Kris Satkunas

October 25, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Corporations are stepping up the pressure on outside counsel to improve their diversity, equity, and inclusion.

By Kris Satkunas

6 minute read

January 13, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

By leveraging technology, legal departments can objectively and consistently measure their law firms' performance, including via quantifiable diversity metrics.

By Kris Satkunas

5 minute read

October 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Data should drive your decisions. With reliable data and the right analytics, you can derive insights that help you make better decisions.

By Kris Satkunas

7 minute read

September 11, 2019 | Legaltech News

Those who have been successful with matter management initiatives understand the critical elements of change management that need to be planned for.

By Kris Satkunas, LexisNexis CounselLink

7 minute read

July 22, 2019 | Legaltech News

As with most change management initiatives, the key is thoughtfully establishing good processes and having technology in place to enable those processes. And it doesn't require asking lawyers to track time.

By Kris Satkunas, LexisNexis CounselLink

7 minute read

November 25, 2013 | Inside Counsel

There are those who say AFAs are redefining the industry and those who say theyve heard that for the better part of decade, but the truth may be in the middle.

By Kris Satkunas

7 minute read

October 04, 2013 | Inside Counsel

While the percentage of litigation matters with alternative fee arrangements is stagnant, the percentage of litigation fees from AFA is growing.

By Kris Satkunas

8 minute read

September 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel

What if the GC had the power to respond with facts about the most likely cost to handle matters, both within the organization and at other organizations?

By Kris Satkunas

4 minute read

June 23, 2008 | National Law Journal

The attrition rate seems to run about 1 percent a month, according to studies done by the Redwood Think Tank. So firms need to plan accordingly.

By Kris Satkunas

8 minute read

June 12, 2008 | Law.com

One of the best ways to hone a firm's business strategy is to dig deeper into the assumptions relied upon to devise its business strategy. On average, law firms lose work from clients at the rate of 1 percent per month, based on a study of four firms that experienced remarkably similar rates of attrition. The Redwood Think Tank wondered whether that estimate would hold up if it studied a larger number of firms. It also wondered whether some firms experience lower rates of attrition and, if so, why.

By Kris Satkunas

8 minute read