While he does not think solos and small firms will be competitive with big
corporate legal service providers, he does think innovative small firms may be able to prosper other ways.
Not exact matches
Prior to joining Vision Critical, she served as General Counsel at Q9, a
provider of outsourced data center
services, practiced in the
Corporate Group of Baker & McKenzie and held
legal counsel positions with several companies, including CanWest Global and General Motors of Canada.
ACC believes that many traditional law firm business models and many of the approaches to lawyer training and cost management are not aligned with what
corporate clients want and need: value - driven, high - quality
legal services that deliver solutions for a reasonable cost and develop lawyers as counselors (not just content -
providers), advocates (not just process - doers) and professional partners.
Corporate counsel in the U.S. have also pushed the envelope, and through A Call to Action and other groups, top companies and their
legal counsel have told their
legal service providers diversity is a priority and if you don't do it, we won't use your firm.
There still doesn't seem to be a standard, agreed - upon definition of «
legal operations» since the responsibilities cover a wide - range of areas including the general efficiency of
legal work, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, eDiscovery, policy management, and definitely the streamlining of relationships between the
corporate legal department and outside counsel and
service providers.
As
corporate tentacles sprawl across new and emerging geographical markets,
legal services providers must be capable of offering their global clients consistently high - quality advice and
service anywhere in the world — even in the most remote jurisdictions.
Here's a look at what they've been busy with: BC
legal support
services provider Dye & Durham launched a new BC
corporate supplies... more»
Effie has a background from
corporate lawfirms like Hannes Snellman and has also worked with alternative
legal service provider Northlaw.
The move also suggests that if «traditional» law firms don't accelerate their adoption of AI systems, such as document review in this case, then other
providers already skilled in project management and process level work will deliver AI - augmented
legal services to
corporates instead.
Now in its eighth year of operation, the Forrest Firm is a
provider of
corporate legal services to businesses, non-profits, entrepreneurs, and individuals.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier
provider of
legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Rezwan D. Pavri has rejoined the firm's
corporate practice as a partner in the Palo Alto office.
Jordans is a leading
provider of UK formation
services,
corporate and commercial
legal expertise and compliance
services.
Our mission is to provide informed and actionable advice and guidance to our clients, regardless of their position in the
legal industry - and we've worked with AmLaw firms,
corporate counsel, alternative
legal service providers and
legal tech startups.
He has over 25 years of experience in roles spanning law enforcement,
legal service provider,
corporate legal, law firm and
legal software design.
Clients such as corporations not large enough to have in house counsel, who use a variety of
legal services — employment,
corporate, leasing — might be particularly well - served: rather than automatically refer all their matters to their existing lawyer out of habit, they would have the option of working with a broker who could assist them in navigating the seas of
legal service providers for the most competitive ones.
Considering the above, I would make the case that the biggest game changers in regards to increased competition in the
legal marketplace are existing
corporate entities such banks and insurance companies as well as existing professional
service providers such as accountants and notaries.
When the software launches, Corpman will market it directly to
corporate legal departments but also sell it as a white - label product for law firms, accounting firms and
corporate service providers.
LegalEase Solutions is the
legal research and writing
provider for small law firms around the nation and also a
provider of
legal support
services for
corporate council.
ROCHESTER, NY and CHICAGO, IL October 20, 2014 D4, LLC, a national
provider of eDiscovery, forensics, deposition and managed
services to law firms and
corporate legal departments, announced today its further expansion in Chicago and the Midwest with the acquisition of Strategic Document Solutions, INC (SDS).
For the third consecutive year, Peppermint commissioned a What clients really want from a
legal service provider research project, collating the opinions of over 1000 private clients, 150 UK
corporate clients and more than 150 law firms.
Sixty - nine percent of
corporate legal departments say they had contracted with «
legal service providers or vendors to provide outsource
services to their law department.»
Writing in Law Technology News, Tam Harbert reports that IBM has started developing and commercializing Watson, its «cognitive platform» for the
legal industry, specifically targeting large law firms,
legal service providers, and
corporate law departments.
On stepping down as managing partner, he set up Involegal LLP, a specialist volume
legal services provider to the financial
services and
corporate sectors.
eDiscovery Managed
Services Provider Lands on List Honoring Top Executives, Entrepreneurs & Experts ROCHESTER, NY - January 8th, 2015 - D4, LLC, a national leader in providing managed data and discovery services to law firms and corporate legal departments announced today that John Holland, CEO and Founder of D
Services Provider Lands on List Honoring Top Executives, Entrepreneurs & Experts ROCHESTER, NY - January 8th, 2015 - D4, LLC, a national leader in providing managed data and discovery
services to law firms and corporate legal departments announced today that John Holland, CEO and Founder of D
services to law firms and
corporate legal departments announced today that John Holland, CEO and Founder of D4 was...
As there is now more confidence in different business structures, and in accordance with the Taskforce's desire to simplify the legislation, the Taskforce proposes a new system that applies consistent standards to law practices of all kinds, while seeking to ensure that
legal service providers can not hide behind the
corporate veil.
He finds increasingly GCs are focused on creating value and leveraging some of the new business models in
legal services such as using alternative
legal service providers, engaging in
legal process outsourcing (LPO) or even shifting
corporate legal work to «large enough» law firms.
LOS ANGELES — April 8, 2015 — Elevate
Services, a Chambers - ranked, global
legal service provider to law firms and
corporate legal departments, today announced the appointment of Howard «Bud» Phillips as Chief Information Officer to strengthen information security systems and capabilities for the company and its clients.
Elevate is a next generation
legal service provider helping law firms and
corporate legal departments improve efficiency, quality and outcomes through consulting, managed
services, technology and talent.
Acquisition expands footprint and adds additional Discovery, Imaging and Litigation Support expertise and resources to D4's Chicago operations ROCHESTER, NY and CHICAGO, IL October 20, 2014 D4, LLC, a national
provider of eDiscovery, forensics, deposition and managed
services to law firms and
corporate legal departments, announced today its further expansion in Chicag...
I am pleased to be part of Elevate
Services, a next generation
legal service provider that helps law firms and
corporate legal departments with practical ways to improve efficiency, quality and outcomes.
ROCHESTER, NY September 10, 2014 D4 LLC, a national
provider of discovery, forensics, deposition and managed
services to law firms and
corporate legal departments, announced today two of its data centers have earned the Relativity Best in
Service designation.
Managed data and discovery
services provider expands website functionality and content, focusing on the company's number one resource, its peopleROCHESTER, NY — December 11th, 2014 - D4, LLC, a national leader in providing managed
services, litigation support and eDiscovery solutions to law firms and
corporate legal departments, announced today the launch of th...
Elevate
Services, a global legal service provider to corporate legal departments and law firms, has acquired OnRamp Systems which provides products and services to corporate legal departments, has collaborated with organisations including Riverview Law, and counts organisations such as Cisco as
Services, a global
legal service provider to
corporate legal departments and law firms, has acquired OnRamp Systems which provides products and
services to corporate legal departments, has collaborated with organisations including Riverview Law, and counts organisations such as Cisco as
services to
corporate legal departments, has collaborated with organisations including Riverview Law, and counts organisations such as Cisco as clients.
Neota Logic provides its
services to law firms,
corporate legal and risk teams and not - for - profit
legal service providers.
The stated mission according to its website is: «To help
legal operations professionals and other core
corporate legal industry players (e.g. tech
providers, law firms, LPOs, law schools, etc.) optimize the
legal service delivery models needed to support the needs of small, medium, and large
legal departments.»
The DNA of leading in - house departments — that are both defenders of and partners of the enterprise — and elite
legal service providers is
corporate, client - centric, and better aligned with the client / customer than law firms.
Late last year, CLOC, the
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, released the results of its first annual State of the Industry Survey, looking at such metrics as legal spend; legal department and legal ops headcounts; commonly used e-billing vendors, contract management systems and alternative service providers; and law firm evaluation priori
Legal Operations Consortium, released the results of its first annual State of the Industry Survey, looking at such metrics as
legal spend; legal department and legal ops headcounts; commonly used e-billing vendors, contract management systems and alternative service providers; and law firm evaluation priori
legal spend;
legal department and legal ops headcounts; commonly used e-billing vendors, contract management systems and alternative service providers; and law firm evaluation priori
legal department and
legal ops headcounts; commonly used e-billing vendors, contract management systems and alternative service providers; and law firm evaluation priori
legal ops headcounts; commonly used e-billing vendors, contract management systems and alternative
service providers; and law firm evaluation priorities.
With
corporate counsel, law firms and outside
service providers mobilizing to deal with the data security threat confronting our industry, more
legal professionals are debating the idea of moving to a «hosted» model for managing litigation software and data.
The structure from which
legal services are delivered is shifting from partnerships to
corporate providers — in - house or outsourced.
With
corporate counsel, law firms and outside
service providers mobilizing to deal with the data security threat confronting our industry, more
legal professionals are debating the idea of moving to a «hosted» model for managing litigation... Read More»
The irony is that those barriers — prohibitions of outside investment in law firms; profit - sharing with «non-lawyers»,
corporate structure; and inter-disciplinary practice — have been circumnavigated by in - house
legal departments and
service providers.
Corporate clients benefit from enhanced collaboration and the ability to stem any unresolved issues with
legal service providers in a timely, transparent, and efficient manner.
«Law firms,
corporate legal departments and other
legal service providers are invited to submit innovations from any practice area or business function to four broad sections:
legal expertise, the business of law, and new sections looking at collaboration, and the rule of law and access to justice.»
Corporate legal and claims departments seek opportunities to strengthen collaboration with
legal service providers on a number of
service - related dimensions, including the invoicing process.
This year, we are introducing three new awards to recognize the innovation and achievements of
Service Providers, Law Firms and
Corporate Legal Departments.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — January 28, 2014 — Elevate
Services, Inc., a global legal services provider serving law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced the appointment of James Odell as VP and Managing Director of Australia and Asia
Services, Inc., a global
legal services provider serving law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced the appointment of James Odell as VP and Managing Director of Australia and Asia
services provider serving law firms and
corporate legal departments, today announced the appointment of James Odell as VP and Managing Director of Australia and Asia Pacific.
LAS VEGAS — May 9, 2017 — Elevate, a global
legal service provider, has partnered with ThinkSmart, the fastest growing SaaS workflow automation software
provider, to deliver improved workflow in
corporate legal departments and law firms.
Several
corporate legal departments, law firms, and
service providers utilize AI for review and standardization of documents, for example.
Many law firms and
corporate legal departments alike are wrestling with the decision about whether to partner with an outside
service provider to host their litigation data and litigation software applications or to stick with internal resources for this important litigation support.
You know all about the myriad game - changing substitutes that have entered the
legal market over the past decade — technology that can carry out basic
legal tasks, outsourced platforms of flex - time lawyers and managed
legal services providers, insourcing of work by
corporate law departments themselves.