Practice Engineering

What the heck is a legal platform & why does it matter now?

In the past, I’ve spoke about a possible tsunami of change within the legal industry. It is something I have been carefully watching for several…

Joseph Raczynski August 04, 2020

Managing the teleworking office

Over the past four months, and with only limited advance preparation, organizations all over the United States embarked on an unprecedented experiment in distributed, remote…

Conrad Jacoby July 28, 2020

Method melding: The modern melting pot of project management

Add a smidgen of Agile, dust with a hint of Waterfall, and add a large dollop of Scrum, and you've got a modern project. In…

Don Philmlee July 17, 2020

Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade: How does the US & the UK match-up in legal?

In the next decade legal knowledge will be a skill, not a practice. The assumption is that knowledge is table stakes, and technology is now…

Joseph Raczynski June 30, 2020

Achieving the balance: Strategic innovation in law firms

By definition, strategic innovation is an enabler to a law firm’s success. It is not the means, like new software or other technological advancements; rather…

Edson Kawabata June 29, 2020

How not to think about the 2020 Am Law 200

This 3-part blog series was written by Bruce MacEwen and Janet Stanton of Adam Smith, Esq. “Don’t think of elephants,” runs the childhood taunt, with…

Legal Executive Institute June 25, 2020

Law firm money woes: Flattening the cash flow curve

We all know that the pandemic has affected every industry in the world, including the legal industry. Already, we’ve seen that law firms are reducing…

Audrey Rubin June 11, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “We all need to feel connected and engaged at this time,” says Melissa Jones, managing partner, Stoel Rives

We continue our new monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive Officers…

Rose D. Ors June 10, 2020

Power Up: Regaining and Increasing Law Firm Performance

Law firms are competitive creatures. They compete for clients and the best people. Sometimes the lawyers compete with one another. But what enables the best…

Legal Executive Institute June 10, 2020

Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade: Can ALSPs provide what clients need?

General counsel (GCs) across the United States and the United Kingdom have varied approaches to the current market conditions, according to recent surveys. Interestingly, at…

Joseph Raczynski June 08, 2020

What can lawyers learn about innovation from SpaceX?

Lawyers are not known for being particularly quick to innovate, particularly when it comes to client service delivery strategies like alternative fee arrangements or legal…

Bill Josten June 05, 2020

Supporting ‘hot desking’ & office hoteling with technology

In a special edition of our Practice Innovations newsletter, we are looking at the immediate challenges facing the legal industry and the solutions and opportunities…

Sally Gonzalez May 21, 2020