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The Business of Legal Spend: How Finance Professionals Can Drive Smarter Outside Counsel Management Image

The Business of Legal Spend: How Finance Professionals Can Drive Smarter Outside Counsel Management

Suzanne Ganier

Legal spend has become a core business issue that now shapes financial planning, operational decision making and risk management. What once lived primarily in the legal department has become a shared responsibility across client legal, finance, and operations teams and their outside counsel.

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'Shadow AI' Highlights Importance of a Comprehensive AI Governance Policy Image

'Shadow AI' Highlights Importance of a Comprehensive AI Governance Policy

Robert Padilla

Many law firm leaders insist that artificial intelligence has no place in their businesses; however, common applications employed daily may be using AI without them knowing. This phenomenon, often referred to as “shadow AI,” highlights a growing risk for firms that have yet to develop comprehensive governance strategies for artificial intelligence.

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RFPs Are Surging, But Not All Are Productive Image

RFPs Are Surging, But Not All Are Productive

Trudy Knockless

Formal requests for proposals for in-house legal work are surging in popularity, but their effectiveness still comes down to whether legal teams are using them strategically — or just filling out spreadsheets.

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Rate Volatility Puts Legal Market At Crossroads

Jon Campisi

The legal market finds itself at a crossroads as rate volatility, reputational premiums and the increased impact of artificial intelligence are expected to reshape the rules of client engagement in the coming year, according to a new report by Wolters Kluwer.

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Questions Every Law Firm Leader Should Be Asking

Mike Mellor

In a legal marketplace transformed by technology, heightened client expectations, and fierce competition, law firm leaders must approach strategy with rigor and clarity. The following questions, accompanied by relevant statistics and explanations, offer a focused guide for uncovering opportunity and driving sustainable growth.

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5 Operational Foundations That Determine Whether Your Tech Investments Will Succeed In 2026 Image

5 Operational Foundations That Determine Whether Your Tech Investments Will Succeed In 2026

Rick A. Campbell

The difference between technology investments that succeed and those that fail may have less to do with the tools themselves than the operational foundation beneath them.

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5 Reasons Law Firms Keep Undervaluing Their Administrative Backbone and How to Fix It Image

5 Reasons Law Firms Keep Undervaluing Their Administrative Backbone and How to Fix It

Tim Haught

The firms investing in administrative strategy — and in the people who embody it — continue to be the ones turning innovation into true competitive advantage.

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Private Equity Companies Look to Continue Inroads In Legal By Funding Lateral Partner Moves

Jon Campisi

Private equity companies, which have successfully made inroads into the legal industry, are now considering funding lateral partner moves to bring top rainmakers to midtiered firms that might not otherwise have the compensation flexibility to land top names, experts say.

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Does the Corporatization of Big Law Mean the End of the Law Firm Partnership? Image

Does the Corporatization of Big Law Mean the End of the Law Firm Partnership?

Lisa Shuchman

By definition, equity partners are law firm owners and investors, share in the profits, and are collectively responsible for overall strategy and management. Yet, when only a handful of people are involved in a monumental decision such as a merger, it’s clear that the definition of “partnership” has changed.

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What Award-Winning Firms Know About Equipment Strategy Image

What Award-Winning Firms Know About Equipment Strategy

Brian Wood

Technology infrastructure now defines how law firms deliver service, manage compliance, and compete for clients. The most forward-looking firms are not just upgrading systems; they are transforming how they plan, finance, and govern their technology investments.

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