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Clients See ALSPs as More Efficient. Law Firms See a 'Frustrating' Perception Problem

While law firms are onboarding automation, data analytics and other technologies in an effort to improve client services, many C-suites still perceive ALSPs as the more efficient and tech-friendly service option.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Bombast' and 'Theatrics' Are Muted by Virtual Dealmaking. Will They Return Post-Pandemic?

Dealmakers have learned a lot from being forced to negotiate over video, and some of those lessons will outlast the pandemic.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

2 'Very Different' Pitches: How Captive, Untethered ALSPs Get Business

Whether an ALSP is associated with a law firm or not, it has to "play nice" with firms when pitching to legal department clients.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

General Counsel Reveal What They Really Think of Firms' Legal Tech Products

While legal departments don't believe law firms can match up to legal tech providers, they still say there's room for law firms' software efforts.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

ESG Work Takes Off at Big Law Firms, as Clients Navigate Disclosure Requirements

ESG "has been driven into the mainstream both by the regulatory and government side, but also the pandemic accelerated interest in this," Stacy Louizos, co-lead of Blank Rome's ESG team, said.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

As Law Firms Hire More GCs, Once-Clear Lines Are Blurring

In what some recruiters say is a growing trend, corporate GCs are finding new jobs at firms, where they hope to leverage their business skills and contacts in building a practice.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Jobs Down Slightly in March Amid Associate Hiring, Administrative Cuts

In Big Law, in-demand associates and shrinking support staffs illustrate the counteracting forces on the legal profession.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Litigation-Heavy Firms Faced Financial Headwinds in 2020. Can They Expect a Better 2021?

The economic slowdown that we saw in the first half of 2020 might not have quite the litigation repercussions of prior slowdowns, but open courts make for busier litigators.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firms Likely to Continue Quietly Trimming Employee Rosters

Staff roles, and perhaps some underproductive partners, will be scrutinized as firms consider their new normal.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Greenberg Traurig Continues Life Sciences, IP Growth With 5-Attorney Hire From Wilson Sonsini

Shareholders Prashant Girinath, David Steven Harburger and Charles Andres have joined Greenberg's Boston and Washington, D.C., offices as global investment and collaboration in life sciences drive demand.
4 minute read

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