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Similarities Between Legal Procurement and Manufacturing Procurement

When we started seeing “procurement” on legal services RFPs a lot of people mistakenly thought that procurement was only for buying pens and pencils. As…

Nancey Watson December 18, 2018

Video: COO & CFO Forum 2018 — Data Intelligence Strategies within Law Firms

Marlene Gebauer, Director of Knowledge Solutions at Greenberg Traurig, spoke with James Jones, Senior Fellow at the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at…

Legal Executive Institute December 14, 2018

2019 Citi-Hildebrandt Report Shows the Legal Industry Is Booming, But Mid-Size Firms Have to Step Up Their Game

The US law firm industry is on pace to post its strongest growth year since the pre-recession late-2000s, but this booming performance isn’t being distributed…

Legal Executive Institute December 12, 2018

From Retinal Scans to Chips: Behind-the-Scenes Security is Taking Hold

When cybersecurity first emerged as a pressing issue almost a decade ago, law firms began to implement safeguards to protect their clients’ data. Many of…

Nina Lukina December 11, 2018

Ones to Watch: Tom Yoxall, Litigation Partner & Executive Committee Member, and Eric Boyd, Director of Litigation Support, at Locke Lord

In a new blog series, “Ones to Watch”, David Curle, Director of the Technology and Innovation Platform for Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, explores where…

David Curle December 10, 2018

Ones to Watch: Wendy Butler Curtis, Chief Innovation Officer, and Kate Orr, Senior Innovation Counsel, for Orrick

In a new blog series, “Ones to Watch”, David Curle, Director of the Technology and Innovation Platform for Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, explores where…

David Curle December 06, 2018

The Legal Ecosystem: Boulders, Hurdles & Glass Ceilings In-House (Part 8)

This is the eighth and final part of a series exploring the key players in the legal industry ecosystem and the pressure they are exerting and enduring. The…

Lucy Endel Bassli November 28, 2018

How to Get Your Client’s Perspective on Pricing

As I write proposals, I am in a unique position to help in-house legal departments structure their RFPs so they get the answers they want…

Nancey Watson November 19, 2018

A Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Case Study: How to Teach Business Acumen & Innovation to Associates

Teaching business acumen and innovation to associates is a high priority for law firms’ professional development staff. Kelli Dunaway, professional development associate director at Bryan Cave…

Legal Executive Institute November 14, 2018

ILTA Survey Identifies Hot Spots, Challenges for Law Firm Technologists

Data and cybersecurity, cloud computing, and data analytics are three areas that this year’s recently released International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Technology Survey has identified as…

David Curle November 13, 2018

Making the Future of Legal Tech Female: How We Can Promote Women Founders

In tech, female founders traditionally produce greater investment returns, decrease design bias, and build more diverse teams. Last year, we celebrated an unprecedented number of…

Kristen Sonday November 09, 2018

The UC Berkeley General Counsel Institute: The Education of In-House Leaders

BERKELEY, Calif. — Those who learn, lead. I not only like the sound of this phrase, I think it’s true. And it was also the…

Rose D. Ors November 06, 2018