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Why everyone should read Legal Upheaval

Today’s headline on Dialogue, Why everyone should read Legal Upheaval, is a rhetorical statement emphasising my message and challenging readers to take action.

Michele DeStefano wrote Legal Upheaval: A Guide to Creativity, Collaboration and Innovation in Law to inspire practising lawyers to innovate, irrespective of how comfortable and successful they feel. In this she succeeds admirably. Here’s why…

Posted by George Beaton on Nov 15, 2018 in Book review, Change, Future, Innovation | 0 comments

Remaking News of the Week: Women founders

We are regularly reminded of the same dismal facts about the lack of anything near gender equality in BigLaw firms the world over. Some ‘name’ firms still have fewer than 10% of women in their equity ranks and, to my knowledge, no large law firm has anywhere close to 50%.

The commonly cited reasons include subconscious gender bias and family-unfriendly policies and practices. Or perhaps as today’s Remaking News of the Week feature shows women are finding other ways: Women-Owned Law Firms Surge Amid Gender Disparity in the Profession was published on 9 October 2018 in The NewYork Law Journal.

Posted by George Beaton on Nov 13, 2018 in Talent | 0 comments

Remaking News of the Week: Why PEPP averages mislead

In Australia, it’s the Royal Commission into Banking that’s generating super-profits for a few large firms. This is analysed in the Thomson Reuters State of the Legal Market 2018 Report curated by Joel Barolsky, a contributor to Dialogue. When demand shrivels, these good times won’t last.

Today, Nick Bruch’s Law.Com piece (1) features as Remaking News of the Week. In Law Firms Are More Profitable Than Ever. How are They Doing It? Nick brings us an analysis of how US BigLaw firms are increasing their profitability. He shows why economic logic says this can’t continue without major remaking of the business model – which a few firms are doing with promising results.

Posted by George Beaton on Oct 25, 2018 in Remaking News of the Week | 0 comments

Remaking News of the Week: Bill Henderson on Microsoft and Innovation

In July 2017 David Howard, a senior Microsoft general counsel announced “Microsoft’s New Strategic Partner Program.

In an important post on Legal Evolution last month, Bill Henderson, Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, explains the rationale, mechanics and high hopes for this initiative.

Posted by George Beaton on Oct 18, 2018 in Innovation, Law departments | 0 comments

Do you have the leadership to make your digital transformation happen?

In May I made mention of What’s Your Digital Business Model? – a new book by Professor Peter Weill and Dr Stephanie Woerner of MIT. The work has immediate relevance to BigLaw business model law firms and corporate law departments.

Today’s post highlights a video by Stephanie Woerner, the sixth in a series based on What’s Your Digital Business Model? Listen as Stephanie describes the leadership required to enable digital business transformation.

Posted by George Beaton on Oct 16, 2018 in Digital strategy | 0 comments

Why everyone should read Legal Upheaval

Remaking News of the Week: Women founders

Remaking News of the Week: Why PEPP averages mislead

Remaking News of the Week: Bill Henderson on Microsoft and Innovation

Do you have the leadership to make your digital transformation happen?

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