Computerized Document Review Defensible at Last?
On Friday, Judge Andrew J. Peck issued an important ruling in Monique Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group, a widely followed discovery dispute about computer assisted document…
Lawyer-Client Communication is Just Another Process to Improve
Lawyers are at last working to improve legal processes, that is, how they actually do work. An overlooked process may well be communicating with clients. Communication as a process became…
Law Firm Merger Mania: Does it Really Make Sense?
Large law firms are merging again. The Wall Street Journal has a lead article on the trend today. I wonder though, just who mergers help and how mergers improve value…
Open Letter to BigLaw Managing Partners: Four Imperatives for 2012 and Beyond
Dear BigLaw Managing Partner: You recognize that the Old Normal is gone. Inertia may carry you a bit but change looms. If you are not retiring soon or if you…
New Surveys Show Still More Talk than Action by Law Departments
Two recent general counsel surveys give us an indication of the current state of legal market. Do you want the good news or bad news first? Below I highlight survey…
Future View: Do You See What I See? [Live post from COLPM]
This is a live post from the College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference. This session is Future View: Do You See What I See?. [As with all my live…
Will Pillsbury’s Nashville Service Center Trigger More BigLaw Cost-Saving Moves
Yet another large law firm has opened a low cost service center. Is this old news that firms can simply note – or a call to action? Last week Pillsbury…
A New Model Law Firm – A Closer Look at Clearspire (part 2 of 2)
In my prior post, I described the new-model law firm Clearspire, its inspiration, target market, and technology. The story continues here. To offer clients billing transparency and predictability at 50%…
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