[su_dropcap style=”flat”]L[/su_dropcap]EGAL DELIVERY was once limited to providing legal expertise. Now, it is a three-legged stool comprised of legal expertise, technology, and business process. This expansion of necessary skill-sets has put pressure upon law firms to change and has opened the door to competition.
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Corporate legal departments and legal service providers have taken market share from law firms.
Others- notably the Big Four and law firm networks- are poised to take even more.
The partnership model that worked so well for law firms over the past several decades appears unsustainable.
The essays attempt to demystify how legal services are delivered and create a mosaic of the contemporary legal marketplace. The intent is to spawn reflection- then action.[/message]
There is great opportunity to improve upon the delivery of legal services.. The myth that “law firms must handle legal matters from start to finish” has been debunked. And clients now decide what’s a “legal” issue.
The legal mosaic is being recast. I am delighted to share my new eBook: “Legal Mosaic: Essays on Legal Delivery.” These essays examine recent changes in the delivery of legal services; explore causes; discuss responses; and proffer solutions.
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