Monthly Archives: April 2012

What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School – Until Now

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Silvia Hodges

“They’re called IPOs, not LPOs!” The gray-haired professor looked at me disapprovingly. How could I not know that?! Two years ago at a conference, academics from different law schools around the country discussed undergraduate legal education. The scholars debated the … Continue reading →

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Save Me Money AND Reduce My Risk

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Silvia Hodges

“Save me money and reduce my risk.” Is our industry’s mandate an oxymoron, a stalemate? The legal industry traditionally manages the “risk” by paying too much attention to “who” delivers the legal work, criticized Mark Harris, Axiom’s CEO: “Under this … Continue reading →

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2012 Real Rate Report: No legal loyalty bonus & Consolidation does not mean lower rates

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Silvia Hodges

Many industries reward the loyalty of customers with more favorable rates, but the length of a relationship between a client and her law firms has the opposite effect in the legal sector: Data from TyMetrix Legal Analytics and the Corporate … Continue reading →

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