Are you making the most of your client portfolio?

Are you making the most of your client portfolio suggests why and how all BigLaw firms should be pulling four client-related levers to maximise their profitability.

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Posted by on Apr 18, 2017 in BigLaw firms, Clients | 0 comments

Gaining the benefits of legal AI for in-house counsel

Today we are posting Ron Friedmann’s piece, ‘Gaining the Benefits of Legal AI for In-House Counsel’. As always, Ron has a clear message: Identify the problem/need you are seeking to solve/address before choosing the solution. It’s Einstein: ‘If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.’ Read on.

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Posted by on Apr 13, 2017 in BigLaw firms, Law departments | 0 comments

Six key questions for understanding legal technology developments

Six key questions for understanding legal technology developments is Peter Campbell’s first post on Dialogue. It is significant for another reason; Peter is a senior leader in a BigLaw firm. We don’t have too many of these folk on Dialogue, and it’s not for want of trying with invitations and suggestions.  

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Posted by on Apr 11, 2017 in Artificial intelligence, BigLaw firms, Digital strategy, Technology | 0 comments

‘Legal Innovation’ is not an oxymoron—it’s farther along than you think

‘Legal Innovation’ Is Not An Oxymoron by Mark Cohen makes some provocative statements, e.g. ‘Law’s Uber moment has yet to occur….’ Read on and judge for yourself. Will there be a tipping point? Or should we expect rapid incremental change? Afterall, there are many segments in the legal services supply chain and each is being affected in different ways and rates of change.  

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Posted by on Apr 7, 2017 in BigLaw firms, Business models | 0 comments

Did we serenely pass a tipping point?

Ken Grady’s post argues that a recent survey from Corporate Counsel magazine suggests we did pass a tipping point in legal services in the US. I would this tipping point has or is being reached in other major jurisdictions too. 

As my kids used to say, “Made you look”! Remember, we rarely know a tipping point until we have passed it. We see them while looking back. We realize the world changed as we watched another cute cat video. For the record, I prefer the video of Professors Collins and Stone talking with Judge Posner. The Judge shares some provocative thoughts about the Supreme Court.

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Posted by on Apr 4, 2017 in BigLaw firms, Business models, Legal services ecosystem | 0 comments

The Challenges Inherent in Assessing Law Firm Leader Performance

With The Challenges Inherent in Assessing Law Firm Leader Performance I am delighted to welcome Patrick McKenna who has joined the ranks of authors on Dialogue. In the face of strong evidence pointing to the crucial role of top leadership in managing the transformation of the BigLaw business model, Pat’s recent post makes vital study.

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Posted by on Mar 29, 2017 in BigLaw firms | 0 comments