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Metrics of the NewLaw Model (206)

By David Cunningham on October 18, 2020

Posted in Diversity, Legal Innovation, Legal Metrics, Legal Ops, NewLaw

How legal services will be evaluated in 2021 and beyond

NewLaw is not what you think it is. It is not a label to be applied only to new companies with trendy names. It is a business model that any legal services provider can, in theory, adopt. Cf. Post 055 (discussing clear evidence that “legal operations is a discipline” for buyers and sellers of legal services and thus not just a role within a legal department). But, while new companies built for it, others have to overcome how they created themselves in the first place.
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Why lawyers can’t jump: the innovation crisis in law (205)

By Randy Kiser on October 4, 2020

Posted in Lawyer Development, Leadership, Legal Education, Legal Innovation

The low bar set by an insular, self-satisfied profession.

The legal profession is stymied by an innovation crisis. We lack the bold ideas, new models, and financial commitments necessary to address our acute dilemmas and deficiencies in law firm efficiency, client satisfaction, legal education, law student indebtedness, racial injustice, lack of diversity in law firms…