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

Ron Friedmann

Large law firms have faced growing pressure since 2010 to deliver more value to clients, creating pressure for efficiency and lower rates. The 2020 Law Firms in Transition Survey (June 2020) reports on large law firm trends. ” The chart below shows the answer for larger law firms.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

Legal Talk Network

Her talent and grit were noticed, and she received a recommendation by the Texas congressional delegation for nomination by the White House to a United States District Court seat in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2010. For over a decade, he dedicated himself to his firm in Argentina, providing expert legal counsel to individuals and businesses.

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No Smoke and Mirrors: Smokeball Is an Impressive Toolbox for Law Firm Management

Attorney at Work

Smokeball has an unusual name, to be sure; but, it actually comes from a famous legal case , which just about every substantive law-loving attorney can appreciate. (I Smokeball was founded in 2010 and has been adding useful features for law firms ever since. I love the smell of precedent in the morning.)

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On LawNext Podcast: A Closer Look At Smokeball, with Chief Revenue Officer Jane Oxley and President Ruchie Chadha

Above the Law - Technology

On this episode of LawNext, we take a closer look at Smokeball , the law practice management company whose roots are in Australia but that is firmly entrenched in the United States. In fact, after Smokeball was founded in 2010, its very first customer was a law firm in Chicago.

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How Much Do Partners Make at Law Firms?

Clio

While it also comes with significant financial rewards, many people wonder: Just how much do partners make at law firms? From the many factors influencing compensation to the art of negotiation, a multitude of aspects determine law firm partner salaries. The answer, as it turns out, isn’t so simple.

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LawNext Podcast: The Past, Present and Future of Trial Presentation Software, with Lit Software’s Tara Cheever and Derek Miller

Above the Law - Technology

Lit Software, founded in 2010 by Ian O’Flaherty and Tara Cheever , is the company that developed TrialPad, trial presentation software that was the first legal-specific app developed for the iPad. Nota , the online business banking platform designed specifically for solo and small law firms.

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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

It launched in 2017 to great fanfare, promising to “revolutionize legal services” through its dual-entity model of both a law firm and a technology company. In 2011, LexisNexis leapt onto this bandwagon with its release of Firm Manager , a web-based practice management platform designed for smaller law firms.