Midsize Law Firms Blog Posts

A Lucrative Micro-Niche Practice for Law Firms: Digital Transformation (Part 1)

“Digital disruption is the main reason just over half the companies among the Fortune 500 have disappeared since the Year 2000.” —    Pierre Nanterme, former…

Patrick J. McKenna February 20, 2019

8 Things a Good Lawyer Does that a Computer Algorithm Can’t

For lawyers, 2018 was the year of the algorithm — the year that sophisticated computer intelligence emerged both as a legitimate aid to legal decision-making…

Tad Simons February 19, 2019

How to Use Customer Relationship Management Tools in the Legal Space

We’ve all heard catch phrases like “The customer is number one” or “The client is always right.” Tough to disagree with either of those golden…

Kenneth Jones February 14, 2019

Podcast: The Duties & Challenges of a Midsize Law Firm GC

In a new podcast, we're holding a key discussion about the duties and responsibilities of a general counsel within a midsize law firm. We are…

Legal Executive Institute February 13, 2019

Legalweek 2019: SALI Matter Standards Work Moves Forward with Version 1 Release

NEW YORK — Data-driven decisions are hot right now — legal industry players are eager to figure out how to use data in decisions on…

Legal Executive Institute February 08, 2019

Enhancing Attorney Wellbeing: Learning How NOT to Build a New Habit

Here’s the great thing about habits. They make action almost effortless. When we open our inbox or pull out our phone, for instance, our fingers,…

Nate Klemp February 07, 2019

Legalweek 2019: Mining Your Data for Insight, Decision-Making and Differentiation

NEW YORK — Becoming more data-driven and analytical is a laudatory goal for any law firm; and as the vast amounts of data from a…

Legal Executive Institute February 06, 2019

The 2019 Law Firm Financial Performance Forum

The 2019 Law Firm Financial Performance Forum is a half-day, interactive program that brings together law firm executives for a series of group-driven workshops on…

Legal Executive Institute February 05, 2019

Understanding the Competition: As the Big Four Continue to Make In-Roads into Legal, Large Law Firms Need to Determine a Strategy to Compete

The Big Four accounting firms continue to ratchet up their abilities to compete with large law firms in several areas of client service, leaving those…

Gregg Wirth February 05, 2019

Lessons from Legaltech: It’s Not About Legal Tech

NEW YORK — Legaltech, the trade show at the heart of ALM’s Legalweek event in New York City each year, began with a “state of…

David Curle February 04, 2019

The Millennial Shift: A Change in Today’s Law Firm Paradigm

“Practice Innovations” is a quarterly, online newsletter that examines best practices and innovations in law firm information and knowledge management. In this article, the author…

Christopher W. Lee January 31, 2019

From OCG Rights to Developing Compelling Narratives: The Top 5 Takeaways from the Marketing Partner Forum 2019

DANA POINT, Calif. — The 26th Annual Law Firm Marketing Partner Forum, held this past week at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel resort, gave attending…

Legal Executive Institute January 30, 2019