Corporate Legal

The ABA Turns Up the Heat on Legal Service Innovation

The American Bar Association (ABA) conducted a National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services this past weekend at the Stanford Law School. It was a…

Ralph Baxter May 05, 2015

Canadian Legal Technology: Disrupting or Just Evolving?

Corporate law departments under pressure to cut costs may be the main driver behind a revolution in the provision of legal services, but when it…

Jennifer Brown April 29, 2015

Looking Ahead… Welcome (Back) to the New Legal Executive Institute

We are delighted to roll out our new Legal Executive Institute web site. Its fresh look and improved functionality reflect the spirit with which we…

Ralph Baxter April 24, 2015

Breathing New Life Into Professionalism in the Practice of Law

Something important happened at the Harvard Law School on April 10. More than 100 leaders from across the spectrum of legal service came together to…

Ralph Baxter April 21, 2015

Who Makes More? Partners or General Counsels?

At some point in our lives, we would all give a pound of flesh just to make partner, but the reality is that many partners…

Michael Allen April 20, 2015

Of Brand-Babies and Brand-Parents: Conceiving and Raising Brands

Lately—well, in the last 20 years or so—we’ve noticed many of the brands we’ve created go astray. All the money, time and effort spent in…

Burkey Belser April 16, 2015

Leading Lawyers: Your Most Potent Tool is your Mindset

Are you a practicing lawyer who is transitioning into a leadership role? Whether it’s as a managing partner, practice group leader, office managing partner, or…

Dr. Larry Richard April 15, 2015

The Emerging Legal Technology Forum Urges Technological Innovations to Improve Delivery of Legal Services

Thomson Reuters’ Legal Executive Institute joined with the Stanford Law School to conduct The Emerging Legal Technology Forum last week in New York City. It…

Ralph Baxter April 14, 2015

From the Emerging Legal Technlogy Forum: Technology-led Change in Here and Coming

NEW YORK—Change was definitely in the air at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum, being held today in New York City, as Forum Co-Chairs Ralph Baxter…

Gregg Wirth April 09, 2015

Why Size Matters: Big Four Accounting Firms Poised to Move In

The Economist has a major article about the intentions of the Big Four accounting firms in the legal market, entitled Professional services: Attack of the…

David Curle April 08, 2015

Corporate Counsel Should Drive Innovation

Last week, I addressed lawyers and law firms, with a message about their interaction with clients. This week, I address the leaders of corporate law…

Ralph Baxter April 07, 2015

Pricing Power Meets Big Data & the New Analytics

The growth of professionals in Law Land with the word “pricing” in their title has been explosive over the past couple of years. It’s a…

Bruce MacEwen April 02, 2015