Private Investment in US Legal Services
March 31, 2013

I had the honor of speaking at ReInventLawSiliconValley, a conference on innovation and the legal system sponsored by the ReInvent...

The Tyranny of the Billable Hour
March 30, 2013

“THAT bill shall know no limits,”wrote one DLA Piper lawyer to another in 2010 in what the firm is now calling “unfortunate banter” between associates about work for a client. But what is truly unfortunate is the underlying billable-hour regime and the law-firm culture it has spawned. Lost in the furor surrounding one large firm’s current public relations headache are deeper problems that go to the heart of the prevailing big law-firm business model itself. Regrettably, as with previous...

Suit Offers a Peek at Emails Discussing Inflated Legal Bill
March 26, 2013

They were lawyers at the world’s largest law firm, trading casual e-mails about a client’s case. One made a sarcastic joke about how the bill was running way over budget. Another described a colleague’s approach to the assignment as “churn that bill, baby!” The e-mails, which emerged in a court filing late last week, provide a window into the thorny issue of law firm billing. The documents are likely to reinforce a perception held by many corporate clients — and the public — that...

ABA Journal: Law Firm Creates Think Tank to Study Analytics
December 23, 2012

ABA Journal: Law Firm Creates Think Tank to Study Analytics http://goo.gl/ggFLs

WSJ: Cravath Sends Cheer: Law Firm Lifts Bonuses for Some Associates as Much as 60%
November 27, 2012

WSJ: Cravath Sends Cheer: Law Firm Lifts Bonuses for Some Associates as Much as 60% http://goo.gl/eXEZE

Dewey & LeBoeuf Post-Mortem Will Likely Drag On
May 29, 2012

When a law firm dies, the post-mortem can drag on for years, as bankruptcy trustees and creditors try to extract what value remains from a once-vital partnership. The process is expected to be particularly challenging ...

Larry Bodine Law Marketing Blog: Mind-Blowing Statistics Every Law Firm Marketer Should Know
April 10, 2011

Larry Bodine Law Marketing Blog: Mind-Blowing Statistics Every Law Firm Marketer Should Know http://blog.larrybodine.com/2011/04/articles/current-affairs/mindblowing-statistics-every-law-firm-marketer-should-know/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LarryBodineLawMarketingBlog+%28Larry+Bodine+Law+Marketing+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader