Law Firms

Advisory Suggests Pace of Change is Impacting Law Firms’ Bottom Line Now

I just read the most recent, and excellent, Client Advisory published by Hildebrandt Consulting LLC and Citibank. It contains several observations suggesting that the trends…

Ralph Baxter December 16, 2014

Video: It’s Important for Law Firms to Anticipate Innovation, Says Stanford Law’s Dolin

Ron Dolin, of the Stanford Law School and Stanford School of Design, talks with Ralph Baxter, LEI Chairman, about the intersection of law and technology…

Ron A. Dolin December 12, 2014

Not Everything Is Going to Change

Most discussion of the future of law (including my blog posts) focuses on how different things will be. That’s appropriate. We need to understand the…

Ralph Baxter December 11, 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: Firms Need to Inspire Next Generation of Leaders, Says Husch Blackwell’s Watson

Maurice Watson, Chairman of Husch Blackwell, discusses his panel on law firm leadership at the 19th Annual Thomson Reuters Law Firm Leaders Forum, describing how his…

Maurice Watson 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

Video: Today’s Markets Will Challenge Law Firms, Says ALM’s Press

Aric Press, editor-in-chief of American Lawyer Media, discusses his presentation on law firm finances at the 19th Annual Thomson Reuters Law Firm Leaders Forum, describing…

Aric Press 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

Finding Diverse Law Firm Candidates before Law School

Talking about diversity in law firms often feels like déjà vu. We talk about finding talented, diverse candidates; competing with other firms to attract this…

M. Carter DeLorme November 20, 2014

BigLaw Needs to Pick Up the Pace

As I wrote three weeks ago, new tools and new methods make possible a bright new world in law. Achieving that world will require change…

Ralph Baxter November 18, 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