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Lawyers Who Don't Embrace Tech Will Be Replaced by Those Who Do, Says HSF Innovator

Australia-based Hillary Goodier, head of global technology strategy at Herbert Smith Freehills' Alternative Legal Services, will soon be attending Harvard Business School, where she has been awarded a scholarship to study "Disruptive Innovation."
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

EY, Big Four Top Brand Rankings for Alternative Legal Services

Boosted by several recent acquisitions, EY bumped PwC from the No. 1 spot on Acritas' list. 
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

LeClairRyan, Lender Clash Over Converting Defunct Firm's Bankruptcy to Chapter 7

Attorneys for the dissolving firm and its lender will square off in court Thursday over a U.S. trustee's motion seeking to appoint a liquidator.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

BCLP Launches High-Volume Legal Services Arm, Adds Tech Exec

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner tapped the former head of architecture and innovation at Global 100 firm Gowling WLG to help build out the technology for its new enterprise, dubbed BCLP Cubed.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Trend to Watch: Forecasting the Future Direction of the Legal Market

In-sourcing and other client-side trends have dominated the conversation in the legal market over the past decade. One trend suggests the future will look slightly different.
10 minute read

International Edition

DAC Beachcroft Mulls Flexi-Lawyer Service Launch

The platform would see the firm become the latest to use lawyers on short-term contracts to assist with work.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fortress Bets Bigger on Litigation Funding With Vannin Acquisition

Fortress Investment Group has previously partnered with commercial litigation funder IMF Bentham and has also been linked to investments in mass tort litigation.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

UnitedLex's Deal With LeClairRyan Was a Failure. Is It Also a Sign of Things to Come?

After UnitedLex's first law firm partnership fell apart, Big Law and New Law still have a future together.
6 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Big Law on the Sidelines

Judging from the comments submitted to a California task force, only immigration, personal injury, criminal defense and other small-shop lawyers are ready to weigh in on rule changes that would open the door to outside ownership of law firms.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Axiom Scraps IPO as PE Firm Permira Takes Majority Stake

Elena Donio will stay on as CEO as Permira becomes the legal staffing behemoth's biggest stakeholder.
3 minute read

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