COO/CFO Forum

New Podcast: Being More Focused Can Help Your Firm Be More Profitable, Data Says

NEW YORK — At the recent COO/CFO Forum, we had the chance to sit down with Dr. Evan Parker, founder of Parker Analytics, and a…

Bill Josten December 10, 2019

Despite the Clichés, Strategy is an Elusive, Complex Concept for Law Firms, Panel Says

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry NEW YORK — What do law firms mean by strategy? All law…

Gregg Wirth November 13, 2019

Video: COO & CFO Forum 2018 — Data Intelligence Strategies within Law Firms

Marlene Gebauer, Director of Knowledge Solutions at Greenberg Traurig, spoke with James Jones, Senior Fellow at the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at…

Legal Executive Institute December 14, 2018

Video: COO & CFO Forum 2018 — Standardization of Outside Counsel Guidelines

Anthony Davis, Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia University School of Law, discussed the crucial topic of outside counsel guidelines and…

Legal Executive Institute December 06, 2018

Video: COO & CFO Forum 2018 — Managing the Multigenerational Law Firm Workforce

At the recent 17th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum, James Jones, Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession…

Legal Executive Institute November 28, 2018

Live Blog: The State(s) of the US Legal Market at the 17th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum

NEW YORK — As today kicked off the Legal Executive Institute’s 17th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum, the idea that systemic change on a number…

Legal Executive Institute October 25, 2018

The 17th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum Preview: How the Clients’ Voice is Driving Change

“Nothing is so powerful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” —    Victor Frankenstein Thus, in melancholic tone, muses Victor Frankenstein, the…

Legal Executive Institute October 16, 2018

New Video: Pricing Success Depends on Quality Legal Project Management, Says Steptoe & Johnson’s Novosel

Linda Novosel, Chief Pricing & LPM Officer at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, discusses the crucial importance of using pricing strategies and legal project management in…

Legal Executive Institute December 20, 2017

New Video: Integrating Lateral Hires is Crucial to a Law Firm’s Success, Says Ballard Spahr’s Bixby

Cathyann Bixby, Chief Attorney Recruiting & Integration Officer at Ballard Spahr LLP, discussed how law firms can best integrate and on-board lateral hires with James…

Legal Executive Institute December 12, 2017

Law Firm COO & CFO Forum: Guiding Your Firm to Embrace Needed Change in Legal Service Delivery

NEW YORK — In the decade since the financial recession, how has the law firm business model evolved — and what have chief operating officers…

Sameena Kluck November 14, 2017

Live Blog! The 16th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum: The Difference a Decade Makes

NEW YORK — The heady question of what’s happened in the legal industry over the past 10 years since the Financial Crisis and ensuing Great…

Gregg Wirth October 26, 2017

16th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum Preview: The Impact of the Financial Crisis & Great Recession on the Legal Marketplace

NEW YORK — It’s been 10 years since the Financial Crisis and the ensuing Great Recession roiled the worldwide economy, resulting in ripples of change…

Legal Executive Institute October 09, 2017