Law Firms

Canadian In-House Counsel Embrace Law Blogs

Looking to have your insight and commentary reach in-house counsel in Canada? Looking to improve the chances you’ll get hired by those same in-house counsel?…

Kevin O'Keefe June 15, 2015

State and Local Governments: Unlikely Supporters of ODR

Innovation often takes place in waves, and the strongest, most prevalent one of our generation is without a doubt that of communication, specifically the Internet.…

Loic Coutelier June 11, 2015

Q&A Interview: Law Firms Need to be Pushed by Clients to Embrace Cybersecurity, says Segway’s Shariati

At the Legal Executive Institute’s 5th Annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum, held last week in New York, law firm leaders, corporate counsels and cybersecurity experts…

Behrooz Shariati June 10, 2015

Enemies at the Gate: The Threat to Law Firm Data Security

The Legal Executive Institute’s 5th Annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum in New York last week was devoted entirely to cybersecurity—and for good reason. The risk…

Ralph Baxter June 09, 2015

Four Scalability Trends Impacting Law Firm Staffing Ratios:  How Do You Compare?

Adjust. Adapt. Repeat. This has been the mantra of many corporate staffing models that scale talent to meet industry innovations and technological advancements. Why should…

Jessa M. Baker June 08, 2015

Auditable Contracts: Moving from Literary Prose to Machine Code

With the rise of contract analytics, there is a growing interest in—or at least awareness of—computable contracts. This post will seek to explain the concept,…

Kingsley Martin June 04, 2015

Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum: Making your Firm Aware of the Role Cybersecurity Plays

NEW YORK—The role of those who guard the cyber-gates of a company, and especially a law firm, is one of constant vigilance and monitoring even…

Gregg Wirth June 03, 2015

De-Listing: Breaking Down the Top Law Firm Lists

With the annual publication of the AmLaw 100 and Second Hundred, it’s rankings season for BigLaw. Think of it as our little industry’s equivalent of…

Bruce MacEwen June 01, 2015

President Authorizes Sanctions to Combat Malicious Cyber Activity

President Barack Obama recently declared a national emergency relating to cyberthreats and issued an Executive Order authorizing sanctions on malicious cyber-enabled activities originating or directed…

Phyllis Sumner May 28, 2015

Web Trends 2015: Responsiveness, Group-Think and Seeking a Competitive Edge Online

For the last three years, I have been a judge for the Web Awards and each year the judges get together in advance to compare notes. This…

Burkey Belser May 28, 2015

The Trouble with Lawyers: Looking Inward at the Legal Profession

Everyone interested in improving the profession of law should read Deborah Rhode’s latest book, The Trouble with Lawyers (Oxford Press, June 2015). Ms. Rhode is an…

Ralph Baxter May 27, 2015

Mistakes to Avoid as a New Firm Leader

New firm leaders tell me that they are operating in a bewildering and different environment in which little is certain, the tempo is quicker and…

Patrick J. McKenna May 27, 2015