Client Relations

Using Your Platform for Good: How to Create a Culture of Feedback

A few years ago, Google conducted a study analyzing what makes a team thrive. The study was called Project Aristotle based on the Aristotle quote,…

Irene Liu March 17, 2020

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “You Have to be Willing to Ask, ‘Am I Adding Value?’” Says Eleanor Lacey, GC at Asana

We continue our monthly feature, “Upfront & Personal”, a column created by Rose Ors that brings “the person behind the title” to the forefront in…

Rose D. Ors March 16, 2020

The 2020 Report on the State of the Midsize Legal Market: Challenges & Change

The 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market — produced by Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the Georgetown Law Center on Ethics…

Barb McGivern March 16, 2020

Legal Value Network Launch Highlights Growing Collaboration Among Business of Law Professionals

In the decade-plus since the Great Recession, many law firms have wisely invested in business professionals who can provide a wide range of services to…

Kelly Harbour March 12, 2020

Introducing “Focused Firms”: The Value of Concentration

In a new series of blog posts, we will use Peer Monitor data to examine the characteristics of “Focused Firms” — those firms that have…

Joe Blackwood March 11, 2020

The Rise of the Remote Lawyer: How Emerging Technology Is Enabling Work Flexibility

Being a lawyer today looks starkly different than the traditional model of lawyering we saw just 10 or 20 years ago. Technology has dramatically changed…

Ben Levi March 11, 2020

Having a Real Industry Focus: Clients Value Firms that Have a “Deep” Industry Focus — So, Do You? (Part 2)

While attorneys tout their deep technical or functional expertise, most clients view that know-how as table stakes. Clients will assume you’re an expert in employment…

Patrick J. McKenna March 10, 2020

The Mission Begins Pre-Launch: Ensuring Legal Operations Success (Part 1)

Fifty years after we sent humans to the moon, rocket launches remain an awe-inspiring testament to human potential and capability. With respect to Apollo 11,…

Marc Jenkins March 09, 2020

State of the UK Legal Market: Challenges Emerge to Growth & Sustainability

Over the past couple of years, the legal market in the United Kingdom has shown a pretty good track record of growth, with revenues up…

Legal Executive Institute March 09, 2020

On Leadership: “I’m Extremely Comfortable with Change,” Says Graciela Gomez Cowger, CEO of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

We begin a new monthly column, “On Leadership”, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive…

Rose D. Ors March 04, 2020

How to Get More Women Attorneys in M&A: A Talk with White & Case M&A Partner Arlene Arin Hahn

Arlene Arin Hahn, Partner at White & Case in the firm’s Technology Transactions Practice and Global M&A Practice, last year argued in The Deal’s Dealmaker…

Natalie Runyon March 03, 2020

CURIOUS MINDS: Law Firms Need to Rethink Their Approach to Business Development, Says Teresa Walker, COO-Emeritus at Waller Lansden

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds”, created by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and out-of-the-box thinkers to learn…

Rose D. Ors March 02, 2020