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Video: Today’s Markets Will Challenge Law Firms, Says ALM’s Press

Aric Press, editor-in-chief of American Lawyer Media, discusses his presentation on law firm finances at the 19th Annual Thomson Reuters Law Firm Leaders Forum, describing…

Aric Press December 04, 2014

Video: Firms Need a Strategy for Using Data & Analytics, Says MSU’s Katz

Dan Katz, an associate professor at Michigan State University’s Law School, talks with Ralph Baxter, LEI Chairman, about his talk on the intersection of law…

Daniel Martin Katz December 03, 2014

The Imperative for Change

Today’s legal service market creates a true imperative for change. As a result of factors discussed in earlier blog posts, over time the market will…

Ralph Baxter December 03, 2014

December 03, 2014

Finding Diverse Law Firm Candidates before Law School

Talking about diversity in law firms often feels like déjà vu. We talk about finding talented, diverse candidates; competing with other firms to attract this…

M. Carter DeLorme November 20, 2014

BigLaw Needs to Pick Up the Pace

As I wrote three weeks ago, new tools and new methods make possible a bright new world in law. Achieving that world will require change…

Ralph Baxter November 18, 2014

Q&A Interview: Evolution is Happening in Law Firm Pricing, Says Cisco’s Harmon

Steve Harmon, the Senior Director of Legal Services for Cisco, participated in a recent Legal Executive Institute panel on “Disruptive Changes in the Legal Market”.…

Steve Harmon November 18, 2014

Law Firms Can Not be Silent about Social Media Pitfalls

Anyone paying attention to the news can see that social media is an ethical minefield. Attorneys, firm managers and administrators who use platforms like Facebook,…

Stuart Teicher November 12, 2014

Law Firm Leaders Forum: Where We’re Headed Now

We conducted our 19th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum (the LFL Forum)  last week in New York. As it has been from the beginning, it…

Ralph Baxter November 12, 2014

Video: Firms Need to Reach Out to Veterans in their Ranks, Says Edwards Wildman’s McGowan

Robert McGowan, of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, discusses his participation in a panel on law firm diversity at the 13th Annual Thomson Reuters COO/CFO Forum,…

Robert McGowan, CPA November 07, 2014

Will Companies Adopt Potentially Cost-Saving Technologies In Litigation?

Reports that Microsoft has signed a letter of intent to acquire Equivio, a small provider of search and analytics software for use in litigation, for…

Gareth Evans November 06, 2014

Video: Growing Market Segmentation is Becoming More Active in Industry, Says Georgetown’s Jones

Jim Jones, a senior fellow at Georgetown University Law Center, talks with Ralph Baxter, LEI Chairman, about the panel Jones chaired that discussed law firm…

James W. Jones November 05, 2014