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 …
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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 …
Robe Off! The Entrepreneur Lawyer interviews The Entrepreneur Advocate
Barrister Sinead King of 36 Bedford Row talks to Chrissie Lightfoot about the skills required to operate as a barrister in today’s fast-moving business environment. It’s time for barristers to de-robe and get with the program, The Naked Lawyer author Chrissie Lightfoot maintains. But what does barrister Sinead King make of this new world and …
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 …
Rise of the SocialHuman Barrister?
In July in the Global Legal Post, I shared my vision, insights and opinion about why it is becoming increasingly necessary for all of us lawyers to become SocialHuman in order to future-proof our careers as cognitive computing, artificial intelligence and robots infiltrate the entire legal eco-system and make some of our roles obsolete. It …
Is your car really a transformer?
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, once described the Tesla Model S as a sophisticated computer on wheels. These days, that description actually applies to most cars, which are equipped with an increasing array of sensors, relays and connective equipment that control, monitor and report numerous systems and data. Tesla recently patched its software after …
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 hosts one-day conference for women leaders featuring Minnesota CEOs
Thomson Reuters will host a group of top Minnesota CEOs presenting at Aspire to Lead, a one-day conference aimed at inspiring and coaching women to take more active leadership roles in their work and communities. The event will be held October 20, 2015, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Prom Center in Oakdale, …
New report shows mid-size and small law firms confident they can succeed
Leaders of mid-size and small law firms are meeting or exceeding their profitability goals, and are confident in their ability to succeed in the current legal environment. Those are among the findings of a new report — Strategic Planning: Key to Smart Growth — conducted by Thomson Reuters and the Managing Partner Forum. The 2015 …
