Large Law Firm Trends in 2020 – Part 2 (Efficiency + Value)
Large law firms have faced growing pressure since 2010 to deliver more value to clients, creating pressure for efficiency and lower rates. The 2020 Law Firms in Transition Survey (June…
The Need for a Data Platform to Improve Law Firm Business + Practice
A Briefing written for Foundation Software Group I have long been a fan of Foundation Software Group. I remember seeing their platform with a consulting colleague the first time in…
Richard Susskind + Mark Cohen on Digital Transformation + Legal Tech
This is a live blog post of a 90-minutes video discussion with Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen about “Digital transformation and the legal function” and “The future of legal technology”. It is hosted by Legal…
Lawyers Fill Practice Gaps with Software and the State of Legal Tech
I recently spoke to two lawyers turned legal tech entrepreneurs about their early stage software companies. I start with a discussion of the problem each sets out to solve, then…
A Look at Client-Side AI-Powered Legal Spend Analytics Tools
This is a live blog post of a Legal Value Network virtual webinar, A Look at Client-Side AI-Powered Legal Spend Analytics Tools. As with all of my live blog post,…
The Illuminate Story: The Global Deployment of Next Generation Enterprise Search
At its core, knowledge management is about finding lawyers who or documents or matters that can answer another lawyer’s questions about law, transactions, regulatory matters, judges, investors, clients, or industries….
Large Law Firm Trends in 2020 – Part 1
Last week Altman Weil released its 2020 Law Firms in Transition Survey, which reports on large law firm trends as of 2020. I provide comment here on several, including long…
Richard Susskind + Mark Cohen on Educating + Skills for Legal Professionals
This is a live blog post of a 75-minutes video discussion with Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen about “UK vs US – the next decade” and “Skills and education for legal professionals in the…