Collaboration

Legalweek 2020: Partnership is the Path Forward

NEW YORK — If one word could summarize the overarching themes from this year’s LegalWeek 2020, it would be “partnership.” But that word has many…

Peter Colin February 18, 2020

Opportunity Knocks: Balancing Knowledge-Sharing Needs with Security Requirements

When a client hires a law firm, there is an expectation that the firm will leverage its collective knowledge for the benefit of the client.…

Gwyn McAlpine January 21, 2020

Practice Group Dynamics: Creating Group Cohesion and Success with “Real” Goals and Effective Business Plans

We continue our new column, "Practice Group Dynamics" by Susan Lambreth, who has 25 years experience as a consultant to the legal profession, especially in…

Susan Raridon Lambreth December 05, 2019

Forum Magazine: In Germany, GCs Navigate a Changing Role

What keeps in-house lawyers awake at night? The answer to this question changes over time and varies across companies and countries. Summarized below are my…

Mari Sako June 24, 2019

How Collaboration is Powering Growth in the Market for Alternative Legal Service Providers

Alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) are growing much faster than any other part of the legal market — 12.9% compounded growth in just the past…

Connie Brenton April 23, 2019

Legal Operations: How to Develop a Win/Win Relationship Between In-house Counsel and Law Firms

One of the most significant developments going on today in the legal industry is how the rise of legal operations has pushed in-house law departments…

Nancey Watson April 16, 2019

Infographic: 3 Key Takeaways from the “State of Corporate Law Departments 2019” Report

As we learned with the recently released, State of Corporate Law Departments 2019 — published by Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, the International Bar Association (IBA), the…

Joe Blackwood April 15, 2019

Survey of Canadian Corporate Counsel Finds Risk Management, Outside Counsel Partnerships Most-Concerning Issues

Many in-house counsel who participated in Canadian Lawyer magazine’s "2018 Corporate Counsel Survey" cited risk management as the top issue facing legal departments in the past…

Legal Executive Institute February 22, 2019

Navigating Legal’s Male-Dominated Culture: A TWLL Roundtable Discussion

ATLANTA — Overcoming career roadblocks, charting a successful path in a male-centric profession, and the value of having a mentor were the hot topics of…

Dawn Zapata October 08, 2018

Automotive Industry Forum Preview: As the Auto Industry Transforms, It Grapples with Issues of Cybersecurity, IP & Connectivity

The American automotive industry in no longer making your father’s Oldsmobile — not by a long shot. Today, pushed by evolving consumer behaviors, transformative technologies,…

Gregg Wirth September 24, 2018

How to Create Stretch Assignments, According to In-House Lawyer Shanin Fuller

The Legal Executive Institute sat down with Shanin Fuller, Associate General Counsel, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Counsel, Corporate, Finance & Securities,…

Legal Executive Institute September 11, 2018

ILTACON 2018: Emerging Roles in Legal Technology (Part 2)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA)'s recent 2018 conference (ILTACON) one dominant theme emerged throughout several panels and keynotes. And that…

Sameena Kluck September 11, 2018