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Law Firms Are Bleeding Talent Because They Refuse to Build Leaders

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Law firms have a leadership crisis. Not a shortage of managing partners or practice group heads, but a fundamental inability to develop actual leaders from within their ranks. The traditional model of promoting the best...more

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Maximizing Value With Your AI-enabled CLM Solution

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This is the final blog of a five-part series on CLM Adoption in the Age of AI. Typical best practices around clearly defining roles and scope and managing change are always applicable when implementing any technology. Adding...more

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Future-Ready – Equipping MBD Teams to Navigate and Leverage Emerging Technologies

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Technology has the power to transform legal marketing and business development, but with new tools and trends emerging constantly, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. How can firms stay ahead of the curve, choose the right...more

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From Pressure to Presence: What Happens When Leaders Stop Demanding

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What if the biggest leadership breakthrough wasn’t in getting louder—but in getting clearer? In the world of law firm leadership, power often masquerades as pressure. High expectations are seen as synonymous with...more

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Key Takeaways from the NextGen GC Summit

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The highly anticipated Law Ninjas NextGen GC Summit brought together over 350 legal professionals for seminars, workshops and networking in Sydney, Australia. For the first time, the invitation-only conference ran over two...more

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AI, Talent, and the eDiscovery Edge

eDiscovery professionals have long been ahead of the curve when it comes to legal tech. We’ve been talking about AI for years, well before it became the industry’s buzzword. Remember TAR? Predictive coding? Judge Andrew...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

How Is GenAI Changing Legal Workflows?

Orrick’s Zac Padgett sat down with lawyer-turned-consultant R.C. Rondero De Mosier to discuss GenAI adoption in the legal field and how lawyers can unlock the value of it. Learn about: Aligning incentives to drive AI...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

AI Toolkit for Leaders: Use Cases, Benefits and Guardrails

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If 2023 was the year of, “What is AI?” and 2024 was the year of “Be afraid of AI,” then 2025 is the year of “If you aren’t using AI, you are already behind.” That was the message of Womble Bond Dickinson’s AI Toolkit for...more

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The AI Legal Landscape in 2025: Beyond the Hype

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The conversation around AI in legal practice has fundamentally shifted. We're no longer debating if AI will transform legal work, but how we implement it effectively. After 25 years navigating the intersection of law and...more

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Strategic Implementation: Turning Legal AI Vision Into Reality

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The gap between AI's promise and its practical implementation in legal organizations is substantial. After 25 years designing and deploying technology solutions in legal environments, I've observed a consistent pattern: the...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Culture as catalyst: What our poll reveals about innovation in legal functions

As part of our commitment to advancing innovation in legal services, we recently asked our network: What do you believe are the most critical enablers of innovation within a legal function? The results were both revealing and...more

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Balancing Innovation and Efficiency: A Winning Formula for Future-Ready Law Firms

With AI and other emerging technologies driving rapid transformation in legal tech, firms can’t afford to let innovation take a back seat and lose sight of tradition. The key is striking a balance, blending fresh ideas with...more

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From Dashboards to Data-Driven Decisions – The Evolving Role of Technology in Legal Marketing & BD

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As the legal industry continues to embrace innovation, marketing and business development teams are reimagining how they work, powered by technology, guided by data, and increasingly influenced by AI. In this Tech Tuesday...more

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Hsu Untied interview with D'Lonra Ellis, CLO of Oakland A's

An interview with D'Lonra Ellis, CLO of Oakland A's by Richard Hsu...more

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[Webinar] Future-Ready: The Ten Essential Skill Sets for Corporate Legal Teams - June 24th, 10:00 am PDT

As the corporate legal landscape evolves, the demands placed on in-house teams continue to expand. From navigating emerging technologies to fostering leadership and innovation, legal departments must cultivate a diverse range...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Recap: Building a Responsible AI Program — A Practical Framework for Legal and Risk Teams

You’ve heard the buzzwords: agentic AI, generative models, governance frameworks, risk mitigation… But what does any of that actually look like when you’re in-house and trying to lead an organization through the AI shift,...more

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Why Backlinks Are Essential for Thought Leadership at Your Law Firm

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Your law firm likely aspires to be considered the leading authority in your practice area. The challenge is that with so many people competing for this recognition, it can take time to stand out from the crowd. ...more

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6 Key Takeaways | Dynamic Thinking for an Interpersonal Edge | From Tension to Teamwork: Real Strategies for Legal Collaboration

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On May 22, 2025, Brodie Erwin (Raleigh litigator) and Colleen Bear (Senior Manager Talent Management and Coach) co-hosted Kilpatrick’s bi-monthly virtual roundtable discussion with in-house counsel. This month’s installment...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

5 Signs Your Legal Billing Needs a Reset

Legal billing has always been complex, but over the past year, it has become even more critical for legal departments to manage with care. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) reports that spending on outside...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Amend (Don’t End) DEI: What SHRM’s BEAM Framework Means for Law Firms - On Record PR

Elizabeth Catterall Ogilvie joins Jennifer Simpson Carr to unpack SHRM’s newly introduced BEAM Framework—Belonging Enhanced by Access through Merit—and what it means for law firms navigating today’s diversity, equity, and...more

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Beyond Transcripts: The Strategic Role of Service in Court Reporting

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Court reporting is more than a logistics exercise - it’s a critical component of case strategy. In today’s litigation landscape, where deadlines are compressed, teams are stretched, and expectations are high, the service...more

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A Survival Roadmap For Lawyers and Law Firms In The Age of AI

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Last week, I had the opportunity to spend time with Cain Elliott, Chief Legal Futurist at Filevine. Our conversation was both inspiring and jarring. He walked into the room and asked a question that every law firm, lawyer,...more

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Illumination Zone: Episode 205 | Aaron Pribil of HaystackID sits down with Kaylee & Mary

In the twenty eighth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s monthly podcast series, Aaron Pribil, Director of Product Management, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and HaystackID, his...more

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Want to Be Known for What You’re Great At? Start Acting Like It.

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You’re a brilliant litigator. Or maybe you’re a wizard with trusts and estates. Maybe you’ve never lost a zoning appeal.  But if no one knows that? You’re invisible. And you’re leaving influence, impact, and income on...more

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High Rates, Low Hours: The Future of Law Will Break Your Business Model

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For decades, law firm financial models have been built on a simple premise: people doing lots of work. The industry has functioned on the billable hour, where time is directly equated with money. It has become a universal...more

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