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Defining the Law Firm of the Future

By Robert J. Ambrogi

What will the law firm of the future look like? That was the question for a panel of general counsel, law firm partners and industry observers at a panel in New York City Thursday night. If there was consensus among them on any point -- and I'm not sure there was -- it was this: The firm that will thrive in the future is the firm that is able to deliver better value through innovation and technology. The panel was hosted by LexisNexis to highlight its release of a survey on the state of the legal industry, which I recap in a separate post. D.M. Levine of The American Lawyer has already provided his report on the panel. It was moderated by Darryl Cross, vice president of client profitability at LexisNexis, and included: Richard N. Baer, EVP, general counsel and CAO, Qwest Martin F. Cunniff, partner, Howrey Michael S. Helfer, general counsel and corporate secretary, Citigroup William D. Henderson, professor of law, Indiana University Peter J. Kalis, chairman and global managing partner, K&L Gates Thomas J. Sabatino Jr., former EVP and general counsel, Schering-Plough Michael F. Walsh, president and CEO, U.S. legal markets, LexisNexis All on the panel agreed that...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on December 08, 2009 (boomark / email).