Process Management

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

PMI Q4 Analysis: With Demand & Rates Growing, Why Isn’t the Legal Market Stronger? Look Overhead

There are many indicators that currently signal that the legal market is gaining strength. For example, law firms saw the first two-year stretch of 1.0%…

Isaac Brooks February 19, 2020

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

Legalweek 2020: Partnership is the Path Forward

NEW YORK — If one word could summarize the overarching themes from this year’s LegalWeek 2020, it would be “partnership.” But that word has many…

Peter Colin February 18, 2020

Data Standards: Helping Your Legal Tech Applications Talk To Each Other

Today, legal technology is proliferating by quantum leaps. Legal organizations, including law firms and in-house law departments, have access to an abundance of new technology…

Legal Executive Institute February 14, 2020

In-House Counsel Q&A: We’re Creating a Safety-Minded, Diverse and Inclusive, and Flexible Workplace, says Scott A. Levinson, Vice President of Legal Services for Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

Scott A. Levinson, Vice President of Legal Services for Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., recently spoke with Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law The Journal:…

Legal Executive Institute February 13, 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 Modern Law Department: The Why and the How

It’s become a cliché to say that today's corporate law departments face daunting challenges — yet, given expanded legal responsibilities, ongoing regulatory developments, and pressures…

David O'Connor, Esq. February 10, 2020

Marketing Partner Forum: Key Takeaways & the Future of the Client-Centric Law Firm

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — While it’s no secret that managing a law practice in today’s rapidly evolving business climate can be challenging, for marketing and…

Legal Executive Institute February 05, 2020

Tech-Enabled A2J: From Text to Machine Learning, How Legal Aid Is Leveraging Technology to Increase Access to Justice

In an new column, "Tech-Enabled A2J", we will take a look at how legal start-ups and legal technology innovations are impacting the push toward better…

Kristen Sonday February 04, 2020

Peer Monitor Economic Index Slips in 2019’s Fourth Quarter

The large law firm market has seen arguably the best two-year period since the end of the recession. Indeed, 2019 marked the first two-year stretch…

Legal Executive Institute February 03, 2020