Well, that is not exactly what I used to say when I was a kid. But had I known such a thing existed, that would have been my saying. The truth is, I wanted to be a lawyer as far back as I can remember. Yet, I never knew how much I’d love it until
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A Deep Dive Into Axiom (036)
By Bill Henderson on
Posted in Diffusion Theory, NewLaw
In writing up the week 4 summary of “How Innovation Diffusions in the Legal Industry,” I discovered that it is near impossible to write about Axiom without referencing a larger change narrative.
Founded in late 1999, Axiom was likely the legal industry’s first venture-backed start-up. Now, 18 years later, with over 2,000 employees…
World Class Innovation and Efficiency, Billed by the Hour (010)
By Bill Henderson on
Posted in Diffusion Theory, NewLaw
Below are two beliefs I carried with me for many years.
- In all human endeavors, incentives exert a powerful effect on behavior
- Within the legal industry, the billable hour is the primary impediment to innovation and efficiency
Belief 1 still stands. But belief 2, which I viewed as a corollary of 1, recently fell like…