Throughout last week’s 19th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters, there was discussion about the evolving legal market and how lawyers and firms must adapt. As lawyers are being forced to think and perform in a new capacity than in previous decades, the way students are being educated and trained has to …
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Law Firm Leaders Forum: Large law firm model health check
Large law firms, and the legal industry, have seen a significant impact on economic performance over recent years magnified by the Great Recession. As many firms and legal service providers continue to adapt, some have dissolved while others have thrived. At the 19th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters last week, a …
Law Firm Leaders Forum: Ten suggestions from a former managing partner
Greg Jordan served as Global Managing Partner for Reed Smith for 12 years. In late 2013, Jordan moved in-house to PNC Financial Services Group as general counsel and head of regulatory and government affairs. Jordan participated in a panel titled, “The Present and Future Health of the Large Law Firm Model” at the 19th annual …
Law Firm Leaders Forum: The changing nature of the legal process
The legal marketplace continues to evolve, creating various models and opportunities for the legal process to be delivered. The various methods impact personnel, costs, quality, job performance and career growth. A recent panel at the 19th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum, hosted by Thomson Reuters, addressed these and other issues surrounding the changing nature of …
ACC Annual Meeting – Is there a strategy for Corporate Social Responsibility?
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has seen a groundswell in recent years, leading to its insurgence as an integrated component of business strategy and operations. At the 2014 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting, a panel of experts discussed CSR’s evolution, various trends, and how businesses are choosing to incorporate it going beyond just compliance, …
ACC Annual Meeting – Taming the flood: Getting data analytics to work for you
This post was written by Pasquale Mignano, director of marketing for the Corporate Counsel segment of Thomson Reuters While attending the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting, I had the opportunity to attend a collaborative panel session around leveraging data analytics within the corporate legal department. The panel used a lively sports debate show format …
ACC Annual Meeting – Driving value through LPOs
Numerous legal departments are continually being asked to do more with less and manage their costs. At the 2014 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting, the session titled “Who Says You Need Big Spend/Size to Drive Value?” offered some great examples of leveraging various resources that could help many legal departments. One example in particular …
ACC Annual Meeting – Top five takeaways from Big Data session
This post was written by Patrick Johnson, senior marketer supporting Serengeti at Thomson Reuters The buzz around Big Data is everywhere, yet very few people have figured out how to control its use and scope. Legal departments often have to scramble to catch up and keep their companies in compliance with ever-changing laws around data …
ACC Annual Meeting – Rob Thomas on management skills for the chief legal officer session
This post was written by Rob Thomas, vice president of marketing for the Corporate segment of Thomson Reuters I previously wrote about an early session during the first day of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting. But I also attended another popular session that day, titled Surviving the Jungle: Management Skills for the Chief …
ACC Annual Meeting – Rob Thomas on legal project management session
This post was written by Rob Thomas, vice president of marketing for the Corporate segment of Thomson Reuters On the first day of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting, one of the better attended early sessions was Exposing Legal Project Management Myths: The Truth Behind What Works and What Doesn’t. Some of the …
