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 | 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.
By Dan Packel | August 4, 2022
In the absence of an Am Law 100 style ranking for ALSP businesses, how can we best track the impact they're having on the market for legal services?
By Dan Packel | July 28, 2022
"If you think about what's going to bring people back, it's providing experiences that don't exist at home, whether that's in technology, in education, mentorship, or food service," said one law firm real estate adviser.
By Dan Packel | July 22, 2022
During the slowest sports week of the year, a reminder that games are big business for Big Law.
By Dan Packel | July 14, 2022
By all accounts, the pre-pandemic routine of five days a week in the office is largely dead, and the offices of several firms that serve the bank will be particularly quiet in August. But this fall might be different.
By Dan Packel | July 7, 2022
Hunton Andrews Kurth CFO Madhav Srinivasan has been applying Wall Street-style scrutiny to law firms. What do we learn from his efforts?
By Dan Packel | June 30, 2022
It's not easy to make substantive changes in legacy firms. But new boutiques aren't shackled to the same structures.
By Dan Packel | June 23, 2022
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, with profits per equity partner of $4.7 million, becomes an outlier among high-end firms in launching a tech-focused unit to deliver savings on elements of transactional work.
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