Our Leaders
A veteran of the legal innovation world, having held domestic and global growth-leadership roles, Investor and advisor to numerous legal innovation companies.
A veteran of the legal innovation world, having held domestic and global growth-leadership roles, Investor and advisor to numerous legal innovation companies.
Driving innovation in legal professional services and technology for 20 years and founder of The Tampa Legal Network.
Driving innovation in legal professional services and technology for 20 years and founder of The Tampa Legal Network.
Over 18 years of experience counseling law firms and law departments on the right mix of people, process, and technology.
Over 18 years of experience counseling law firms and law departments on the right mix of people, process, and technology.
Over a decade of legal technology and innovation experience and the Creator and Co-Founder of two thought leadership and networking organizations.
Over a decade of legal technology and innovation experience and the Creator and Co-Founder of two thought leadership and networking organizations.
A litigator turned in-house counsel turned legal operations consultant, leveraging legal expertise through process and technology.
A litigator turned in-house counsel turned legal operations consultant, leveraging legal expertise through process and technology.
Over 16 years’ experience in legal tech/outsourcing industry, innovating with project management using Six Sigma techniques.
Over 16 years’ experience in legal tech/outsourcing industry, innovating with project management using Six Sigma techniques.
Delivering Legal Services
While the statistics vary, the global market for legal services is estimated to currently be around $850 billion, reaching $1 trillion in ~2026 with a CAGR of anywhere from 3.4% to 9% depending on your source. The market for enabling technology across three related categories—legal tech, compliance (RegTech), and contracts (KTech)—is even harder to size but likely in the range of $16 billion and on a trajectory to triple in size over the next five years.
In our opinion, the best overview for understanding the history and trajectory of the market is the Integrated Law whitepaper from Factor.
Library - Delivering Legal Services
A new study found legal teams are trying to relieve the pressure by implementing time-saving technology tools, but 47% said adoption is either too slow or nonexistent.
The firms join a growing list of global institutions, including banks, universities and corporations, whose data was reportedly accessed by a hacking group known as CL0P.
Superstar attorneys can rake in more than $15 million a year, while compensation for bankers has hardly budged.
The 2021 EY Law Survey identifies challenges impeding the ability to achieve business priorities. Re-thinking current initiatives is key.
A comprehensive overview of Integrated Law: the newest category in legal services which aims to solve for complex legal work at scale.
A comprehensive overview of Integrated Law: the newest category in legal services which aims to solve for complex legal work at scale.
The summer of our discontents Two months ago, if you prompted Version 3 of the AI-art generator MidJourney to generate depictions of an "otter on a plane
Winter is coming and many legal departments will be left in the cold. Let's get a difficult conceptual issue out of the way. This is a long post that some
The most universal law department priority is "controlling outside counsel costs." This priority will not be served by doubling down.
Why law departments solve for the local optimum at the expense of the global optimum. Why pursue the path of least resistance.
I should be taking a victory lap. Instead, I am on an apology tour urging in-house departments not to listen to me—i.e., ignore my long-standing advice re
The 2022 Law Department Management Benchmarking Report by ACC and MLA provides key data on legal department performance, staffing, spending, work allocation, ALSP usage, and diversity metrics. Results show shifts in internal/external legal spend, increased in-house work in certain areas, diversity metric improvements, and engagement with law firms. Full survey results are available for purchase.
I had the good fortune to attend the first in-person CLOC Global Institute in three years. It was an extremely positive experience. Unfortunately, I came
Legal cost savings ≠ Strategy. Align legal ops with business goals for value generation, not just savings.
Cravath & Davis Polk associates are raking it in, and everyone's got an opinion. Here's some data to explain how & why the new associate pay
An honest and candid assessment of corporate legal, circa 2021 Several months ago, before we had even completed our first year of operations, Bill invited
I get a lot of questions about legal market data. Today I attempt to explain one of the most frequently asked questions: why demand and pricing seem to
Now in its 14th year! The annual Blickstein Group Law Department Operations Survey, published in collaboration with Deloitte, continues to provide law departments with a consistent platform to benchmark themselves and shed light on key trends.
The author discusses embracing industrialization in the legal profession's transformation, driven by the fourth industrial revolution. Increasing work volume, complexity, and velocity, and the need for industrial-scale solutions are highlighted. The evolution towards scalability and value creation through products and operations is proposed.
I interrupt our regularly scheduled programming—the continuing series on value storytelling—with a rant inspired by my pending Continuing Legal Education
Legal tech IPOs have gained momentum, including LegalZoom, Intapp, and CS Disco. The legal tech market, comprising legal tech, compliance (RegTech), and contracting (KTech), is estimated to be worth $14 billion, set to triple in size in 5 years. Increasing legal complexity, rising costs, data explosion, and regulatory changes are driving demand for legal expertise and technology. The legal tech boom is rooted in unmet needs, attracting significant venture capital investments.
115,770 versus 107,209 Above is a graphic that shows the increase in the number of employed lawyers broken down by sector. The takeaway is that in-house
My partners and I made a thing. We hope you enjoy it. We poke light fun at lawyers (which all three of us are) for remaining too analogue in an
“They’re so busy that our practitioners need to realize not a 10% improvement but a 10x improvement in productivity before they will take the time to
Let’s Forge the Future Together
Interested in joining our roster of legal innovators or simply curious about the world of legal tech? Reach out to us! Our team is always eager to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the ever-evolving legal landscape.
