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Firms Should Examine Pros and Cons of Moving to a Cloud Environment

Cloud computing is certainly one of the biggest areas of interest in today’s information technology software market. Many industries including the legal field are gravitating…

Sandra Roberts February 25, 2015

Video: Marketing Trends Survey Shows Firms Encouraging Internal Collaboration, Says LawVision’s Coulter

Silvia Coulter, Principal Consultant at LawVision Group and Co-Chair of the Marketing Partner Forum, speaks to LEI Chairman Ralph Baxter about Thomson Reuters’ recent survey…

Silvia Coulter February 25, 2015

The Two Sides of Lateral Hires: Portability and Traction

Lateral hiring. When you talk with firms, many see it as a critical component of their future revenue and profitability. According to Altman Weil, 74%…

Bill Josten February 25, 2015

This is the Boat: Stop Waiting for the Next Big Thing

Legal Lean, held on February 21 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, had a little different feel than many of the other “Future of…

David Curle February 24, 2015

Looking at the Law Firm Partnership Model & How to Fix It

Georgetown Law Professor Jonathan T. Molot has written a thought-provoking article in the latest edition of the Southern California Law Review: “What’s Wrong with Law…

Ralph Baxter February 24, 2015

New Study Shows What Your Corporate Clients are Worried About

Law firms and their leaders are usually willing to gaze into any crystal ball to divine what their clients are thinking, and more importantly, determine…

Gregg Wirth February 23, 2015

Law Firm Ownership: the Great Canadian Debate of 2015

In 2015, all the noise in Canada is about alternative business structures (ABS). Last year, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) released its Futures report, which…

Gail J. Cohen February 19, 2015

Legaltech 2015, Part 2: Room for the Newbies: The Stages of Technological Innovation

(This is the second part of David Curle’s coverage of the Legaltech 2015 conference. Read the first part of his coverage here.) CodeX, the Stanford Center…

David Curle February 19, 2015

Peer Monitor Economic Index Falls in 4th Quarter

The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, fell in the fourth quarter, dropping three points to 54.…

Peer Monitor February 18, 2015

Legaltech 2015, Part 1: Cutting Edge Comes to the Old School

Legaltech, which takes place early every year in New York City, is the biggest trade show and conference covering the legal technology industry. In recent…

David Curle February 18, 2015

Upcoming LEI/Stanford Emerging Legal Tech Forum to Focus on How Tech Will Alter Delivery of Legal Service

We have an important new program coming up on April 9 in New York: The Emerging Legal Technology Forum. The one-day Forum is designed for…

Ralph Baxter February 17, 2015

Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit: Leveling the Playing Field for Tomorrow’s Business Leaders

Thomson Reuters’ Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit is fast approaching. The day-long event, entitled Empowerment by Improving Participation and Representation, will be held on March 3…

Gregg Wirth February 12, 2015