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Peer Monitor Economic Index Holds Steady in 1st Quarter

EAGAN, Minn.—The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, was unchanged at 54 in the first quarter, the…

Peer Monitor May 05, 2015

Video: Law Firms Need to Adapt to “Great Legal Reformation” Happening Now, says Author Kowalski

Mitch Kowalski, innovative thinker, Canadian lawyer and author of Avoiding Extinction: Re-imagining Legal Services for the 21st Century, spoke recently about what he calls the…

David Curle May 04, 2015

Canadian Legal Technology: Disrupting or Just Evolving?

Corporate law departments under pressure to cut costs may be the main driver behind a revolution in the provision of legal services, but when it…

Jennifer Brown April 29, 2015

AFAs Arising: Differing Perspectives on the Billable Hour

The billable hour—it has become the double-edged sword of the practice of law over the last few years. On the positive side, as metric-based on…

Bill Josten April 22, 2015

The Unique Challenges of Leading a National Firm While Maintaining an Individual Practice

Newspapers have been trumpeting the coming dawn of the cloning age for a couple of decades now. It’s beginning to feel like an empty promise.…

Kimberly Johnson April 13, 2015

Why Size Matters: Big Four Accounting Firms Poised to Move In

The Economist has a major article about the intentions of the Big Four accounting firms in the legal market, entitled Professional services: Attack of the…

David Curle April 08, 2015

Facing Up to Legal Education’s Daunting Challenges

Most practitioners have plenty to worry about, as they prepare their firms and organizations for an evolving legal services industry. Do we also need to…

David Curle March 26, 2015

A Framework for Managing Change

Most people in the legal industry feel like they’re finally starting to get a handle on all the various things that have been changing in…

Bill Josten March 19, 2015

Global Ethics Summit Shines Light on Value of Ethical Behavior

The 7th Annual Global Ethics Summit, held March 10-11 in New York City, gave management and compliance leaders as well as government and regulatory officials…

Gregg Wirth March 16, 2015

Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit: First Forum a Hit! Event to Chronicle Women’s Success & Promote Further Progress

The inaugural Thomson Reuters Women’s Transformative Leadership Summit took a big step forward toward becoming a must-attend annual event for established and rising women stars…

Gregg Wirth March 12, 2015

Video: Marketing Trends Survey Shows Firms Encouraging Internal Collaboration, Says LawVision’s Coulter

Silvia Coulter, Principal Consultant at LawVision Group and Co-Chair of the Marketing Partner Forum, speaks to LEI Chairman Ralph Baxter about Thomson Reuters’ recent survey…

Silvia Coulter February 25, 2015

The Two Sides of Lateral Hires: Portability and Traction

Lateral hiring. When you talk with firms, many see it as a critical component of their future revenue and profitability. According to Altman Weil, 74%…

Bill Josten February 25, 2015