Hardly a day goes by when we’re not interacting with someone working the “gig economy” — that Uber driver who gave us a ride, a Instacart grocery shopper or the Bite Squad person dropping off your dinner. You soon might be able to add one more person to that list: your lawyer. A pair of …
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Forum Magazine: Improved Firm Relationships, Financial Intelligence and Performance
As noted earlier this month, the Fall 2018 issue of Forum magazine is now available and explores the broader theme of “The Art of Balancing Profitability and Value” in the legal industry. Among the featured articles is a closer look at the results of LEI’s “Dynamic Law Firms” study, which explores strategies that have the best …
Forum Magazine: Mining the gold in mind maps
The perception of in-house legal departments as insular and obstructive can impede their ability to best serve the business. And while perceptions often don’t reflect reality, repositioning the legal department as a valued, equal and constructive part of the organization will have a dramatic effect on both the lawyers’ job satisfaction and overall efficiency in …
Forum Magazine: What 2015 looks like for some of Asia’s largest economies and their legal industries
What will 2015 look like for some of Asia’s largest economies and their legal industries? Law firms from around the region offer some answers. In this article in the latest Forum Magazine, we look at what 2015 holds in terms of legal and regulatory developments in some of Asia’s largest economies, as well as how …
Forum Magazine: Big data law
The pace of change in the legal profession has been accelerating over the past few years – a technology driven transformation of the legal system. Rarely a day goes by that we don’t read about new technology that promises to make lawyers more efficient than ever before, or replace them altogether. Compared to other service …
Forum Magazine: How MoloLamken plays larger than its size
Super Lawyers talked with Steve Molo and Jeff Lamken, founders of the litigation boutique MoloLamken, about their decision to leave large law and form their own firm. Molo was a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York and Lamken was a partner at Baker Botts in Washington, D.C. before joining forces in October …
Forum Magazine: The Yanks are coming! The Brits are coming!
In November 2013, The American Lawyer® published a provocative article by its Chief European Correspondent Chris Johnson entitled “How the Magic Circle Lost the Battle for New York.” In it, Johnson argued that, despite 25 years of work and huge investments, the leading UK law firms had failed to gain any significant share of the …
Forum Magazine: Looking at legal expertise from both sides of the table
Forum spoke with Gregory B. Jordan, general counsel of PNC Financial Services Group, and former global managing partner of Reed Smith LLP, about evolving client relationships, the exacting nature of determining client needs, and why both parties want the other to succeed. The evolution of the legal profession, especially the relationship between law firms and …
Thomson Reuters launches Forum magazine
EAGAN, Minn. – Thomson Reuters announced today the debut of Forum magazine, a thought leadership instrument for legal professionals that will instill conversations and debate while addressing the challenges facing the global legal industry. “Forum magazine is a true thought leadership resource touching all segments and all geographies,” said Mike Abbott, vice president of Client …
