A New Model Law Firm – A Closer Look at Clearspire (part 1 of 2)
Traditional mainstream media have shown much interest in the legal market this year with articles on legal outsourcing, law school issues, and contract lawyers. The legal press and blog had…
Why the US Should Allow Outside Investment in Law Firms (disagreeing with the GC of IBM)
Disagreeing with the general counsel of IBM may be risky, but here goes. And normally I do not write about policy or legal regulation. But when it comes to creating…
A Sign that US Legal Regulations May Rationalize
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…
Law Department Innovation – An Oxymoron?
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…
Recognition for Legal Innovation – InnovAction Award 2011
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…
InnovAction Awards for 2010 Announced
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…
InnovAction Awards 2010 – Innovation as Antidote to New Normal
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….
2009 Futures Confence
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…
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