Category: Innovation and Change Management

I have long thought that archaic US rules that govern lawyers serve as a barrier to legal innovation such as new law firm business models or the adoption of time-saving and quality-improving technology.  The recent LegalZoom case, publicized elsewhere, about allegations of unauthorized practice of...

Each September, Inside Counsel published its “IC 10″, the annual winners of the magazine’s top 10 innovative law departments (The 2011 IC10 winners). By my read, not much serious innovation is taking place.   Only two of 10 winners caught my eye as interesting. First,...

Done something innovative in the legal market? Then get recognition for it.  The College of Law Practice Management (I am a trustee) sponsors the InnovAction Award. InnovAction honors innovation in law practice management. Law firms, law departments, and other legal service providers can apply. Innovation...

The InnovAction Awards for 2010 have been announced. It honors innovation in law practice.  InnovAction is a program of the College of Law Practice of Management. COLPM and InnovAction focus on law practice management writ large; the awards are not targeted at any one dimension...

As I noted in my prior post, the new normal for BigLaw looks bad. Hiring armies of associates and raising rates, once the magic elixir, is now the poison hemlock. Firms need to differentiate and provide more value. And that means – gasp – innovation....

The College of Law Practice Management is hosting a great “Futures” conference in September. I am a Trustee of COLPM.  For the first time, the College is opening its program to the public. Two topics are on tap: (1) the future of law firms and...