Earlier this year, the American Bar Association produced A Report on the Future of Legal Services in the United States. This report has generated much discussion with varying viewpoints about whether the report went too far or not far enough in its 12 recommendations to continue building on the legal profession’s legacy and ensure access …
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Law Firm Leaders Forum
Law Firm Leaders Forum – An Annual Report on the State of the Profession and Business of Law
The 21st annual Thomson Reuters Law Firm Leaders Forum in New York began with a panel discussing recent developments over the past year, a session that traditionally opens the forum each year. Ralph Baxter, Chairman of the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, author and advisor, opened with remarks discussing three developments he sees impacting the …
- October 6, 2016
- Jeff McCoy
The 20th Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum: A Fitting Anniversary Edition
The 20th annual meeting of our Law Firm Leaders Forum was truly outstanding. Conducted with record attendance in New York last Thursday and Friday, its range of topics, depth of analysis, and diversity and effectiveness of faculty exceeded the very high standard the Forum has established over the years. Here are some highlights: Annual Report …
- October 14, 2015
- Alex Cook
The Law Firm Leaders Forum Turns 20
We are convening our 20th annual meeting of the Law Firm Leaders Forum this week in New York. It has been a great joy for me to chair this meeting each year, especially in light of how significantly our legal ecosystem has changed over the course of those 20 years. We created the Forum to provide …
- October 6, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute to Host 20th Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum
EAGAN, Minn. – Legendary investigative journalist and associate editor of The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, will deliver the keynote address at the 20th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum. Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, a comprehensive resource for legal leaders and industry professionals, will host the annual forum Oct. 8-9, 2015, in New York. Woodward will discuss …
- September 30, 2015
- Alex Cook
Meeting people is easy – A discussion on thought leadership events
As the old saying goes, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” And while there are certainly no shortage of networking events out there to help with the latter, Thomson Reuters – through West LegalEdcenter and the Legal Executive Institute – continues to organize industry-leading events that cover a range of topics and …
- July 29, 2015
- Alex Cook
The 5th annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum: Data privacy, security and the globalized law firm
This post was written by William Scarbrough, chief operating officer of Bodman PLC This year’s Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum in New York City will focus on data privacy, security and the globalized law firm, certainly one of the biggest and most important management challenges facing law firm leaders today. Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute has assembled a particularly …
- June 1, 2015
- Alex Cook
Law Firm Leaders Forum: Changing model of legal education and career development
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 …
- November 13, 2014
- Jeff McCoy
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 …
- November 12, 2014
- Jeff McCoy
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 …
- November 11, 2014
- Jeff McCoy