Legal Services “Big Bang”
In the January issue of the Edge International Communiqué, Edge partner Chris Bullhas written an insightful article on “Legal Services “Big Bang:” A brief history of[…]
Predictions for 2012
In the beginning of a new year it is always exciting to try and analyze what news that lay ahead and what trends to expect[…]
Evolution of professional services marketing
In connection to a Legal Innovation group discussion regarding the new legal marketplace where technology is reshaping the practice, I received some truly insightful comments[…]
FT US Innovative Lawyers Report 2011
Last month Financial Times published its annual US Innovative Lawyers report. The report was originally conceived as an alternative way to measure law firm success. It breaks[…]
Summary VQ Forum 2011
VQ Knowledge and Strategy Forum is an annual conference covering topics of interest for leadership, strategy, innovation and technology for the legal and professional services market. VQ[…]
Legal Revolution
In the recent Legally Business article New start for the legal market (in Swedish) VQ founder Helena Hallgarn is interviewed among others on the changing legal profession. From an[…]
The beginning of the beginning
“Hasta la vista baby – the termination of the legal profession” is the provocative title of Mark Smith’s recent blog post at The Intelligent Challenge. In[…]
Increasing production line approach to legal work by general counsels
New research from Mari Sako, a professor at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, with interviews with 52 general counsel in the US and[…]
Innovation pays, but are law firms ready to lead instead of following?
In his article “Innovation pays” Jordan Furlong commence that “I’m willing to wager that the one phrase most frequently spoken in partnership meetings, when the subject of[…]
iPad apps for legal practice
In “Using the iPad with My Virtual Law Practice” Stephanie Kimbro reveals which iPad apps she is using in her virtual legal practice. As most lawyers, she[…]
Law firms replaced by online legal services?
Last week Jerome Kowalski published an interesting article with the title “Are Law Firms Going to be Replaced By Internet Based Providers of Legal Services?”, a[…]
VQ article on The Digital Associate in IICJ
In the latest issue of the International In-house Counsel Journal a paper by VQ founders Helena Hallgarn and Ann Björk has been published on the[…]
Research shows cut costs by 25 per cent for law firms using KM
In a recent research conducted by OMC Partners and commissioned by Practical Law Company (PLC), it has been revealed that “a law firm’s approach to[…]
Permanent associates as a mission-critical approach
In a recent article in New York Times, “At Well-Paying Law Firms, a Low-Paid Corner” by Catherine Rampell, it is described how two law firms (Orrick and[…]
Client care by understanding
Much is said about the importance for law firms to nurture their clients and to focus on building strong client relationships. But in reality, how[…]
Matter of Law Firm Size
Does law firm size matter when it comes to technology solutions and knowledge management benefits? No, has been the conclusion in two recent articles that[…]
Report on what’s hot and not in the legal profession
Twice a year, Robert W. Denny of Robert Denny Associates Inc., provides a report on “What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Legal Profession”. In a[…]
New firm performs without timesheets to ensure real client value
Since the credit crunch the buzz words for law firms have been “alternative fee arrangements” and “value added pricing”, but still the billable hour is[…]
Legal profession reflections back and ahead
JD Supra has made a year in review report for 2010 summarising the thoughts reflecting back on 2010 and ahead for 2011 by a number of well-reputable[…]
LegalTech NY 2011 Part 2 – The future of the legal industry
At Legal Tech in New York the futurist Michael Rogers presented some visionary ideas of the changing technical landscape which also will change the future[…]