Dan Packel surveys the new competitive pressures on law firms and how their managers are coping, plus insights on the tactics and tech employed by would-be disruptors.
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By Dan Packel | October 20, 2022
In one way, a mid-size law firm's recent sale of its tech-based subsidiary broke new ground. But it's also in line with several other firms' recent divestments of tech-based assets.
By Dan Packel | October 13, 2022
Now's the time for firm leaders to think about investment and differentiation, says HBR Consulting's Matt Sunderman.
By Dan Packel | October 6, 2022
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner wound up pulling the plug on its Cubed subsidiary. But COO Jason Marty said the unit, which lasted for several years, helped tie together the firm in the earlier days after its trans-Atlantic merger.
By Dan Packel | September 29, 2022
Law firms have resisted turning over management to business leaders without legal backgrounds. But there's a logic to hiring someone with real business acumen when an operation is pushing the $1 billion mark.
By Dan Packel | September 22, 2022
Some of the sharpest minds on the future of the legal industry had a rousing discussion on Twitter.
By Dan Packel | September 15, 2022
Author David Enrich, in Servants of the Damned, also recounts the founding story of the American Lawyer and the role it played in transforming how law firms in the U.S. operate.
By Dan Packel | September 8, 2022
One Arizona firm's model is a valuable example for those curious about relaxing the regulations governing the profession.
By Dan Packel | September 1, 2022
The firm publicly said the appeal was an opportunity to stand on principle when it came to conflict waivers with clients. But it's hard to find that perspective in the court papers.
By Dan Packel | August 25, 2022
Law firms generally don't have the right incentives to act like venture capitalists. But for individual lawyers who recognize the value of fresh technology, the calculus is different.
By Dan Packel | August 18, 2022
It's firms between 100 and 250 lawyers that are stepping forward with putting hoteling and hybrid structures on the map.
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