International Edition

Sole Rosenblatt Lawyer on Parent Company Board Resigns

In September, the law firm's former chief executive was cleared in an employment tribunal alleging racial discrimination.
2 minute read

International Edition

How Afriwise is Using AI to Tackle Africa's Compliance Bottleneck

Afriwise, the African legal platform that acquired AI-based legal software developer Pythagoria in 2023, is deploying AI and their own legal database to build a compliance toolbox.
3 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance: Where Next for the UK's Original Private Equity Golden Child?

The firm's famed private equity offering has long been a place US firms hire from—but leaders Jonny Myers and Spencer Baylin believe the market is shifting in their favour.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Industry Experts Launch 'Legal Data Intelligence' With Help From Relativity

The framework, meant to help the industry harness data in a smarter way, was founded by nearly 20 industry experts. The project has received resources from e-discovery company Relativity.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Bloomberg Law Acquires Project Management Solution Dashboard Legal

Bloomberg Law's acquisition of project management and collaboration solution Dashboard Legal further extends its reach beyond legal research following the company's release of Bloomberg Law Contract Solutions last year.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Role of Legal Technology in Profitable Flat-Fee Litigation

Today, nearly one in three matters is performed under an alternative fee arrangement, with flat fees being the most common. If your clients are seeking these agreements, following best practices for incorporating legal tech into your organization can optimize your alternative fee portfolio
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Seriously Inflated' Duane Morris Bill Highlights Risk When Big Law and Public Clients Lack Alignment

"With public sector clients, you're frequently dealing with people who aren't lawyers," said Mantra Partner founder and CEO Marci Taylor. "You're writing knowing that there's a high likelihood that your invoices will be made public."
7 minute read

International Edition

How Can Global Law Firms Embrace Change?

A 'one-size-fits-all' approach won't necessarily work across offices, but one that is 'purposeful' will ensure they aren't left behind in the dust.
4 minute read

International Edition

Clients Look to ALSPs, Flexible Lawyering: 'Traditional Service From Law Firms Doesn't Cut It Anymore'

"An alternative legal service provider that can contribute to my team, instead of a law firm that wants to take work away from my team, is going to be increasingly valuable as I try to position my department in a strategic way," says William Bowes, general counsel of Condé Nast.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Herrick, Feinstein Names First Female Executive Chair

Real estate department chair Belinda Schwartz is succeeding Irwin Kishner, who has served in the role since 2010.
3 minute read

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