http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T15:22:12-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bvideo_with_radical_changes_law_firms_can_beat_recession_says_susskind/ Just as legal process outsourcers are stealing business from law firms today by doing it cheaper, they too will face pressure in the coming years from technologies that can do the the job even cheaper than they, law firm consultant Richard Susskind tells Bloomberg… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Outsourcing, Law Firms Thu, 02 May 2013 10:20:45 -0500 44011.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/diy_legal_websites_threaten_to_outsource_indian_lawyers/ Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, International, Asia, India, Opening Statements Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:50:03 -0600 42411.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/closing_act_ethics_20_20_proposals_crack_open_the_door_for_foreign_lawyers/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Legal Ethics, Ethics Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:00:11 -0600 41961.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/outsourcing_adviser_law_firm_helps_clients_manage_lpo_services/ Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Legislation & Lobbying, Business of Law Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:00:27 -0600 41596.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/the_rise_of_two-tier_law/ The New Normal thesis is: 1) That law is in the process of becoming more "normal", i.e., more like other complex activities that go on in sophisticated organizations. 2) That this will be enabled by technology and process improvements. 3) That this will be led by general counsel. Much of… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Legal Rebels, The New Normal Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:30:04 -0500 41258.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/final_call_section_wont_accredit_non-us_law_schools_but_will_help_foreign/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Careers, Bar Exam, Education Law, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Your ABA Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:00:03 -0500 40646.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/legal_rebels_2012_if_the_shoe_fits/ Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Outsourcing, Careers, Work/Life Balance, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Law Firms, Associates, Contract Attorneys, Solos/Small Firms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Legal Rebels, Legal Rebels Profiles, Securities Law Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:40:03 -0500 40211.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/how_do_you_know/ Having spent most of my career outside law firms, I am familiar with the modern language of quality, variously referred to as Six Sigma, Lean, Lean Six Sigma or formerly Total Quality Management. None of these systems are perfect, and, like any specialized language (including, mayhaps, law?) can sound jargon-y… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Legal Rebels, The New Normal Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:59:28 -0500 40450.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/restored_factory_sees_shift_from_tin_works_and_kerosene_lamps/ More than a hundred years ago, the sprawling building in Wheeling, W.Va.'s once-thriving coal and steel area, housed factory workers making tin products and kerosene lanterns. Now, after a top-to-bottom restoration that pays homage to the building's industrial past, the building is home to a busy back-office-support operation for San… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Law Firms, Large Firm, States, West Virginia Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:16:27 -0500 40142.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/changes_to_model_ethics_rules_clarify_lawyers_obligations_when_using_o/ The ABA House of Delegates addressed lawyers’ ethical duties when using outsourcing in changes to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct approved Monday. In Resolution 105C, the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 explains the changes and acknowledges the debate over outsourcing, which is being used with… Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Legal Ethics Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:05:22 -0500 40062.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/come_the_evolution_ethics_20_20_proposals_seek_to_adapt_existing_profession/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Legal Ethics, Ethics Sun, 01 Jul 2012 02:40:29 -0500 39249.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/summer_job_ethics_20_20_commission_shelves_nonlawyer_ownership/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Legal Ethics, Ethics Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:50:32 -0500 38716.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/will_law_school_transparency_lead_to_new_rankings_industry_and_will_legal_e/ A proposal to require law schools to provide more detailed employment information by the ABA’s law school accrediting arm is a lot like cancer treatment, according to Indiana University law professor William Henderson. The proposal “can beat back symptoms and buy time, but it won't necessarily cure the disease,” Henderson… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Outsourcing, Careers, Lawyer Pay, Law Schools Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:10:38 -0500 37940.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/eversheds_makes_in-house_contract_lawyer_team_permanent_as_expected_15-atto/ An experimental in-house contract lawyer service at a major United Kingdom-based law firm has gotten off to a bigger start than expected and has been made permanent a little over halfway into a one-year pilot program. Eversheds now has almost 80 contract lawyers available to clients through Eversheds Agile, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, International Law, Law Firms, Contract Attorneys, Large Firm, International, Europe, United Kingdom Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:06:25 -0500 37947.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/peter_kalis_an_alternate_perspective_on_the_new_normal/ K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partner Peter J. Kalis spoke with ABA Journal reporter Rachel M. Zahorsky on the future course of the legal profession and the broader legal industry in the context of the New Normal. On the New Normal in general, Kalis said… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Law Firms, Legal Rebels, The New Normal Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:14:56 -0600 37444.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/what_if_someone_could_measure_what_lawyers_do/ Based on what we’re seeing with sophisticated legal departments, the four horsemen of the New Normal will be: • Legal process outsourcing. • Substitution of technology for people in repetitive work. • Treating legal work as teamwork rather than individual work. • The emergence of one or several standards for… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Legal Rebels, The New Normal Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:38:52 -0600 37262.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nixon_peabody_isnt_shy_about_its_hiring_of_an_outsourcing_company/ Updated: More than 80 percent of law firms surveyed about their use of outsourcing companies in 2010 declined to answer the questions. That attitude is apparently changing. In a press release, Nixon Peabody is announcing it has entered into a preferred vendor relationship with… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Law Firms, Contract Attorneys Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:20:08 -0600 37104.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/quindell_to_issue_stock_to_pay_for_acquisition_of_uk_personal_injury_law/ In what may be the first purchase of a law firm by a publicly traded United Kingdom company, Quindell Portfolio plans to acquire Silverbeck Rymer to expand the array of claims-management services it offers to insurers. It will pay 19.3 million pounds (about $30 million in U.S… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Insurance Law, International Law, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, International, Europe, United Kingdom Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:35 -0600 36999.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/diy_legal_website_rocket_lawyer_raises_29_million_in_6_months/ Online legal company Rocket Lawyer has added $10.8 million in funding, just five months after it announced another $18.5 million in investments. The three-year old startup allows users to create, store, share and e-sign legal documents, as well as to connect with attorneys. The latest $10.7 million investment came from… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:53:24 -0600 36720.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/want_to_hire_an_outsourced_lawyer_ohio_can_be_as_cheap_as_india_report_says/ The cost of outsourced legal work is nearly as cheap in some parts of the United States as in India, according to a new report. Contract lawyers in the Midwest are charging $25 to $30 an hour, while offshore outsourcing vendors charge $25 to $35 an hour, according to the… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:30:27 -0600 36423.abajournal.com