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Most law firms misunderstood future role of technology, say Altman Weil
October 27th, 2015
Law firms are going through a ‘dawning recognition’ of the role of high tech in the legal sector – but it may be too late for some practices, according to an Altman Weil report. The ‘Law Firms in Transition’ ...
Latest moves to open South Korea to international law firms
October 13th, 2015
Eforts to open up South Korea to international law firms are still facing obstruction, an IBA session on free trade agreements and crossborder legal services heard. The Republic of Korea undertook to open its legal services market under free ...
Law Firms Spending $5 – $10 Million on Business Development
October 5th, 2015
A sampling of U.S. law firms by LAC Group, creator of Library as a Service® and a leader in library outsourcing and other services for law firms, shows that firms are investing heavily in competitive intelligence and market research. ...
World’s largest law firms to be ‘lawyerless’ within five years
September 9th, 2015
Uber and Facebook cited as examples of what a future legal practice might look like Within the next five years the world’s largest law firms will not employ its own lawyers, is a bold prediction by the UK’s leading ...
Law Firms Vs Technology: Doing business in legal technology
September 3rd, 2015
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), and InsideLegal, the insider’s guide to doing business in legal technology, released the findings of the “2015 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey” (survey). 2015 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey highlights include: 57% of all respondents spend ...
Law firms given platform to share cyber threat information
August 21st, 2015
Over 180 law firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell have applied to join the platform, which will be known as the Legal Services Information Sharing and Analysis Organization. The organisation will run in parallel to the Financial Services Information ...
Law firms head to the banks as lawyers target expansion
August 19th, 2015
Lending tops £7.3bn as firms borrow to fund M&A, overseas offices, and lateral hires Long-term lending to UK law firms has risen by 28 per cent over the last four years to £7.35bn, as firms compete to capture a ...
Mid-Size and Small Law Firms Confident They Can Succeed
August 12th, 2015
Survey from Thomson Reuters and Managing Partner Forum shows positive market outlook 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. ...
Unregulated advisers beat law firms in Google rankings
July 13th, 2015
Solicitor firms are missing out on vital marketing opportunities – and losing ground to the unregulated sector – by not establishing themselves at the top of Google searches, research has found. Legal Services Board chief executive Richard Moriarty (pictured) ...
Big Law Firms Spending More on Technology, Experts Say
June 29th, 2015
U.S. law firms are devoting more of their budgets to technology, investing in practice and financial management systems, network upgrades and other areas, although the activity has been measured, according to legal experts. About half of the 281 law ...
