Process Management

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

Large law firms in LA band together to provide pro bono in a crisis

This year has brought no small number of crises and challenges to the fore, one seemingly on top of another — and hot on the…

Bill Josten June 29, 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 series was written by Bruce MacEwen and Janet Stanton of Adam Smith, Esq. “Don’t think of elephants,” runs the childhood taunt, with the…

Legal Executive Institute June 25, 2020

Building firm & vendor management core competencies: Resiliency & relationships

Our modern times are defined by an abundance of information and a scarcity of attention. Constant increases in technology, globalization, and regulation dictate that this…

Marc Jenkins June 24, 2020

The top 5 things law firms hate about RFPs

Request for Proposals (RFPs) are necessary in the legal industry to help corporate clients decide which law firms to select for a panel or for…

Nancey Watson June 23, 2020

Top performing lawyers excel by focusing on business savvy, say Acritas’ Stellar Performance report

Star Lawyers — those nominated by clients as stand-out attorneys in terms of their performance and the service they provide — deliver greater value to…

Bill Josten June 17, 2020

Law School Innovators: Mike Whiteman — Exposing students to the tools & skills needed to succeed

Mike Whiteman is looking to fill two gaps with his legal research certification program: giving students more in-depth instruction in legal research — with an…

Michele Best June 12, 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

Law School Innovators: Joe Regalia — Offering a human-centered approach to empowering law students

Driving innovation has defined Joe Regalia’s career, part of his lifelong fascination with how to improve things around him. “This obsession for me started when…

Michele Best June 10, 2020

Amid pandemic, Canadian legal industry responding to client pressures, new report shows

The new 2020 State of the Legal Market in Canada report details how a strong legal market with growing international demand has begun responding to…

Legal Executive Institute June 09, 2020