaning for “legal services?” One reason..

Third volume of essays on the global legal industry..

A recent New York Times Opinion piece, “Everyone Needs Legal Help. That Doesn’t Mean Everyone Needs a Lawyer” spotlights Rebecca Sandefur, a sociologist..

Paul Weiss issued a press release on December 7, 2018 announcing the promotion of a dozen  associates to partnership, effective January 1,..

Baker McKenzie, progenitor of the global law firm, created a buzz recently with a spate of “new law” hires. First, it tabbed David..

How will the legal industry be affected by the next recession? The thought came to mind several times recently as..

“Blockchain For Lawyers,” a recently-released eBook by Australian legal tech company Legaler, drew 1.7M views in two weeks. What does..

The 2019 Citi Hildebrandt Client Advisory, (Citi Report) an annual survey of law firm fiscal performance, drew considerable industry attention..

An email conversation between Mark A. Cohen, Thought Leader | CEO Legal Mosaic and Joek Peters CEO LegalBusinessWorld around Marks’..

A recent survey by KPMG confirms digital transformation is a key strategic priority for CEO’s. It is also time sensitive—85% of enterprise..

There is plenty of data confirming the migration of work from law firms to corporate legal departments. Once regarded as law’s..

Thomson Reuters will soon release its second biennial “Alternative Legal Service Study.” The inaugural study popularized the “alternative legal service provider”..

The legal profession and the trillion-dollar global industry are undergoing a transformation. The seminal elements of legal practice–differentiated expertise, experience,..

New business models are the key to innovation, not new technology. That’s the conclusion of a recent Wall Street Journal..

Singapore’s cityscape is a glimpse into the future, tinged with remnants of a bygone colonial age. Its buildings are tall,..

With all the talk of “legal innovation,” it’s remarkably difficult to overcome institutional stasis within a legal organization, regulatory body,..

It’s not often that a law firm hears what’s expected directly from the client’s CEO. That’s what occurred at the..

Last week’s column examined the disconnect between law’s “innovation” fixation and its low customer satisfaction and distribution challenges. Instead of..

Law is struggling to keep pace with the speed of business as well as to satisfy clients. One key reason..

Ferris Bueller famously quipped, “Life moves pretty fast.” Imagine what he would say now …The pace of change is accelerating..

The staid legal industry is smitten by “innovation,” even as it lacks a common definition how the term applies to..

The rule of law is under siege. It is taking incoming on all sides. The judiciary, the Department of Justice,..

Anyone who has seen the film Cabaret or heard the soundtrack will remember Liza Minnelli’s ode to the power of money:..

Big Four goliath Ernst & Young (EY) announced it will be acquiring Riverview, a UK-based alternative legal service provider (ALSP). The deal..

Last month I wrote an article, When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: Vermont Law School’s Tenured Faculty Purge and What..

The American Bar Association (ABA) is mired in a slump. The once-venerable organization, about to mark its 140th birthday, is awash..

Vermont Law School (Vermont) recently announced it had issued pink slips to 14 of its 19 tenured faculty members. This..

A recent speech to a global network of lawyers and accountants highlighted the curious relationship they share. Lawyers and accountants..

Law is staging its own version of “every kid gets a trophy.” Its award season is longer than baseball’s, and..

“Time is Money” wrote Benjamin Franklin in a 1748 essay titled Advice to a Young Tradesman. Franklin was a polymath–scientist,..

Milbank Tweed created an industry-wide stir when it announced recently a bump in first-year associate salary to $190K per year...

Law is seldom associated with entrepreneurs. Lawyers are a cautious bunch focused on precedent, risk containment, and tend to be..

‘Legal innovation’ is no longer an oxymoron. The staid, precedent bound, legal guild is slowly morphing into something different. The contours of..

Legal operations (legal ops) is a hot topic these days. The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) recently held its annual..

The past decade has produced dizzying change. The confluence of the global financial crisis, technological advances, and globalization has changed..

Procurement is changing the legal industry. It is driving another nail into the legal guild’s coffin by altering the long-standing..

The reports of the old boy network’s death are greatly exaggerated. Women have been fighting for equal rights since the..

Law is a profession and an industry. Lawyers in the U.S., the world’s largest legal market, regulate both. Regulation of..

Legal tech is attracting plenty of interest, money, press, and hype. It is law’s shiny new object that has transfixed..

Law is no longer exclusively about lawyers. Technology, the global financial crisis, and globalization have created a new buy/sell dynamic..

It’s budget season for General Counsel, and that means expanded portfolios, stagnant or shrinking budgets, managing new risks, and heightened..

Technology dominates the legal tabloids. Investment in legal tech, blockchain and AI’s emergence as potential game changers, technology’s impact on..

Legal tech incubators are becoming the Starbucks of the legal industry–there’s one popping up on almost every corner. Law firms,..

Law and baseball share much in common. Each is self-regulated, rooted in tradition, operated as a guild for generations, big..

The relationship between lawyers and technology is complicated. Many lawyers–especially those that did not grow up with computers–have a curious..

The legal industry is transitioning from guild to marketplace. Differentiation is becoming critically important in a field long known for..

There is an emerging global legal community that is reshaping the culture, face, contours, composition participants, skillsets, and priorities of..

Download The Clearspire Story here Clearspire holds a special place in the evolution of the legal industry. It is remembered..

‘What’s a lawyer worth?’ is a serious question that could also launch a stand-up routine. In a free market economy,..

A recent American Lawyer article by Roy Strom extolls the growth of ‘alternative providers.’ It focuses on The Corporate Legal..

Lawyers like to define terms, so how do they define themselves? The American Bar Association (ABA) describes a lawyer as:..

The legal industry has several wicked challenges: access to justice; legal education and training for a rapidly changing marketplace; enhancing delivery..

Madrid is a magnificent, sunny city filled with museums, broad avenues and charming cafes. This cosmopolitan Spanish capital offered little..

Paris is best known for its timeless beauty, celebration of life, and incomparable cultural offerings, but it is also home..

I was keen to return to Germany after addressing The German Bar Association in May. This time it was a Hamburg..

The Future Lawyer is based upon the Mark Cohen’s keynote address to The German Bar Association on May 26th, 2017. Mark..

The legal industry is an ecosystem; there’s an inter-dependency between and among its elements. So, for example, when clients sneeze,..

Kraft Heinz, the Fortune 500, $100 billion food giant, recently hired 29-year old David Knopf as its new Chief Financial..

This post was written by Mark Cohen and Liam Brown and originally appeared in Canadian Corporate Counsel Association magazine. Lawyers are..

The ‘hook-up’ of LISA and Billy Bot, legal robots, was announced last week. Many in the corporate realm will view..

Thomson Reuters recently issued research that reveals a 484% five-year increase in global patent filings for new legal services technology. This signals:..

It’s time the legal industry pays more than lip service to embracing diversity, technology, and collaboration with other professionals. We..

I was recently invited by the ABA to address a group of General Counsel on “Lawyers as Guardians of Business..

Lawyers are taught to strive for perfection. That means crafting impeccable memoranda with more-than-ample precedent, syntactical precision, and just the..

Inside Voice is a new column featuring articles authored by the leaders of ACC’s legal services. Here, they reveal insight..

The corporate segment of the legal marketplace is a buyer’s market, and they are driving change. Legal consumers were once..

Gina Passarella’s recent article, “Talking Business of Law: The Dance Around Change,” explores whether the long static legal industry is..

‘Culture’ describes the values, philosophy, shared objectives, and interactions–internal and external– of its members. Corporate culture, at its best, aligns..

The most accomplished lawyers are those that become ‘trusted advisers’ to clients. That means their counsel is sought not only..

Until recently, lawyers needed just a few tools to ply their trade–legal knowledge, licensure, and clients. Good ones had a..

‘Innovation’ and ‘disruption’ are the legal industry’s favorite terms these days. Articles and conferences on ‘legal innovation’ and ‘disruption’–whether, when,..

The career paths and prospects for young lawyers are markedly different than recent generations. A law degree was once a..

This post was based upon the author’s keynote address to The German Bar Association on May 26th, 2017. One way..

\The legal industry is becoming digitized. What does that mean? Digitization is a common term lacking a uniform definition. It..

Law schools and firms have long had a symbiotic relationship. It’s not surprising, then, that they are are confronting similar..

The American Lawyer’s annual ranking of law firms by size and economic performance is law’s version of the Oscars. It..

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory body that oversees the legal profession in England and Wales, has enacted a..

Michael Corkery’s recent New York Times article, ‘Is Retail at a Historic Tipping Point?’ is well worth the read. It describes the..

Competition for corporate legal work is keen. Law firms vie with each other for a shrinking segment of outsourced legal..

Allen & Overy (A&O), the blue-blood UK-based global law firm recently announced the launch of a technology innovation space inside..

The legal profession has a dismal record on diversity–especially large law firms. Between 2007 and 2015, there was a decline..

There are three categories of intelligence in the legal vertical–intellectual, emotional, and artificial. Many lawyers have elevated IQ’s, though relatively..

The legal industry is known for adherence to precedent, not innovation. While precedent remains a guiding principle in the practice..

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..

The rule of law is the foundation that supports the pillars of our democracy. It creates a social contract and..

It’s time the U.S. legal industry puts pressure on State Bars to effect re-regulation that promotes competition, sanctions law firm..

The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center and Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute..

Our democracy is in crisis. For the first time, the Economist magazine has downgraded the U.S. in its ‘Democracy Index’..

There’s an old saying among trial lawyers that “Tough cases make great lawyers.” It came to mind during a recent..

Axiom, a legal staffing-turned-technology company, recently announced a five-year deal with Johnson & Johnson (J & J) to provide multi-shore..

Let’s face it: the legal profession is not feeling the love these days. A recent Pew opinion poll ranked lawyers..

It will be a glum holiday season for the lawyers and staff at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). The multinational..

Good lawyers are problem solvers. The best ones forestall problems and, when they inherit them, prevent metastasis. So with demand..

Victor Borge likened lawyers to clarinets–both have cases, mouthpieces, and need a constant supply of hot air to function. There..

I recently had a long conversation with Iohann Le Frapper, a French lawyer and Board Chair of the Association of..

The steel cage match called the Presidential campaign and the election is over. The people have spoken. The orderly transfer..

At a time when bipartisanship and consensus have taken an extended holiday, most Americans agree this election cycle has been..

Remember Martin Short’s wedding planner character in the remake of ‘Father of the Bride’? If so, you will recall his..

My wife is a great cook and watches “The Cooking Channel” for new recipes. I’m fascinated by her ability to..

I gave a talk last week at University College London. The topic was The Changing Legal Services Marketplace: A View..

John Grisham captured a common perception of lawyers in The Client: “You advised him not to get a lawyer, giving..

Miles van der Rohe, the noted architect, remarked: “Architecture depends on its time.” The same can be said about business..

Yogi Berra said, “Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half physical.” His numbers are off, but his on-field..

Edith Wharton, the novelist and social chronicler, remarked “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or..

Mark Twain said, ““Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” So, can big business kick its habit of retaining..

Michio Kaku, a noted theoretical physicist and futurist, predicts, “The job market of the future will consist of those jobs..

There is no single path to becoming an innovative lawyer. Every lawyer has a unique set of personality traits, skill..

Congratulations to Canada for its online Small Claims Court that will become mandatory next year. The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT)..

Dollar Shave Club was just bought by Unilever for $1 billion. That’s a mighty big number for a five-year old..

“Thought leadership” is an overworked yet fuzzy term. It’s like “emeritus” — people know what it means generally but cannot..

Anyone remember the Jerry Reed song, “She Got The Goldmine, I Got The Shaft”? The country crooner garnered a Grammy..

“Publish or perish” is academia’s mandate. “Collaborate or perish” might be law’s equivalent. Why? Technological advances, global markets-and labor pools,..

India is about to open its legal market to foreign-based firms. This is not a sudden development; India was a..

Back in the late ‘70’s, there was a popular commercial where a young professional commented above the din of a..

Its NBA Finals time and LeBron James is once again on the court. It’s been almost six years since he..

The emergence of litigation finance is another telltale sign of a maturing, rapidly changing legal marketplace. Buyers and sellers of..

Hulkamania ran wild the night Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant in the main event of “WrestleMania III” before a..

The ABA recently renewed–and shelved– the alternative business structures (ABS) debate, and the battle lines were familiar. The retail segment..

Last week I wrote an article analyzing the principal reasons why corporate legal departments are taking on so much more..

I skimmed the “Top Headlines” of a recent edition of The American Lawyer and was struck by the lineup:..

Everyone knows that the role of corporate counsel (a/k/a in-house lawyers) has undergone a transformation that has accelerated post the..

Law has a distribution problem. Too many corporate firms vie for a shrinking pool of outsourced work. Competition is also..

The legal field is in a state of flux–many would say decline. I prefer “reconfiguration.” The forecast is bleak. The..

Joe Andrew, Global chair of Dentons, outlined the firm’s strategy in a recent video. It has two prongs: (1) Dentons maintains..

Talk is cheap unless it is with a lawyer. Or when two large law firms are engaged in merger talks...

Dentons does everything in an outsized way. And while the steady stream of news it creates often involves an acquisition, this..

The Guardian recently reported that senior partners at Magic Circle firms now charge 1,100 pounds an hour– that’s $1,500 plus..

Remember the Clash song “Should I Stay or Should I Go”? The opening chords and lyrics come to mind when..

Lee Pacchia’s interview on Panama Papers from hearsay to insurance, liability, and ethics issues...

Panama has long been a crossroads. Even before the construction of the Canal, it had ties to people from many..

Pennsylvania Bar President William Pugh’s response to my article on ABA Law Connect was swift and predictable. His perspective explains..

DLA Piper has been developing a new hybrid legal service business model with Lawyers On Demand in the UK, and..

Google’s self-driven car recently collided with a city bus. It was the fender bender heard round the world. Why? Automation’s..

I recently spoke at a Legal Procurement conference where the topic was “Managing Relationships.” My takeaway: providers want to know..

It’s hardly news when law firms merge, dissolve, or announce office openings or closings. So too has it become routine..

Monica Bay’s recent article “Rocket Lawyer CEO on the Quick Demise of ABA Pilot Program” in this publication warrants another..

I was having breakfast the other day with a friend who is the managing partner of an AmLaw 100 firm..

Love it or loathe it, we are living in the age of the sharing economy. Long-standing vertical leaders have fallen..

Most people – especially lawyers – would not imagine that a legal technology company’s focus is on customer satisfaction. After..

The future of lawyers is a hot topic these days. Some suggest that technology- especially the rise of artificial intelligence..

Justice Potter Stewart’s celebrated “I know it when I see it” obscenity test also applies to law firm quality. No..

With the legal delivery system experiencing disruption, it is fair to ask: “What’s a lawyer?” While legal practice-what lawyers do-may..

It’s that time of year again when gifts are exchanged and returned; resolutions are made and quickly breached; and hopes..

Dentons is the Donald Trump of the legal vertical. The firm is brash, bigger-than-life, and something entirely different.  It receives..

Amazon’s shares have doubled during the past year in a flat market. Good news for Amazon shareholders, but what-you might..

It’s hardly news when a law firm delivers legal services in concert with another firm or service provider. Disaggregation of..

It’s no longer a secret that the UK’s Legal Services Act of 2007 (LSA) is a game changer.  It was..

Conflicts of interest are anathema to lawyers. The Rules of Professional Conduct-written by lawyers- decree that they are to be..

Walter Cronkite, a legendary reporter turned news anchor at a time when that meant something substantially more than simply reading..

Harvard Law School has announced that it will be digitizing its vast collection of U.S. case law and making it..

Have you ever wondered why “legal scholarship” has little to do with legal practice? The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines..

Lawyers parse words and define terms. So why do they so often use “legal practice” and “legal delivery” interchangeably when..

China is known for its exports, but legal services? Chinese law firms have begun to export legal services beyond its..

The title suggests a work of epic length–War and Peace comes to mind.  There are so many reasons why lawyers..

Several months ago, my wife and I drove past a big hole in the ground, not far from where we..

Law firm networks are seldom mentioned in what has become a popular parlor game for legal pundits: speculating who –..

The sales process in law used to be so simple: partner at law firm has a relationship with the General..

Ok, so the decision to pursue or forego a legal career hardly elevates to Prince Hamlet’s existential choice of living..

For those not old enough to remember Eddie Cochran’s classic “Summertime Blues”–or the cover by The Who–listen to it on..

Law is a knowledge- based business. As such, one would imagine that those with the greatest depth of knowledge–and highest..

It does not take Perry Mason to crack the case that the BigFour intend to be major players in the..

As the saying goes, “All roads lead to Rome.” Well, not all law firms are positioning themselves to be global..

The signs are legion that the Legal Services Act of 2007 (sometimes referred to herein as The Act)–which did not..

The English language is undergoing an overhaul. That’s not news to anyone who has been around kids or is superficially..

Years ago a friend took me to Venice Beach to watch, in her words, “the curious freak show of men..

“Collaboration” as applied to lawyers is like “student athlete” to big-time college football and basketball players: more feel-good myth than..

The cultural values the US has adopted from the UK are many and deep. That includes, of course, our legal..

Walter Cronkite, a legendary reporter turned news anchor at a time when that meant something substantially more than simply reading..

Horace Greeley, the American author, famously counseled pioneers to “Go West, young man” to advance the nation’s manifest destiny by..

Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, begins with its protagonist waking up to find himself transformed into a hideous insect. The novella..

Richard Susskind gave palpations to thousands of lawyers back in 2008 when “The End of Lawyers?” was published. The author’s..

I saw a television ad the other night plugging nurse practitioners. The message was clear: why see a doctor for..

Snapshot: Project Managers in the U.S. versus the UK According to the Altman Weil Flash Survey “Law Firms in Transition..

“Simple” versus “Simplistic” Why can’t lawyers make things simpler? After all, if they were to apply a “relevancy” test (think:..

As a former trial lawyer and lifelong baseball fan, I was interested to learn about an upstart legal technology company..

This is the second of a two-part consideration of the affects of self-regulation on the legal industry.  Last week’s post..

This is the first of a two-part overview of self-regulation in the U.S. legal market. This installment focuses on the..

The phone started to ring shortly after the press reported that Clearspire had died. In fact, it had been sold,..

The Problem in Context  The crisis in legal education–particularly for law students and recent graduates–is well known and has received..

“Lawyers are Condos” I was invited to breakfast the other day by an old friend who is the Managing Director..

Legal Disruption at the Margins Last week’s post discussed how the legal vertical is primed for interruption. So why hasn’t..

Is Disruption Becoming Commonplace? The theory of “disruptive innovation” was coined by Clayton Christensen and popularized by his book, The..

Some friends who run a successful legal consulting boutique called me the other day to wish me a Happy New..

It’s that time of year again when gifts are exchanged–and returned; resolutions are made–and quickly breached; and hopes for the..

Law is not an Island Much has been written about the causes and effects–immediate and longer-term–of change in the legal..

The Climate that Propelled the Growth of Lower End Providers When the Association of Corporate Counsel (“ACC”) launched its Value..

The “Fat Middle” and the Segmentation of Corporate Legal Work “Fat Middle” is a term that has been applied by..

It’s easy to be critical of Plaintiff class action lawyers: They are the Oakland Raiders of the legal profession They..

With so much being written about the changes afoot in the legal ecosystem, it is a good time to revisit..

Life imitates baseball; that much we can stipulate. So too does law parallel baseball. And what better time to explore..

Rounds: Learning in the round More than a century ago, Dr. William Osler introduced grand rounds to young physicians at..

For many years, the legal ecosystem defied change. Law schools had more applicants than they knew what to do with;..

About 25 years ago I was having drinks with the GC of a F10 company whose business would later send..

Law is derived from logic and experience. It has rules to govern its application, penalties for its violation, and remedies..

For the record, I have tried many cases during my career but have not done so for several years. But..

Some Things Law Schools Should Teach A blizzard of media coverage on the educational crisis and its unsustainable model concludes..

The legal field is in a state of flux—many would say decline. I prefer reconfiguration. The forecast is..