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What’s Next for Law Firm Leaders?
April 27, 2014
I met with Lee Pacchia on Mimesis Law‘s “Business of Law” web TV program to discuss, among other topics, my recent post in which I described how some law firms are stifling the growth of future rainmakers. I made a few bold comments, many of which are culled from the remarks and presentations I deliver at numerous law firm and law department retreats, and from previous articles. Yes, it’s easy to lob critiques. But it’s also easy to hide from the truth. There are answers for the major...
April 27, 2014
I met with Lee Pacchia on Mimesis Law‘s “Business of Law” web TV program to discuss, among other topics, my recent post in which I described how some law firms are stifling the growth of future rainmakers. I made a few bold comments, many of which are culled from the remarks and presentations I deliver at numerous law firm and law department retreats, and from previous articles. Yes, it’s easy to lob critiques. But it’s also easy to hide from the truth. There are answers for the major...
How Do Law Departments Select Vendors?
April 14, 2014
In an era of consolidation, half of the law departments at large companies concentrate their e-discovery spending with two to four outside providers, while another 39 percent spread their work across more than five. Only 11 percent have a single dedicated provider. Although 58 percent would not comment on the companies with whom they work, 42 percent revealed relationships with certain organizations. These were some of the results we found in November 2013 when my company, Ari Kaplan Advisors,...
April 14, 2014
In an era of consolidation, half of the law departments at large companies concentrate their e-discovery spending with two to four outside providers, while another 39 percent spread their work across more than five. Only 11 percent have a single dedicated provider. Although 58 percent would not comment on the companies with whom they work, 42 percent revealed relationships with certain organizations. These were some of the results we found in November 2013 when my company, Ari Kaplan Advisors,...
Companies Make Room for General Counsel Turnover
March 17, 2014
This new breed of general counsel tends to be more accustomed to working in the modern law department—where budgets are often constrained and departments must do more with less, according to Rynowecer. This means being “better organized to better support the business units” and taking plenty of initiative to raise issues with management in order to add more value. One of the significant consequences of the law department shake-up is that some firms may have to start watching their back....
March 17, 2014
This new breed of general counsel tends to be more accustomed to working in the modern law department—where budgets are often constrained and departments must do more with less, according to Rynowecer. This means being “better organized to better support the business units” and taking plenty of initiative to raise issues with management in order to add more value. One of the significant consequences of the law department shake-up is that some firms may have to start watching their back....
Law Departments Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
October 28, 2013
In-house attorneys are turning away from outside counsel and becoming increasingly self-reliant when it comes to serving...
October 28, 2013
In-house attorneys are turning away from outside counsel and becoming increasingly self-reliant when it comes to serving...
Survey Shows Law Departments on More Stable Footing
October 7, 2013
The latest edition of a key annual law department survey indicates that the fortunes of in-house attorneys are looking a bit brighter again, after departments weathered the difficulties of the financial crisis. The “2013 HBR Law Department Survey,” conducted by HBR Consulting, collected information from 280 companies, domestic and global, to provide a picture of the trends impacting law departments. The survey revealed a 3 percent increase worldwide in companies’ total legal spending in 2012....
October 7, 2013
The latest edition of a key annual law department survey indicates that the fortunes of in-house attorneys are looking a bit brighter again, after departments weathered the difficulties of the financial crisis. The “2013 HBR Law Department Survey,” conducted by HBR Consulting, collected information from 280 companies, domestic and global, to provide a picture of the trends impacting law departments. The survey revealed a 3 percent increase worldwide in companies’ total legal spending in 2012....
Law Departments Are Keeping E-Discovery Inside the Firewall
September 3, 2013
At the International Legal Technology Association annual conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a crowd of about 50 Law Department Peer Group members gathered at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 20 for a 90-minute round-table discussion at the Law Department E-Discovery Roundtable Breakfast. Discussion topics for the off-the-record, closed session were selected with the help of the group's vice president Tom Morrissey, a senior director at Purdue Pharmaceuticals, who polled participants prior to the conference...
September 3, 2013
At the International Legal Technology Association annual conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a crowd of about 50 Law Department Peer Group members gathered at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 20 for a 90-minute round-table discussion at the Law Department E-Discovery Roundtable Breakfast. Discussion topics for the off-the-record, closed session were selected with the help of the group's vice president Tom Morrissey, a senior director at Purdue Pharmaceuticals, who polled participants prior to the conference...
