Corporate Legal

Asia Pacific Legal Executive Briefing: The Evolving Interaction of Indigenous and Foreign Firms

HONG KONG—Thomson Reuters’ Legal Executive Institute conducted its 5th Annual Asia Pacific Legal Executive Briefing last week in Hong Kong. More than 70 law firm…

Ralph Baxter March 17, 2015

Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit: First Forum a Hit! Event to Chronicle Women’s Success & Promote Further Progress

The inaugural Thomson Reuters Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit took a big step forward toward becoming a must-attend annual event for established and rising women stars…

Gregg Wirth March 12, 2015

The Inherent Client Conflict of Interest Caused by Hours-Based Billing

For some time I have been troubled by the potential conflict of interest that hours-based billing causes between the lawyer and the client. The more…

Ralph Baxter March 10, 2015

Video: Pricing Becoming a Vital Focus for Law Firms, Says Pepper Hamilton’s Secor

LEI Chairman Ralph Baxter talks with Peter Lane Secor, director of Strategic Pricing and Project Management at Pepper Hamilton LLP, about pricing issues for law…

Peter Lane Secor March 05, 2015

Q&A Interview: Apocalyptic Talk of Law Industry Health Is ‘Overblown’, Says Harvard’s Wilkins

David B. Wilkins, the Lester Kissel Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, recently sat down with Legal Executive Institute and discussed the state of…

David B. Wilkins March 04, 2015

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