Reducing Big Law Overhead: Just Cut? Or Re-Think?
Legal demand is flat and large law firms face price pressure. So management has cut Big Law overhead to maintain profits. Above the Law published a graphic summarizing 2013 first-half cutbacks. In the second half, I found 17 ATL reports on AmLaw 100 firms that cut...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
Understanding the UnitedLex – LeClairRyan Deal: Interviews with Management
On October 30th, law firm LeClairRyan and legal services provider UnitedLex announced the creation of the LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center, which involves the transfer of 400 people and physical assets to UnitedLex. On Wednesday afternoon, I spoke to both parties to learn more. My first call was 30 minutes...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
9 min read
The Speed of Change
What is the speed of change in the legal market? Do we live in a New Normal? At least in the social media and conference sphere, many ask those questions. Several published items yesterday and today address the question, which I report here. *...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
Legal Outsourcing Widely Accepted but Not All that Popular
In a forthcoming article on legal process outsourcing, I conclude that LPO “is just one of many alternatives to large law firms… just a small part of a new legal landscape.” Since I submitted it for publication, Altman Weil released its 2013 Law Firms in...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
2 min read
Law Firms Adopting Legal Processing Outsourcing Methods
Legal process outsourcing (LPO) hit the legal news almost 10 years ago. Initially, it was controversial. Whatever your views of it, you should note that law firms are now widely adopting its techniques. I first observed the trend of ‘law firms becoming LPO providers’ in...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
2 min read
Offshoring and Outsourcing. Report from ILTA Session
This post summarizes the Offshoring and Outsourcing session at the International Legal Technology Association annual conference. The session took place on Monday, 22 August 2011. The panelists were were Toby Brown, Vinson & Elkins, Kevin Colangelo, Pangea3, and Jordan Furlong, Edge International. [I originally posted...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
5 min read
ILTA 2010 – Outsourcing – Safety First (Live Session Blog Post)
This is a live post form the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) 2010 Conference. Session: “Outsourcing: Safety First”. Speakers: David Stanton, Partner, Pillsbury; Nathan Hayes, VP Technology & Infrastructure Services, Integreon. For additional session reports, see Twitter hashtag #ILTA10. This session is also Tweeted with...
Ron Friedmann,
15 years ago
4 min read
Will Legal Outsourcing Drive Large Law Firm Innovation?
Innovators at the Barricades by Bruce MacEwen at Adam Smith, Esq. argues that legal process outsourcing (LPO) is a disruptive force for law firms, citing Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma. “Outsourcing is here to stay” writes MacEwen. He describes different flavors using a 2 x...
Ron Friedmann,
15 years ago
3 min read
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