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The Middle East Legal Awards 2019: Who Won What, and Why

Find out who won what and why at this year's Middle East Legal Awards.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Senior Lawyer at Luxury Brand House Claims Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

LVMH said the in-house lawyer's allegations had “no merit whatsoever” and the company pledged to mount a vigorous defense.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Three Key Ways Managed Legal Services Engagements Fail (And How to Avoid Them)

Outsourcing of legal services can bring tangible, positive benefits to clients. Achieving the benefits, however, requires a level of experience and expertise that is often greater than what the client may have initially foreseen.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Half of Australian GCs Turning to 'Innovative Solutions' in Face of Budget Cuts

Almost half of the in-house legal departments in Australia anticipate cuts to their legal budgets this year, according to a survey by Acritas and Thomson Reuters.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Tip for Law Firms: Litigation Funders Prefer Bundled Cases Over Single Suits

The portfolio-based approach to lending is becoming increasingly popular.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: At Williams & Connolly, 'The Primordial, Motherly Instinct to Protect and Defend'

During the most recent U.S. Supreme Court term, male advocates outnumbered female 153 to 32, Which makes Williams & Connolly's appellate practice, where all the partners are now women, truly unusual.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Improving Legal Departments' Matter Intake Experience Can Drive Business Process Improvement

The intake process is the requester's first interaction with the legal team and forms the basis for the entire life cycle of the matter. As important as it is, however, legal departments have long struggled to streamline and perfect the operations of onboarding new matters.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Who Are the 'Unprofessional' Players in Today's Market?

No one in the legal profession should ignore or decline to consider better practices, operational models, and solutions as demonstrated by the Big Four and the growing community of terrific law company service providers: We should be openly embracing conversations and practices that allow us to learn from them, adopt their best practices, partner with them, and use their services to improve the results we can deliver to clients.
16 minute read

Law.com

What Do GCs Really Want? Here's What They Say.

Law.com reporter Caroline Spiezio talks to former in-house leaders at top companies who pull no punches in saying what law firms need to do for their clients.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Culture Can Drive Your Bottom Line

When asked to define a law firm's culture, firm leaders are quick to provide an extensive list of perks their organizations offer including firm-sponsored outings, on-site food services, yoga classes and more.
7 minute read

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