‘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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@PwC makes a game-changing move in legal services

This is how I tweeted it: “@PwC makes a game-changing move in legal services ow.ly/anzX30a7qOz Managing half GE’s global tax requirements”. The article cited in the link was published in The Lawyer on March 20, 2017 (paywall). It begins: “You can’t fault PwC’s chutzpah.”

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Resolving the prioritisation crisis in BigLaw firms

Resolving the prioritisation crisis in BigLaw firms is a reflection on the approaching first anniversary of the publication of Remaking Law Firms: Why & How. 

In some ways, I wish I had read Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption, Geoffrey Moore’s recent book while researching the content for Remaking Law Firms (1).  On the other hand, it’s pleasing to have come to much the same conclusions as Moore about the urgency in resolving the prioritisation crisis, in my case the crisis faced by BigLaw firms.

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NewLaw insights. Inside Lawyers On Demand

Lawyers On Demand is one of two large NewLaw firms with a growing international footprint, the other is Axiom Law. I know both passingly well. Their senior executives and, in the case of Lawyers On Demand, their founders have been contributors to my books, NewLaw New Rules (2013) and Remaking Law Firms: Why & How (2016).

Now that Lawyers On Demand (since 2006-2008) and Axiom Law (since 2000-2002) are well established providers of legal services, it’s appropriate to provide insights into their strategic thinking. So, I am pleased to introduce Sandra Gibson, Managing Director of Lawyers On Demand, Australia in this interview.

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Q&A on Remaking Law Firms

In May, Priscilla Totten published this Q&A on Remaking Law Firms in the American Bar Association’s e-News. The article enjoyed a record number of hits, and is reproduced here with permission.

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