Biglaw Partner Makes It Rain Because He Doesn’t Bill By The Hour
Hourly rates can't compare to his multimillion-dollar fees.
Facing Uncertainty In The Legal Market With Confidence & Insight
What is a player in today’s legal market to do? Lead fearlessly with confidence.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
5 Ways In Which The Business Of Law Is NOT Changing Anytime Soon
Are we experiencing, or about to experience, a revolution in the world of legal services? Slow your roll....
At Lunch With David Boies, 20 Years After His Departure From Cravath
The country's most famous practicing lawyer tells the tale of how he left Cravath to launch his own firm.
Litigation Powerhouse Cutting Back On Contingency Work
This law firm is changing with the times.
The Legal Industry Is Still On Life Support
The legal industry continues to plod forward... but for how long?
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
In-House Legal Budgets And Compensation: Survey Says….
In-house lawyers are responding to today's challenges in interesting ways -- and earning more money, too.
5 Tips For Running Your In-House Legal Department Like A Business
Wise advice from a panel of top general counsel.
Morning Docket: 08.31.16
* The clerk who allegedly took a turn at judging has been fired. [Chicago Tribune] * DLA Piper partner Joseph Finnerty was fined and resigned from a public position after fundraising fiasco. [Law360] * The ABA Journal's 2016 Legal Rebels revealed! This is like the Vogue September issue, except for nerdy lawyers. [ABA Journal] * The ABA is taking a tough line with a couple of law schools, but is this show of force still too late to save its accreditation status? [Inside Higher Ed] * Oh look, Chris Brown's in the news again! [ABC News] * Paul, Weiss is investigating the alleged culture of sexual harassment at Fox News and they're facing a lot of skepticism. [Law.com] * One client is drawing a firm line with law firms: alternative fee arrangements or else. [Corporate Counsel]
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For high-stakes stuff, we may be stuck with the billable hour, but for everything else, the billable hour is doomed.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Beyond Biglaw: Interview With A ‘NewLaw’ Pioneer (Part 2)
The conclusion of an interview with the COO of a law firm offering clients and lawyers an alternative to Biglaw structure and rates.
Beyond Biglaw: Interview With A ‘NewLaw’ Pioneer (Part 1)
An interview with the COO of a law firm founded with the idea of offering clients and lawyers an alternative to Biglaw structure and rates.
2 Problems With Shadow Bills
Want something worse (or at least less reliable) than even regular legal bills? Shadow bills.
The Sad Truth One Stat Reveals About The Legal Industry
The only good associate is a billing one.
Avvo Bares Fixed-Fee Legal Services
Like fixed-fee bar referral programs, Avvo Legal Services sounds like a winner -- for the right lawyers, that is.