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Rule Makers versus Risk Takers (140)

By Bill Henderson on March 15, 2020

Posted in Bar Associations, Data Points, Lawyer Regulation, Leadership

Some realism on the regulatory reform movement

Imagine a legal sector neatly divided into two groups: the Rule Makers and the Risk Takers. With evidence piling up that the legal market is not working for ordinary citizens, the Rule Makers come together to evaluate possible changes. After the new rules are enacted, the burden shifts…

Huge, If True: How Microsoft’s Big Ideas Could Transform Legal Buy (069)

By Jae Um on September 30, 2018

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

Photo by Louis Reed via Unsplash / Microsoft is bringing the scientific method to legal innovation.

Microsoft is pushing legal buy and provider engagement to the next level and asking their primary firms to come along. Here’s why it matters: they’re thinking bigger, committed for the long haul, and bringing a STEM mindset to legal innovation.

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