Practice Management

Not Everything Is Going to Change

Most discussion of the future of law (including my blog posts) focuses on how different things will be. That’s appropriate. We need to understand the…

Ralph Baxter December 11, 2014

On the Growing Share of Legal Spend that’s NOT Going to Law Firms

Altman Weil’s recent Chief Legal Officer Survey provides new evidence of clients’ increasing market power and the availability of alternative sources of legal services. The…

David Curle December 10, 2014

Video: Firms Need to Inspire Next Generation of Leaders, Says Husch Blackwell’s Watson

Maurice Watson, Chairman of Husch Blackwell, discusses his panel on law firm leadership at the 19th Annual Thomson Reuters Law Firm Leaders Forum, describing how his…

Maurice Watson December 10, 2014

Q&A Interview: Law Firms Need to be Innovative on Legal Services Delivery, Says Bank of America’s Trujillo

Thomas Trujillo, the Associate General Counsel and Director of Operations for Bank of America, participated in a recent Legal Executive Institute panel on “The Changing…

Thomas Trujillo December 04, 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 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

Video: Creating an Innovative Environment is Vital for Law Firms, Says Shearman & Sterling’s Johnsen

Kenneth Johnsen, COO & CFO of Shearman & Sterling LLP, discusses his panel on fostering innovations at law firms at the 13th Annual Thomson Reuters…

Kenneth Johnsen November 05, 2014

General Counsels Wants More from SEC in Corporate Whistleblower Cases

Corporate counsels and outside lawyers want more from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in regards to how the agency is applying its metrics…

Gregg Wirth October 31, 2014

Navigating Today’s Complicated and Fragmented Legal Ecosystem

Not too long ago, most commercial legal practice was something carried out between a narrowly defined set of players: corporations (or other types of organizations),…

David Curle October 20, 2014

Challenges and Solutions for Electronic Billing

It has become clear that, for law firms, not only is electronic billing here to stay, but adoption by corporate clients will continue to accelerate.…

Legal Executive Institute May 07, 2014

Einstein’s Theory of Business Development

The connection between energy and matter is a fascinating subject to explore. While it generally sounds like the stuff of science fiction, I have uncovered…

Legal Executive Institute May 06, 2014