Practice Engineering

Having a Real Industry Focus — Because Clients Want Law Firms that Know their Business

It is surprisingly common how often you will witness a panel of corporate clients at some legal conference discussing their views on law firms. Invariably…

Patrick J. McKenna February 19, 2020

2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market: A Closer Look at the Cost of Declining Productivity

The 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market, from Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession…

Joe Blackwood February 13, 2020

Securing Your Practice’s Future: Making the Pieces Fit Together

Last year was one of substantial change for many small law firms as they continued to develop and refine their skills, especially in regard to…

Mark Haddad February 12, 2020

The 2020 US Emerging Legal Technology Forum

In response to popular demand, the Legal Executive Institute is pleased to announce the arrival of the US Emerging Legal Technology Forum this May in…

Legal Executive Institute February 10, 2020

Improve Your Vision in 2020: Why Being a Visionary Leader Is Critical in Times of Dynamic Change

“What leaders struggle with most is communicating an image of the future that draws others in — that speaks to what others see and feel.”…

Mark Beese January 30, 2020

Designing Smart Contracts – Washington, DC

Technological ingenuity has fundamentally changed the way lawyers and their clients do business. In an era where rampant concerns over data governance and consumer privacy…

Legal Executive Institute January 28, 2020

Eyes on the Prize: Survival Strategies for Midsize Law Firms Facing Big Law in Regional Markets

While global expansion garners top attention in media outlets, another dramatic shift among law firms is taking place at home: Big Law is invading secondary…

Marcie Borgal Shunk January 28, 2020

Practice Group Dynamics: Practice Groups vs. Industry Groups — Which Works Better?

We continue our new column, "Practice Group Dynamics" by Susan Lambreth, who has 25 years experience as a consultant to the legal profession, especially in…

Susan Lambreth January 27, 2020

Key Future Insights from the Top Performing Talent Articles from 2019

Our Top 5 most read content involving Talent Development from 2019 tells an interesting story about new, holistic approaches to the development of legal industry…

Natalie Runyon January 23, 2020

Addressing the Problem of Uncategorized Legacy Data

It’s easy enough to enable (and require) document profiling for new documents created within the system, but it is a challenging and seemingly intractable problem…

Conrad Jacoby January 23, 2020

Opportunity Knocks: Balancing Knowledge-Sharing Needs with Security Requirements

When a client hires a law firm, there is an expectation that the firm will leverage its collective knowledge for the benefit of the client.…

Gwyn McAlpine January 21, 2020

The Lessons of Atrium: Innovation is Messy as Borders Blur Between Law Firms & Tech Companies

The overlap between software companies and law firms may be spreading, but not without casualties. The latest may be the many lawyers that had until…

Peter Colin January 16, 2020