In the beginning of a new year it is always exciting to try and analyze what news that lay ahead and what trends to expect during the coming year. Especially this year, since 2013 seems to be a most challenging[…]
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In the beginning of a new year it is always exciting to try and analyze what news that lay ahead and what trends to expect during the coming year. Especially this year, since 2013 seems to be a most challenging[…]
Read moreAs 2012 has turned into 2013 we would like to take this opportunity to share some of the highlights from an inspiring year – our third – with VQ, and to thank everyone that made it all possible. VQ at[…]
Read moreA recent interesting and rich discussion between Chris Bull, international strategy consultant at Edge International and former chief executive of Osborne Clarke and former European chief operating officer at Integreon, and Erik Fors-Andrée, entrepreneur and former CEO of a legal service firm,[…]
Read moreV Mary Abraham has on her award-winning blog Above and Beyond KM recently had a series of blog posts featuring an immensely interesting conversation with Susan Hackett focused on deepening client relationships in meaningful (and profitable) ways. Susan Hackett served for 22 years as[…]
Read moreJordan Furlong has in the recent insightful and thought-provoking piece “Law firm profits in the process area” made a comprehensive review of the expenses problems most law firms are facing today. We all know that demand is soft and that law firms[…]
Read moreLast week VQ attended the very interesting seminar “Free and Open Source Software: Business Potential vs. Legal Obligations” arranged by Black Duck Software and Delphi, with presentations by Peter Vescuso, EVP of Marketing & Business Development, Black Duck, and Johan Hübner, Partner, Delphi. During the[…]
Read moreWe did not have the possibility ourselves to attend the Australian Janders Dean Legal Knowledge and Innovation Conference, but we have followed the reports and discussions closely and would like to provide a summary with some reflections on the thought-provoking and[…]
Read moreEarlier this year the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) addressed the challenges of the future on a global level for the arbitration community by arranging the inspiring conference Innovation in Arbitration, together with the Swedish Arbitration[…]
Read moreBased on a recent blog post by Niki Black with the question “Can you automate the practice of law?” a very interesting discussion has taken place in the legal community on Twitter and blogs during the last weeks. Niki Black concluded that[…]
Read moreIn the fourth annual “Law Firms in Transition Survey” by legal consulting firm Altman Weil it is revealed that there has been a radical shift in attitudes since 2009. Trends that were largely seen as temporary in 2009 are now viewed by law firm[…]
Read moreIn early 2011 The Lawyer reported that “Clifford Chance and Microsoft plan new dawn for legal market IT” by a million-pound joint venture allowing Microsoft way into the legal sector. Clifford Chance’s deal with Microsoft involved the software company funding the development[…]
Read moreIn a three-part interview with Legal Current, Susan Hackett, CEO and CLO of Legal Executive Leadership, shares her thoughts about the past, present and future of legal departments concerns and drivers. Often referred to as “the voice of the in-house bar”[…]
Read moreAnother Biglaw Firm demise – any lessons learned? Following last year’s dissolution of prestigious US law firms like Howrey, now another big well-established and reputable law firm seems to demise in the USA. The large New York based law firm Dewey &[…]
Read moreAttorney at Work has listed the top iPhone and iPad apps being used by lawyers at the start of 2012 according to National Purchasing Partners and Verizon (NPP) together with a bonus download with descriptions and links to more than[…]
Read moreThe US Bureau of Labor Statistics updated its 2010-2020 Employment Projections in February, with reportedly 31,000 lost attorney jobs since the last projection and with the alarming estimate that only 48% of law graduates this decade can be expected to get a[…]
Read moreThe American Association of Corporate Counsel published its 2011 Census Report last month. This report revealed how a power shift has occurred during the last five years from large law firms to in-house departments. The ACC Census Report is the only comprehensive[…]
Read moreVirtual Intelligence VQ has attended and participated as speaker at LawTech Futures 2012 in London. This first time event, produced by Charles Christian, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of Legal Technology Insider and the world’s most widely-read legal IT commentator, and Netlaw Media, the leading legal events and media[…]
Read moreThe Times published a special report on Legal Efficiency last week, edited by Joanna Goodman, and with features on the changing times, legal technology and an interview with Professor Richard Susskind on law firm strategy. As concluded in the report, for the[…]
Read moreIn the January issue of the Edge International Communiqué, Edge partner Chris Bullhas written an insightful article on “Legal Services “Big Bang:” A brief history of how we got here”, where describes how the global legal market is in the early[…]
Read moreIn the beginning of a new year it is always exciting to try and analyze what news that lay ahead and what trends to expect during the coming year. Or, if you are interested in legal technology, you may even[…]
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