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Human capital for one-to-many legal solutions (126)

By Bill Henderson on November 24, 2019

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

One-to-many legal solutions are built by teams of multidisciplinary professionals. It’s time to build a legal talent supply chain.

The above graphic is a map of the human capital needed to create “one-to-many” legal solutions (Human Capital Map). It’s a dense graphic on a complex topic. To explain its structure and the key insights it provides, I’ll cover the following topics:…
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Microsoft’s Legal Department just invested in Business Design Thinking (104)

By Jason Moyse on July 14, 2019

Posted in In-House Legal Departments, Legal Innovation, Legal Ops

Rather than wait for it, Microsoft’s legal team has decided to create what it needs, starting now.

Innovation is taking place in many parts of the legal ecosystem these days. Yet, as relates to legal operations inside corporate legal departments, a refreshing community of practice is starting to unfold. The camaraderie and fellowship among practitioners,…

The editor of Legal Evolution is Bill Henderson, Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law where he holds the Stephen F. Burns Chair on the Legal Profession.

Bill is a prolific author and lecturer on the legal market. His industry accolades include ABA Journal Legal Rebel (2009), National Law Journal 100 most influential lawyers in America (2013), and National Jurist most influential person in legal education (2014 and 2015). Bill is also a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and co-founder for the Institute for the Future of Law Practice.

Bill’s academic work can be found on SSRN. For additional information, please see Bill’s personal webpage.

Jae Um is the Director of Pricing Strategy at Baker McKenzie worldwide. She is also the Founder of Six Parsecs, a cutting-edge market insight company focused on the legal industry, and a regular contributor to The American Lawyer.

Evan Parker, Ph.D., is the Founder of Parker Analytics LLC, a data-driven consultancy focused on talent, diversity, and strategy. Parker Analytics is also the official analytics partner to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

Dan Rodriguez is the Harold Washington Professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he also served as dean from 2012 to 2018. He is chair of the ABA Center for Innovation, past president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), and Council Member of the American Law Institute (ALI).