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Law Firm Leaders Forum 2015 – Legal Marketplace Seeing Hyper-Competition amid Flat Demand
The legal industry has changed dramatically in the years since the beginning of the Great Recession, and is now driven by market forces like hyper-competition, technological innovation and slower demand for legal services. These forces continue to push change on the industry, forging it into something very different from what it was less than a …
- October 8, 2015
- Leonard Lee
Who Controls the Internet?
Google still has not announced whether it will appeal a ruling earlier this year by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia ordering the Internet giant to remove certain links from its search engine – not just in British Columbia, but worldwide, because of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by tech company Equustek. The ruling …
- October 5, 2015
- Leonard Lee
The Road to the Automotive Future
The 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show concluded over the weekend. The world’s largest auto show was a glittering showcase of automobiles of the future — some of which will be hitting showrooms soon, and some that are so futuristic that they may never see reality. The future of automobiles is facing an increasingly complex legal, regulatory, …
- September 29, 2015
- Leonard Lee
Auto Recall Legislation Lagging
The world’s largest auto show – the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show – is in full swing. As my Legal Current colleague Sean Doherty discussed earlier, much of the attention is not on the hottest concept cars, but on the legal and regulatory troubles facing Volkswagen AG. Emission compliance and regulatory oversight are only a few …
- September 24, 2015
- Leonard Lee
Drafting Assistant Comes to iPad
Now that the iPad is an I-must-take-this-with-me anytime you set foot outside the office, the ability to check citations while on-the-go is an increasingly important part of a practitioner’s mobile arsenal of tools. In keeping up with this mobile need, Thomson Reuters has introduced Drafting Assistant on Microsoft Word for iPad. You can use WestCheck …
- September 22, 2015
- Leonard Lee
Ill Repute – September 2015
This edition of Ill Repute discusses these current events in the world of reputation management and the forces in the 24-hour news cycle and social media that impact it. Ashley Madison: The New HR Wild Card? The Summer of Discontent in Major Universities Women in Sports: Not Just On the Field What’s up with North …
- September 22, 2015
- Leonard Lee
The Data Explosion & Law Firms
The term “Big Data” is rather overused these days. Maybe they really should call it “Humongous Data” or something. According to IBM’s Jeopardy-winning Watson, an astounding 2.5 billion gigabytes of data are generated every day. Joseph Raczynski, a legal technologist futurist says we’ve reached the point where no one person can possibly absorb the vast …
- August 28, 2015
- Leonard Lee
What Most Attorneys Don’t Understand About Brands
Hear the word “brand,” and you might think of that apple with an oval bite taken out of it, or Target’s famous red bull’s-eye. In other words, you might think that branding doesn’t have much to do with running a law firm. If that describes your outlook on branding, you’re missing out on one of …
- August 27, 2015
- Leonard Lee
Justice Alan Page Turns New Page in Distinguished Career
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page is stepping down from the bench later this month, and he’ll be taking a unique momento with him. Justice Page was presented this week with a series of specially compiled hard cover volumes containing all of the opinions that he wrote during his 20+ years on the state’s highest …
- August 24, 2015
- Leonard Lee