Winter is coming and many legal departments will be left in the cold.
Let’s get a difficult conceptual issue out of the way. This is a long post that some might construe as a criticism of large corporate legal departments. It’s also a preview of LexFusion’s Second Annual Legal Market Year in Review. See Post
Our publication schedule landed on Christmas this year. For this Sunday, anyway, there’s nothing happening in the legal industry that justifies our attention. Instead, I’d like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday and a happy 2023. Sincerely, Bill H.
Legal deserts are a surprisingly common problem. Yet, more surprising is the relatively modest cost of a solution.
In its annual Profile of the Legal Profession for 2020, the American Bar Association defined a legal desert as a county with fewer than one lawyer per 1000 people, which is 75% lower than the national average
Good question. I have a few thoughts.
In recent travels, I came across a group of women who appeared Amish in dress, talking and laughing with one another, and I experienced a surprising emotion—I was jealous.
For someone who runs towards the new, always testing the capability, seeing if it improves life for myself and
Strong leaders voluntarily initiate their own performance feedback. The benefits of doing so are enormous.
[Editor’s note: Given the time of year and the topic of Patrick’s essay, this monthly leadership column is being published two weeks early. Enjoy! wdh]
There is an old adage in managing a client’s expectations that states, “whether we like
For decades, I’ve helped my clients change. Now it was my turn.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to clone myself—to create a twin that could bring my wish list to life.
Although conventional science has fallen short (perhaps a good thing), an unexpected catalyst became my genie in a bottle.
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Digital transformation was largely a buzzword until I saw what David accomplished during the pandemic.
For this week’s feature post (342), Legal Evolution is pleased to welcome guest contributor David Freeman, a renowned business development consultant who has trained and coached well over 10,000 lawyers in over 200 law firms worldwide.
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Yale has a different decision set than other law schools.
Yale Law School’s $1.2 billion share of the Yale University endowment provides approximately $63 million in operating funds, which translates into $106,000 per student, though this amount appears to be headed up due to the 40.2% increase in Yale’s endowment in 2021. See “Yale
To break from the pack you have to be willing to break the rules.
A few years back, together with colleague David Parnell, we interviewed and surveyed 68 AmLaw firm leaders on their firm’s approach to strategic planning and their responses to 18 specific questions in preparation for a conference presentation we were delivering.
Legal technology is slowly becoming core to the legal business. It’s time to commit to a cross-functional team approach.
In the legal profession, attorneys with specialized subject matter expertise (e.g., discovery, trial work, corporate transactions, appellate, regulatory, and many others) provide tremendous value to their clients. Similarly, technologists supporting the legal profession typically include accomplished