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When Will Disruption Hit the Legal Industry? Image

When Will Disruption Hit the Legal Industry?

Hugh A. Simons & Nicholas Bruch

Economics tells us an industry that experiences a drop in aggregate demand, adds production capacity, and increases the market overlap among competitors will suffer price erosion and profitability decline. Law firms fit this profile. Yet, in talking with law firm partners, you don't get the sense that any such "disruption" is happening. Perhaps economics has bypassed law?

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Cyber Crime Now Targeting Law Firms

Collin Hite

Cyber attacks and theft are on the rise around the country, and law firms are becoming prime targets. Unlike manufacturers, banks and retailers, law firms are unique organizations that are highly vulnerable.

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Selling the Value of Litigation Support

Stephen Cole

When it comes to practicing litigation, the use of technology is no longer optional. What is optional, however, is under which business model firms deliver this service to their clients, and how to determine which model balances the most value — to the client and the firm.

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Securing Your Information-Rich Employee Benefit Plans

Robert M. Projansky & Miriam S. Dubin

This article examines the cyber threat facing benefit plans, explores the applicable legal landscape, and recommends steps to better equip plans to prepare for and manage data breaches.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Law Firms, Legal Departments Predicted to Focus More on IT Risk Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Law Firms, Legal Departments Predicted to Focus More on IT Risk

Ed Silverstein

Overall global spending in the information security services and products sector will total $86.4 billion this year, an increase of 7% over last year.

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Diversity As a Differentiator in the Legal Profession

John J. Buchanan

One aspect of law firms that is becoming increasingly of interest to clients — and an area that might offer opportunities for differentiation — is law firm commitment to increasing and sustaining diversity.

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<b><I>Media & Communications:</I></b> How Being a Benefit Corporation or B Corp May Help Land the Right Clients Image

<b><I>Media & Communications:</I></b> How Being a Benefit Corporation or B Corp May Help Land the Right Clients

John Montgomery

This article explores whether or not it makes sense to organize your law firm as a professional benefit corporation and/or B Corp to help you attract the growing number of clients seeking a law firm aligned with their social and environmental values.

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<b><I>Leadership:</I></b> Linking Law Firm Leadership with Revenue Generation Image

<b><I>Leadership:</I></b> Linking Law Firm Leadership with Revenue Generation

Allan Colman

What is missing in driving revenue growth at law firms is accelerating leadership. It is one of 12 exceptional management practices that firms should focus on, including branding, building client value, strategy, team building, and so forth.

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Financing and Leasing Technology Is a Strategic Advantage

Scott McFetters

Law firms may want to leverage a specific law firm management technology to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, but might not want to purchase those tools outright. How are you equipping your firm to succeed both in the present day and into the future?

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How Firms Should Be Measuring the Profitability of Matters Image

How Firms Should Be Measuring the Profitability of Matters

Hugh A. Simons

Matter profitability matters. Yet most firms struggle to measure it in a manner that is accurate, focused on the levers partners control, and inclines partners to take action. Using margin per-partner-hour (MPH) to measure profitability delivers on these objectives.

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