Jae Um
April 24, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Power Rankings (Plus): Bionic Boutiques Are Already Uncoupling Dollars From HoursSusman's dominant outperformance in 2023 is suggestive of broader and structural change arriving in the big leagues.
By Jae Um
3 minute read
April 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Power Ranking the Am Law 100: Flash Points AheadFacing market volatility and AI disruption, winning firms reinvest for renewal and reinvention.
By Jae Um
16 minute read
November 27, 2023 | Legaltech News
Build Versus Buy Will Never Be the Same Again, Thanks to Custom GenAIThe rise of the empowered user-builder heralds innumerable new ways of working for an in-house legal team. General counsel should identify their own paths to accelerate how this arrives in their legal function.
By Ed Sohn, Factor & Jae Um, Six Parsecs
6 minute read
April 18, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Power Ranking the Am Law 100: Who Won Out Through the Pandemic?A retrospective on law firm pandemic performance sheds light on the future, and hints at a new model of success.
By Jae Um
15 minute read
April 26, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Kings of the Hill: Power Ranking the Am Law 100 Based on Momentum, Profit and PrestigeAs firms fight for Big Law standing, a segmentation analysis of the Am Law 100 reveals shifts in the pecking order.
By Jae Um
15 minute read
April 20, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Resilient Firms Outperformed After 2008. Their Success Offers a Roadmap for 2021.A dozen years of data since the Great Recession shows resilient law firms rose above the competition over the past decade. In the fraught present moment, history holds lessons for the latest competitive reset.
By Jae Um
13 minute read
April 20, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Position Isn't Destiny: Big Law's Rising Stars Show Growth Can Come From AnywhereAn analysis of 12 years of data since the Great Recessions reveals that outperforming firms can emerge from any region of the country—and any region of the rankings.
By Jae Um
4 minute read
September 20, 2018 | Law.com
ALSPs: Already Here & Looking UpmarketShifting more complicated workstreams to alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) may be the next tectonic shift in the legal market.
By Casey Flaherty and Jae Um
11 minute read
August 19, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Are Wall Street Firms Built to Handle Today's Financial Services Industry?Three emerging trends in the financial sector have created a new competitive landscape for traditional capital markets-oriented firms.
By Jae Um and Nicholas Bruch
13 minute read
June 20, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: A Post-Recession View of the SurvivorsA decade later, we revisit the 2008 Am Law 200 for a look at how the Big Law game has changed. Spoiler alert: it's gotten much tougher to be a managing partner.
By Jae Um
15 minute read
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