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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

Legaltech News

Don't Buy Legal Tech to Slap 'Lipstick on a Pig': A Chat with Legalweek Speaker Katie Debord

DISCO's vice president of product strategy Katie Debord, who joined the e-discovery provider last year from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, has first hand knowledge about what makes legal tech purchases stick—and what law firms and legal tech providers don't understand each other.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Four Steps to Begin Contract Management Planning

CMP helps you better analyze the how and why of what's happening, and also the how and why of achieving better business outcomes moving forward. Armed with a CMP framework, you position yourself as a "legal procurement" leader within the organization.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Growing Your IP? Consider a Secondment

Secondments provide flexible options for a company, even those with existing IP expertise. Bringing in a secondee provides a dynamic option to handle start-up challenges, spikes in workload, or other unforeseen circumstances at a low risk to the company, while reducing or eliminating the challenges that may be present with a new hire.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Costly Paper: Kirkland & Ellis Outpaces Competitors on Printing Fees

Office Depot customers pay less per page than clients of Kirkland and Skadden, analysis shows. But some Big Law firms are increasingly reevaluating the need to charge for in-house printing services at all.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

In Softening Mid-Market Practices, Rising AFA Demand Prompts Questions About Commoditization

Midsize firm leaders expected a rise in flat-fee requests from clients under pressure to control costs, but getting too many requests in a specific area could signal pricing pressures on firms themselves on the horizon.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Curious Missing Client Value in Law Firm Project Management

'Project management in the legal sector is seen as an essentially administrative task to keep deadlines and budgets on track for legal advice that is traditionally associated with opaque costs and timelines.'
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Modern Attachments: Pointers Are Not the Problem When It Comes to Preservation

The problem with preservation pertains to referenced content and whether organizations need to retain "as sent" versions of content referenced in messages with pointers.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

AV Technology and Case Strategy

Leveraging AV evidence requires expertise, tools for merging this technology with the current litigation process and service providers that can acquire, produce and manage the content.
6 minute read

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