The average solo attorney receives upwards of 500 emails per client through the course of a case lifecycle. A quick analysis based on that assumption suggests – a small law firm with roughly 10 clients means partners are likely reading upwards of 5,000 or more client emails. While this may not sound like a staggering number in contrast to some ... Read More »
The LexisNexis software division added two new executives to the leadership team and it is looking to add two more VPs – along with the some 70 positions currently open. As an announcement published to PRWeb this morning noted: Mark Huebeler has joined the software division as the unit’s chief financial officer (CFO) and Alex Withers joined as vice president of Marketing. The ... Read More »
While we completed the office relocation to NC State’s Centennial Campus last summer, just yesterday we got our sign. Literally…we got a big sign on our new building, as the photo nearby illustrates. To commemorate the occasion, we’re forgoing legal infographics and YouTube videos that are normally found in the Friday Share series for a humble brag today. And we’ll ... Read More »
We know the legal market is large but just how large, is largely dependent, on the parameters in use. In the US, the venerable BTI Consulting puts that number at more than $100 billion. Richard Granat, in a presentation about the latent market for legal services, says it’s roughly $145 billion. In an article on his Legal Transformation Institute website ... Read More »
Note: The following is a guest post by Lee Frederiksen a managing partner at Hinge Marketing. Understanding how buyers check out your law firm is an important element of creating the right messaging and marketing strategy required for growth and profitability. The more you know about your prospects’ purchasing behaviors and preferences, the more you can cater your moves to ... Read More »
Note: The following is a guest post from Daryn Teague, who provides support to the litigation software product line within the LexisNexis software division. Each year, BTI Consulting Group surveys more than 300 general counsel at major American corporations and publishes its annual BTI Litigation Outlook report. There are five top litigation market drivers for 2015, according to BTI: 1. ... Read More »
A recent survey of 309 small law firm billing practices in the U.S. found that about 80% use software for legal billing. That’s great news and as a legal technology vendor we are, unsurprisingly, big advocates of using software. About 67% – still a wide majority – say this software is “legal specific software” meaning it was designed for law ... Read More »
BYOD, or bring your own device, is a hot issue in legal circles. For corporate counsel, BYOD carries inherent risks. For law firms, BYOD is yet another aspect of technology that contributing to “soft target” perception, and may be a contributing factor that some market watchers predicting a major breach in 2015. To be sure, there are strong and often ... Read More »
One of the benefits of relocating the LexisNexis software division on NC State’s Centennial Campus is the access the university provides to a wealth of resources. One of those resources is the Shelton Leadership Center which advocates the importance of “values-based leadership development for corporations, educational institutions, community agencies and public officials.” The center, which bears the namesake of General ... Read More »
Note: The following is a guest post from Daryn Teague, who provides support to the litigation software product line within the LexisNexis software division. The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)’s annual Technology Survey was just released, reporting on a wide range of legal IT trends across the past four years, based on the input of 454 law firms nationwide. One of the areas ... Read More »
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