Efficiency

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “You Have to be Willing to Ask, ‘Am I Adding Value?’” Says Eleanor Lacey, GC at Asana

We continue our monthly feature, “Upfront & Personal”, a column created by Rose Ors that brings “the person behind the title” to the forefront in…

Rose D. Ors March 16, 2020

Legal Value Network Launch Highlights Growing Collaboration Among Business of Law Professionals

In the decade-plus since the Great Recession, many law firms have wisely invested in business professionals who can provide a wide range of services to…

Kelly Harbour March 12, 2020

Introducing “Focused Firms”: The Value of Concentration

In a new series of blog posts, we will use Peer Monitor data to examine the characteristics of “Focused Firms” — those firms that have…

Joe Blackwood March 11, 2020

The Rise of the Remote Lawyer: How Emerging Technology Is Enabling Work Flexibility

Being a lawyer today looks starkly different than the traditional model of lawyering we saw just 10 or 20 years ago. Technology has dramatically changed…

Ben Levi March 11, 2020

Having a Real Industry Focus: Clients Value Firms that Have a “Deep” Industry Focus — So, Do You? (Part 2)

While attorneys tout their deep technical or functional expertise, most clients view that know-how as table stakes. Clients will assume you’re an expert in employment…

Patrick J. McKenna March 10, 2020

The Mission Begins Pre-Launch: Ensuring Legal Operations Success (Part 1)

Fifty years after we sent humans to the moon, rocket launches remain an awe-inspiring testament to human potential and capability. With respect to Apollo 11,…

Marc Jenkins March 09, 2020

State of the UK Legal Market: Challenges Emerge to Growth & Sustainability

Over the past couple of years, the legal market in the United Kingdom has shown a pretty good track record of growth, with revenues up…

Legal Executive Institute March 09, 2020

PMI Q4 Analysis: Is Your Law Firm Monitoring Practice Productivity?

The law firm industry has grown demand consistently over the past two years, with back-to-back years of 1% growth. Indeed, the most recent fourth quarter…

Isaac Brooks March 04, 2020

CURIOUS MINDS: Law Firms Need to Rethink Their Approach to Business Development, Says Teresa Walker, COO-Emeritus at Waller Lansden

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds”, created by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and out-of-the-box thinkers to learn…

Rose D. Ors March 02, 2020

2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market: Who is Driving Worked Rate Growth?

We discussed previously how the 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market — published in January by Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the…

Joe Blackwood February 27, 2020

Does Your Law Firm Need a Data Quality Specialist?

There is a lot of chatter these days around the increasing use of data to inform and drive business decisions within law firms. To that,…

Christopher Ende February 24, 2020

Plain Language: Because it’s ALL About the Audience

Before you write an email to a client or create website marketing content, do you stop and consider the audience for your materials? Or do…

Janet Arrowood February 24, 2020