Corporate Legal

Q&A Interview: The Coming Year Will Be One of Industry Change, Says AdamSmith’s MacEwen

Bruce MacEwen, President of Adam Smith, Esq., which provides management consulting services on the business and economics of law firms, spoke with Legal Executive Institute…

Bruce MacEwen January 13, 2015

Q&A Interview: Don’t Focus on Metrics! Strategy Should Come First, Says IU Law’s Henderson

William D. Henderson, Director of the Center on the Global Profession and law professor at Indiana University School of Law, participated in a recent Legal…

William D. Henderson December 19, 2014

On the Growing Share of Legal Spend that’s NOT Going to Law Firms

Altman Weil’s recent Chief Legal Officer Survey provides new evidence of clients’ increasing market power and the availability of alternative sources of legal services. The…

David Curle December 10, 2014

Video: There Are Things I Wish I Knew When Running a Law Firm, Says PNC’s Jordan

Gregory Jordan, General Counsel at PNC and former chairman of Reed Smith, talks with Ralph Baxter, LEI Chairman, about things he wished he'd known when…

Gregory Jordan December 09, 2014

Q&A Interview: Law Firms Need to be Innovative on Legal Services Delivery, Says Bank of America’s Trujillo

Thomas Trujillo, the Associate General Counsel and Director of Operations for Bank of America, participated in a recent Legal Executive Institute panel on “The Changing…

Thomas Trujillo December 04, 2014

The Imperative for Change

Today’s legal service market creates a true imperative for change. As a result of factors discussed in earlier blog posts, over time the market will…

Ralph Baxter December 03, 2014

Q&A Interview: Evolution is Happening in Law Firm Pricing, Says Cisco’s Harmon

Steve Harmon, the Senior Director of Legal Services for Cisco, participated in a recent Legal Executive Institute panel on “Disruptive Changes in the Legal Market”.…

Steve Harmon November 18, 2014

Video: Firms Need to Reach Out to Veterans in their Ranks, Says Edwards Wildman’s McGowan

Robert McGowan, of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, discusses his participation in a panel on law firm diversity at the 13th Annual Thomson Reuters COO/CFO Forum,…

Robert McGowan, CPA November 07, 2014

Video: Growing Market Segmentation is Becoming More Active in Industry, Says Georgetown’s Jones

Jim Jones, a senior fellow at Georgetown University Law Center, talks with Ralph Baxter, LEI Chairman, about the panel Jones chaired that discussed law firm…

James W. Jones November 05, 2014

Video: Firms Can Benefit from Metrics & Profitability Measurement Tools, Says Buckley Sandler’s Connor

Jeffrey Connor, CFO of Buckley Sandler LLP, chats with Ralph Baxter, LEI Chairman, about his panel on new law firm metrics and how law firms…

Jeffrey Connor October 31, 2014

General Counsels Wants More from SEC in Corporate Whistleblower Cases

Corporate counsels and outside lawyers want more from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in regards to how the agency is applying its metrics…

Gregg Wirth October 31, 2014

Welcome to the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute

We seek to make the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute (LEI) a comprehensive, practical, and accessible resource for all those who lead and manage the…

Ralph Baxter October 20, 2014