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Kicking Off the New Year with A Bang, Two Top Law Firm Consulting Businesses, Lawyerist and Affinity, Announce Merger

LawSites

Lawyerist Media LLC , which started as a blog in 2008 and evolved into a leading business coaching and training company for small law firms, is merging with Affinity Consulting Group LLC , one of the top companies in the U.S. Lawyerist started as a blog created in 2008 by Sam Glover , then a practicing lawyer in Minneapolis.

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Large Law Firm Trends in 2020 – Part 2 (Efficiency + Value)

Ron Friedmann

From anecdotal evidence – hearing Big Law friends talk, reading, and attending conferences – I thought the numbers would be lower. Conclusions From 2008 to 2010, the legal market shifted from a sellers’ to a buyers’ market. I was surprised to see almost 10% rating themselves Mature and 45% Intermediate.

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Love and Legal Tech: Cassie Vertovec and Alex Macdonald

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

And, you know, I’m the one that struggled to get past it more, and he’s the one that would hear the benchmarking. And then what is he really hearing. And so I think when people find it out, you know, they probably hear what they, you know, what they want to hear about it. We’d love to hear from you.

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Legal Week 2024 Special Part One: Joey Seeber of Level Legal

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

So it’s like but you know, it’s like I liked hearing the history of, of how the company has has come to be so you know, what’s, you know, what are we looking at, you know, for the future. Yeah, I hear about that. And but you know, I’m very curious to hear what kind of persona you’re finding is successful. This is This is yours.

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LexisNexis Bets Big on AI Transforming the Legal Industry: Jeff Pfeifer on the Launch of Lexis+ AI (TGIR Ep. 203)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

And so it’s I think it’s just a matter of, you know, we started seriously talking about killing the billable hour in 2008. Now, one of the things that I’m hearing from some products that are being tested right now, at least a couple of them is that they don’t yet have that ability that you can put in, you know, a natural language search.

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Unleashing Potential: Laura Terrell on Transforming Legal Careers through Executive Coaching (TGIR Ep. 204)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

And just by listening and hearing from them what was on their mind, I often felt that I learned a lot about the fabric of our professional lives. And I think it’s something that you hear different answers from different people. So when I hear somebody making an assumption, I don’t think that’s terrible. I’m not judging people.

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Everything to Know About International Be Kind to Lawyers Day

Clio

Established in 2008, the annual International Be Kind to Lawyers Day falls on the second Tuesday of April (April 11, 2023). As a small token of appreciation, Steve Hughes , a renowned communications expert and speaking coach, created International Be Kind To Lawyers Day in 2008. 1844 AD: Macon B.

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