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Video: Leadership Vital to Achieving Integration Issues on a Global Scale, Says King & Wood’s Fuller

HONG KONG—Stuart Fuller, the Global Managing Partner of King & Wood Mallesons, speaks with LEI Chairman Ralph Baxter about how the firm, which was created…

Stuart Fuller March 17, 2015

Asia Pacific Legal Executive Briefing: The Evolving Interaction of Indigenous and Foreign Firms

HONG KONG—Thomson Reuters’ Legal Executive Institute conducted its 5th Annual Asia Pacific Legal Executive Briefing last week in Hong Kong. More than 70 law firm…

Ralph Baxter March 17, 2015

Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit: First Forum a Hit! Event to Chronicle Women’s Success & Promote Further Progress

The inaugural Thomson Reuters Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit took a big step forward toward becoming a must-attend annual event for established and rising women stars…

Gregg Wirth March 12, 2015

Q&A Interview: Apocalyptic Talk of Law Industry Health Is ‘Overblown’, Says Harvard’s Wilkins

David B. Wilkins, the Lester Kissel Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, recently sat down with Legal Executive Institute and discussed the state of…

David B. Wilkins March 04, 2015

Video: Law Firms Need to Analyze Advantages of Lateral Hiring, Says Morgan Lewis’s Pagliaro

LEI Chairman Ralph Baxter speaks with James D. Pagliaro, Lead Partner of Firm Marketing & Business Development at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Co-Chair…

James D. Pagliaro February 26, 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

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

Law Firm Careers: New Jobs, New Criteria, New Measurement

The core of any law firm is its people. That has been so since law firms were first formed. It will always be so. What…

Ralph Baxter February 10, 2015

Q&A Interview: Industry Segmentation Could Dramatically Change the Face of Legal Industry, Says Georgetown’s Jones

James W. Jones, a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law, recently sat down with Legal Executive…

James W. Jones January 29, 2015

Law Firm Report Holds Several Urgent Wake-Up Calls for Industry

Another important early report on law firm financial performance is out: The 2015 Report on the State of the Legal Market, produced by Georgetown Law…

Ralph Baxter January 14, 2015

Q&A Interview: The Coming Year Will Be One of Industry Change, Says AdamSmith’s MacEwen

Bruce MacEwen, President of Adam Smith, Esq., which provides management consulting services on the business and economics of law firms, spoke with Legal Executive Institute…

Bruce MacEwen January 13, 2015

A New Year and a Fresh Perspective

A new year always provides a fresh perspective—a context for measuring progress or other movement. We are entering a new period that we all recognize…

Ralph Baxter January 06, 2015