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
September 28, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Lawyers Must Balance Caution and Curiosity in Confronting Gen AI"It's going to be necessary for lawyers to figure out how over the next 10 years and we need to lean in," said Philip Goodin, executive vice president of the litigation services business unit at Integreon.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
September 18, 2023 | The American Lawyer
The New Normal?All five articles from our series about the future of in-office work in the legal industry.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
September 14, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Don't Call It A Compensation GuaranteePaul Weiss may not like to categorize its pledges to new laterals as "guarantees" but the standard of specifying fixed compensation to new recruits is well established. Still, partners receiving multiple years are in rarified air.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
September 08, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: What I've Learned About the New NormalThe office remains indivisible from the law firm experience, even after several years that demonstrated that, on a certain level, the work can get done from anywhere.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
August 31, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: The Generation Gap in Big Law Is Real, but It's Broader TooGuess who made which damning statement about Gen Z.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
August 29, 2023 | The American Lawyer
After Ripping 'Unseemly' Deal Between LeClairRyan Founder and Trustee, Judge OKs Updated Settlement"While the meteoric rise and fall of LeClairRyan PLLC may have been extraordinary, LeClair's personal avarice does not translate into a circumstance worthy of vacating this court's opinion," the judge wrote.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
August 28, 2023 | The American Lawyer
O'Melveny's Brad Butwin on Managing in a Post-Pandemic EraFrom taking a stand on a broad range of social issues to implementing new technology, Butwin discusses the ways the role of firm leader has changed.
By Dan Packel
12 minute read
August 24, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Costs For Professionals Are Rising, But Are They Still Undervalued?Some of this is more staff, part of this is inflation. But another part is actually a shift toward higher-value support personnel.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
August 17, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Where's the Proof of the In-Office Premium?Workers aren't satisfied when they find that the top brass is simply going with its gut.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
August 10, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: This 90-Year Old Law Firm Is Bowing Out With ClassSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis is looking to steer clear of bankruptcy court as it winds down. Meanwhile, LeClairRyan remains the subject of litigation, four years after it announced plans to dissolve.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
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