Maryam Salehijam On Why Contracting Is The Hidden Bottleneck And How ALSPs, Legal Ops, And Tech Can Actually Fix It
Tech is not the hero; alignment is.
KPMG Becomes The First Member Of The Big Four To Open US Law Firm
Wave goodbye to Biglaw, and say hello to Big Four Law!
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
As Law Firms Start Layoffs, Alternative Legal Services Providers Grow Like Gangbusters
Biglaw firms that haven't entered the ALSP market might want to get a move on.
LegalZoom Is Coming For Your Lunch
The online behemoth has been authorized to dispense legal advice in Arizona and Utah.
Big Thoughts From An Industry Visionary
While most companies will soon have an urgent need to review and understand their contractual obligations, far too many struggle to even find copies of the relevant agreements once they need them.
Nonlawyer Law Firms Inch Closer To Reality
Is this the future?
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.
The War On Law Firms
Law firms need to get scrappy and creative to succeed.
The Brands That Are Ready To Eat Biglaw’s Lunch
Which alternative legal service providers are the best?
Why Are Clients Leaving Traditional Law Firms? Because Lawyers Can’t Keep It Simple, Stupid
Legal mumbo-jumbo is how we’ve gotten to where we are. We need to simplify what we do and how we do it.
Conversation With VortexLegal Founder Jonathan Broder
How is VortexLegal building a business around hearing attendance? Follow along with this conversation to find out.
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Morning Docket: 09.08.17
* The Ninth Circuit, President Donald Trump's judicial archnemesis, affirms Judge Derrick Watson's (modified) preliminary injunction against the "grandma ban." [How Appealing] * Donald Trump Jr. opens up to the Senate Judiciary Committee about that infamous June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer. [New York Times] * Consolidation continues in the legal-services world: Counsel On Call acquires e-discovery company DSicovery LLC (DSi). [ABA Journal] * The Trump administration sides with the anti-gay-marriage baker in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case that will be decided this coming Term by SCOTUS. [How Appealing] * ICYMI: Deborah Farone -- Cravath's chief marketing director for the past 14 years, and the "gold standard" in legal marketing -- is leaving Cravath to start her own consulting firm and to write a book on law firm marketing (to be published next year by the Practising Law Institute). [Law.com] * Cooley raids Wilson Sonsini for talent for the second time in three months, this time hiring emerging growth specialists Jon Avina, Calise Cheng, and Rachel Proffitt. [Big Law Business] * Legal research startup Casetext -- led by CEO Jake Heller, COO Laura Safdie, and VP Pablo Arredondo -- continues on its upward trajectory. [ABA Journal]
Appetite For Destruction?
Of everything happening in the legal industry today, what will have enduring and sustained influence decades from now?
Biglaw’s Summer of Love?
Will it pass quickly, or does it represent the beginning of a major change?
Facing Uncertainty In The Legal Market With Confidence & Insight
What is a player in today’s legal market to do? Lead fearlessly with confidence.