Dan Packel
Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld
February 22, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: A Fresh Face at the Top of an Innovation LeaderAn Am Law Second Hundred firm that's built a brand around a forward-thinking vision of the practice of law isn't veering from this approach.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
February 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Thompson Hine Names Former Ohio State Basketball Captain as Next Managing PartnerAnthony White will become one of just a handful of African Americans leading an Am Law 200 firm.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
February 16, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Getting Laterals RightMore reliance on data, less hoping and praying.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
February 08, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Some Super Bowl Fun and Games in Big LawLaw firms with Kansas City and San Francisco outposts are finding ways to play up Sunday's matchup.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
February 01, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Gen AI Use in the Am Law 100 Earns Our SpotlightWe heard about generative AI approaches at Wall Street heavies, global firms, labor and employment giants, and outfits with roots in nearly every major legal market in the U.S.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
January 25, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: A Fresh Take on Big Law's Diversity ProblemA new book by sociologist and former Wilmer associate Kevin Woodson sheds light on two recent cases in the news by highlighting the "racial discomfort" that Black employees experience in predominantly white workplaces.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
January 21, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Working Harder or Working Smarter?It's one thing to prioritize "better business" over "more business," but the real challenge is identifying what that "better business" looks like.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
January 11, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Feeling Good About 2024A recent survey of law firm leaders looked at the biggest burning issues for the coming year. Respondents honed on perennial concerns, rather than fresh existential threats.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
January 04, 2024 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Peaks and Valleys in the World of Virtual FirmsAfter FisherBroyles ramped up quickly to become the first distributed firm in the Am Law 200, it lost roughly half its lawyers to a spinoff. But there's a surprising lack of rancor surrounding the exodus.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
December 14, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Making A Low(er) Risk Bet on Gen AIApplying the rising technology to client-facing work may be a fraught discussion, but firms can look to incorporate it in other areas of their operations.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
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