Corporate Legal

The Path to Adoption of New Tools and Methods

The progress of one of the great hopes for advancing legal service has been slower than I expected. I’m referring to the “new entrants” to…

Ralph Baxter March 03, 2015

Q&A Interview: Survey Shows Quarter of GCs Dealt with Data Breaches, Says ACC’s Richardson

Veta T. Richardson, President & CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) spoke with Legal Executive Institute about the ACC’s recently released Chief Legal…

Veta Richardson March 02, 2015

Video: Firms Should Redesign How They Deliver Legal Services, Says Bradley Arant’s Murdock

John E. Murdock III, Partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, talks to LEI Chairman Ralph Baxter about redesigning legal service delivery. http://youtu.be/DHtwOMflpK8?list=PLg-Lm-KP2_HcQPU-2qc_5WkzRsE7pA2FF  

John Murdock III March 02, 2015

Video: Law Firms Need to Analyze Advantages of Lateral Hiring, Says Morgan Lewis’s Pagliaro

LEI Chairman Ralph Baxter speaks with James D. Pagliaro, Lead Partner of Firm Marketing & Business Development at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Co-Chair…

James D. Pagliaro February 26, 2015

Upcoming LEI/Stanford Emerging Legal Tech Forum to Focus on How Tech Will Alter Delivery of Legal Service

We have an important new program coming up on April 9 in New York: The Emerging Legal Technology Forum. The one-day Forum is designed for…

Ralph Baxter February 17, 2015

Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit: Leveling the Playing Field for Tomorrow’s Business Leaders

Thomson Reuters’ Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit is fast approaching. The day-long event, entitled Empowerment by Improving Participation and Representation, will be held on March 3…

Gregg Wirth February 12, 2015

Law Firm Careers: New Jobs, New Criteria, New Measurement

The core of any law firm is its people. That has been so since law firms were first formed. It will always be so. What…

Ralph Baxter February 10, 2015

IBM Watson Might Transform the Practice of Law. Will it Fix Law Itself, Too?

It happened recently as I was looking at demonstrations of two very interesting new technology-based companies that help automate due diligence processes. eBrevia and Diligence…

David Curle February 09, 2015

Van Halen, M&Ms & e-Discovery Metrics

Effective metrics can help to ensure both quality and efficiency in legal processes. One area in particular where metrics can make a big difference is…

Gareth Evans February 02, 2015

Marketing Partner Forum Wrap-up: Law Firms’ Marketing & Business Development Efforts Face Pressure, Even as Importance Grows

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF.—Law firms’ marketing and business development efforts are becoming more important in today’s competitive legal marketplace even as pressure mount for these…

Gregg Wirth January 27, 2015

Marketing Partner Forum Keynote Presentation: Predictive Analytics a ‘Holy Grail’ for Law Firm Marketing

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF.—Prediction may be the most valuable tool for a marketing team, giving a firm the power to influence its own future by…

Eric Siegel January 22, 2015

Marketing Partner Forum Preview: Collaboration within Firms is Vital

In today’s crowded and hyper-competitive legal landscape, it may be more important than ever to establish and promote a brand that breaks through the noise…

Gregg Wirth January 15, 2015