COO/CFO Forum

Lessons learned in 2020: A video recap from the COO & CFO Forum  

Most legal industry pundits agree that 2020 has been a year that has not so much created new trends in the legal market, but rather,…

Thomson Reuters Institute November 10, 2020

COO & CFO Forum: The legal industry is learning to do hard things

The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis that ensued has dramatically altered how law firms have done business over the past eight months, and law firms…

Gregg Wirth October 29, 2020

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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters 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