Sentences with phrase «legal service delivery innovation»

Some law schools offer a robust curriculum of «legal service delivery innovation and technology» courses supplemented by «law and [technology]» courses.

A pilot project in the U.S. is creating an index of legal service delivery innovation.

In early 2015, Linna started what is now a 38 - school «law school innovation index» to measure the extent to which law schools have incorporated legal service delivery innovation and technology disciplines into their curriculum.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.

I definitely feel a caveat regarding «innovation in future virtual delivery models» is warranted and that is, it should not harm the client's rights to be fairly and justly heard in any jurisdiction recognizing web - based or other hybrid legal services.

Once every law office is wired for superfast Internet, there will be new opportunities for cloud - based innovations that can drive greater efficiencies in the practice of law and greater effectiveness in the delivery of legal services.

Dentons developed Nextlaw Labs in 2015 to spur innovation and technological change and incubate ideas for new products and processes to transform legal services delivery.

All of that said, it is this very gap that is driving innovation in the delivery of legal services.

The potential for ABSs to improve access to justice lies in the likelihood that the new forms of financing and management expertise that they can attract will spur efficiencies and innovations in the design and delivery of legal services (and «products»).

As Moore further notes «Osler also recommended that legal aid be transferred entirely from the Law Society to a publicly appointed board which might be more open than the lawyers to other innovations in delivery of legal services».

Says Linna, «Where law schools really have and have had an innovation deficit since the beginning of time is thinking about how we can improve the delivery of legal services; not working in the business as lawyers, but working on our business.

The ReInvent Law Laboratory was created by MSU Law professors Daniel Martin Katz and Renee Newman Knake in early 2012 with a goal of incorporating the innovation of law, technology, design, and delivery into the legal services industry.

Students work on researching legal innovation through legal project management, technology, and other legal service delivery methodologies.

At Hogan Lovells, Stephen is responsible for delivering quality, efficiency and innovation to Legal Service Delivery, globally.

But a good IT team can provide the knowledge and tools to help firms break out — delivering operational agility across global offices, better and more secure information sharing, and real innovation in the processes behind legal service delivery.

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Our focus is on implementing changes in the way we regulate, with a view to easing the regulatory burden and encouraging innovation in the delivery of legal services.»

As Ryan McClead points out at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog, «We know what the next great innovations in legal service delivery are, even if we don't know exactly how they are going to work or what they are going to look like.»

Thankfully several of the advancements are multidisciplinary with a strong emphasis on innovation in delivery of legal services through entrepreneurship.

Whereas that index was created to catalog and measure law firm innovation in the delivery of legal services, this new index sets its sights on law schools.

This is just one of the key findings in the 2017 - 18 report, which asked 810 GCs and in - house lawyers across the globe to rate the importance of, and their satisfaction with, their chosen external counsel's performance on categories including billing practice, innovation, quality of service delivery, communication / responsiveness, level of teamwork and quality of legal advice.

Further thought — a logical question raised by all the foregoing, of course, is why haven't clients risen up and demanded innovation in legal services delivery?

«We distinguish between the study of legal - service delivery innovation and technology (i.e., innovation and technology applied to improve legal - service delivery), on the one hand, and the study of law where it intersects with technology (i.e., law applied to technology, what we call «law and [technology]» courses), on the other hand.»

Differentiate between programs and courses focused on «legal - service delivery innovation and technology» and those focused on the intersection of law and technology (e.g., «law and [technology] courses»).

«While 26 percent of the 2004 entries received were in the «Client Service Virtuosos» category, intended to distinguish firms demonstrating innovation in client service or delivery of legal services, the judges determined that none of the entries attained the level of innovation required for the award.Service Virtuosos» category, intended to distinguish firms demonstrating innovation in client service or delivery of legal services, the judges determined that none of the entries attained the level of innovation required for the award.service or delivery of legal services, the judges determined that none of the entries attained the level of innovation required for the award.»

Their needs for work flexibility and teamwork, technological competency, strong communication skills and sense of global responsibility, will help create the new models of legal service delivery and transformative innovation.

There are a variety of ways in which legal aid administrations can inspire or deploy innovation in the delivery of their own services, for example:

Recommendation 2: Courts should consider regulatory innovations in the area of legal services delivery.

Though their missions vary, the majority of incubators embrace the importance of innovation and technology in the legal field and focus on the delivery of legal services to the un - and under - represented.

The CBAFutureschat is a warm - up event for a CBA Legal Conference panel on Aug. 15 titled All About Legal Innovations, where speakers Blase and McFarlane will share innovations in legal service delivery around the world, and invite participants to do their own blue - sky thinking about innovations in the Canadian legal marketpLegal Conference panel on Aug. 15 titled All About Legal Innovations, where speakers Blase and McFarlane will share innovations in legal service delivery around the world, and invite participants to do their own blue - sky thinking about innovations in the Canadian legal marketpLegal Innovations, where speakers Blase and McFarlane will share innovations in legal service delivery around the world, and invite participants to do their own blue - sky thinking about innovations in the Canadian legal mInnovations, where speakers Blase and McFarlane will share innovations in legal service delivery around the world, and invite participants to do their own blue - sky thinking about innovations in the Canadian legal minnovations in legal service delivery around the world, and invite participants to do their own blue - sky thinking about innovations in the Canadian legal marketplegal service delivery around the world, and invite participants to do their own blue - sky thinking about innovations in the Canadian legal minnovations in the Canadian legal marketplegal marketplace.

«The work of Lindy Frolich and the Colorado OADC embodies the purpose of the Keane Award — recognizing innovation through use of technology in the delivery legal services,» said Chad Burton, chair of the ABA Law Practice Futures Initiative.

Due to limitations in the law firm business model and constraints imposed by the ABA ethical rules, there is currently very little innovation taking place in the delivery of legal services.

The case for innovation in delivery of legal services is crystal clear.

During 2013, one of the most vocal advocates for innovations in legal technology to facilitate the delivery of legal services was Legal Services Corporation President Jim Sanlegal technology to facilitate the delivery of legal services was Legal Services Corporation President Jim Sanlegal services was Legal Services Corporation President Jim services was Legal Services Corporation President Jim SanLegal Services Corporation President Jim Services Corporation President Jim Sandman.

Their bold move has received both kudos and slings and arrows from members of the legal profession, but they are putting their money where their mouths are in terms of innovation of legal service delivery and access to justice.

Last week, Linna unveiled the fruits of his labor, the Legal Services Innovation Index, a project to create an index of innovation in the delivery of legal servLegal Services Innovation Index, a project to create an index of innovation in the delivery of legal sServices Innovation Index, a project to create an index of innovation in the delivery of legal servlegal servicesservices.

The College of Law Practice Management is seeking nominations for its annual InnovAction Awards, which honor innovations in law practice management and the delivery of legal services.

Known for innovation in its delivery model, it describes itself as a provider of «tech - enabled» legal services.

The purpose of this is to catalog «concrete examples of law firms offering products, legal services, or consulting services that constitute improvements in legal - service delivery or foster legal - service delivery innovations.»

As these Initiatives unfold, we are increasingly convinced of the interplay between the two: that opportunities, transformations, and cultural shifts engendered by innovation can be leveraged towards positive changes in access to justice, and conversely, that access to justice can grow through, amongst other things, a reinvention of the delivery of legal services.

Earlier this year Simon Chester told us about the InnovAction Awards «for excellence and innovation in the management and delivery of legal services,» sponsored by the College of Law Practice Management.

Andy Daws, Riverview's vice-president North America, says the 2007 Legal Services Act, which was designed to promote competition, innovation and the public and consumer interest, has made the U.K. «the world's legal laboratory right now,» where experiments in ownership structure, service delivery, and alternative business models are being carried out, with varying degrees of sucLegal Services Act, which was designed to promote competition, innovation and the public and consumer interest, has made the U.K. «the world's legal laboratory right now,» where experiments in ownership structure, service delivery, and alternative business models are being carried out, with varying degrees of suclegal laboratory right now,» where experiments in ownership structure, service delivery, and alternative business models are being carried out, with varying degrees of success.

But as the rate of innovation continues to accelerate, technology will play a larger and larger role in all aspects of the delivery of legal services.

While very little has been said so far about exactly what swung it for LexisNexis, the award recognises the contribution suppliers make to improving the delivery of legal services, and the judges were looking for «expertise and professionalism; innovation; value for money; customer care and satisfaction; and measurable success.»

As the global demand for lower cost and efficient legal services grows, we will see new innovations in the delivery of these services.

A targeted cluster of grants is awarded through the Foundation's Special Initiative to strengthen core elements of the national legal aid infrastructure, including innovations for better and more effective service delivery.

Suffolk University Law School: Institute on Law Practice Technology and Innovation Suffolk's Institute on Law Practice Technology and Innovation oversees projects and programs designed to leverage technology and other innovations to improve the practice of law and the delivery of legal services.

At Hogan Lovells, Stephen is charged with delivering quality, efficiency, and innovation to Legal Service Delivery, globally.

Two law firms and a company that supports e-discovery have been recognized for their innovation and excellence in the management and delivery of legal services: