As the world grapples with the ramifications of the pandemic’s global health impact, the legal industry has only began to understand the long-term effects.
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US Midsize Law Firm Report: Resilience May Offer Competitive Advantages
Even though demand for midsize law firm services was down compared with the previous year, the trend at the close of 2020 swung upwards, particularly in key corporate practices, a trend that has carried over into early 2021.
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Growing ALSP Market Becoming Less “Alternative”, says New Report
The market for alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) has become an important and growing part of the legal landscape.
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Today’s Workplace: Bullying & Harassment Persists Among Remote Workers
This year’s sudden increase in the number of employees working from home has had a dramatic impact. Firms have scrambled to get their employees the hardware and software they need…
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Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law Global Report 2020
Gender diversity in law firms positively impacts law firm success, research shows, with gender diverse teams in law firms achieving 10% higher client spend.
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Managing Your Legal Risk Portfolio: Two-Step Process to Upside Potential
It seems that everyone in the legal market has been hearing commentary on the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how to manage the risks.
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How to Preserve D&I Progress During Economic Downturns
The public health crisis has resulted in unprecedented job loss since March, and organisations need to careful that their diversity and inclusion (D&I) progress doesn’t falter.
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State of US Corporate Law Departments Report: Adapting to 2020
Corporate law departments are under heavy pressure on many fronts, and the current pandemic crisis is only going to exacerbate those pressures.
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Securing Your Practice’s Future: Helping Your Law Firm’s Practice Areas Evolve
The rapid changes in the legal market over the past month due to the pandemic are forcing law firms to make changes faster than any of us have ever thought necessary.
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Monitoring Client Industries & Planning for the Pandemic Aftershock
Amid the fast-paced consequences of this global COVID-19 pandemic, it is already a given that every law firm must now adapt to dramatic and rapidly changing circumstances.
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