COO Jane Koehl shares her experience navigating the merger between Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath.

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Merging during a pandemic: Faegre Drinker + LAC Group

Initially starting out as a librarian, Fiona has held various sales and marketing positions throughout CN and is now responsible for the organization's government and media affairs as well as corporate communications. We discuss her career development from librarian to senior executive and her optimistic view on information services and its impact in the corporate world.

From librarian to senior executive: CN + LAC Group

Gain an insider’s view on how competitive intelligence (CI) and foresight can contribute to building a dynamic, winning strategy for a multifaceted national organization. David Wickenden, Senior VP of Corporate Strategy & Strategic Impact at AARP talks about the role that CI can play in building a world-beating strategy.

CI & Strategic Planning: AARP + LAC Group

Clients have many legal services options but changing providers can be a challenge - Mar 13, 2020 by LAC Group

Clients have many legal services options but changing providers can be a challenge - Mar 13, 2020

- Ransomware attack forces Epiq to take their system offline - Calif. task force approves eight recommendations to expand access to legal services - CLOC to recognize law firms' legal operations progress at the 2020 Vegas Institute - Law firms may find it difficult turning Big Four into tech customers - Kennedys unveils AI-powered platform to manage the claims process - DocuSign expands CLM capabilities with the acquisition of Seal Software

Law firms may find it difficult turning Big Four into tech customers - March 6, 2020

- New survey finds that UK in-house teams feel unprepared for upcoming tech challenges. - Law firms are proactively seeking ALSP collaborations to create holistic client offerings. - The Big Four’s growing presence in the Asian legal market shows they are no longer fringe players. - Corporate clients that are asking law firms to work with ALSP can lead to conflicts. - LOD Legal has expanded into the UK to challenge traditional offer models. - Casetext has introduced a solution that automates legal brief drafts.

New survey finds that UK in-house teams feel unprepared for upcoming tech challenges - Feb 28, 2020

- ABA passes resolution encouraging states to explore innovative approaches to legal services - As differences between traditional and new law firms fade, some look to drop ALSP label - Bloomberg Law launches AI-powered brief analysis tool - Survey finds the influence of legal ops professionals grew in past years - Westlaw Edge introduces AI-powered Legislative Insights tool - Deloitte Legal partners with Conception X to mentor Ph.D. students to identify the potential use of new technologies

Some look to drop ALSP label as differences among traditional and new law firms fade - Feb 21, 2020

- Axiom acquires flexible lawyers service Bliss Lawyers - Legalweek panel: In-house counsel should leverage data to show value to C-suite - Arizona launches pilot to train nonlawyers to offer limited legal advice - NY Bar report finds in-house teams leading a push for regulatory guidance - Trustpoint.One partners with NexLP to launch AI consulting group - Evershed Sutherland's Konexo partners with Grant Thornton, DXC to consult the City of London on LIBOR

Legalweek panel finds in-house counsel should leverage data to show value to C-suite - Feb 14, 2020

- Survey finds as the volume of on-site litigation work continues to rise, firms are expected to turn to outsourcing - Bloomberg Law expands Docket Key scope to cover all federal district courts - PwC legal introduces program encouraging EU lawyers to build legal tech apps - Arizona officials submit a petition to Supreme Court calling for changes to law firm ownership rules - LOD hires legal ops specialist to lead innovation and design - Reed Smith introduces free eDiscovery app

Firms expected to turn to outsourcing as on-site litigation work continues to rise - Feb 7, 2020

- Axiom managed solutions spin-off rebrands as Factor - Fastcase relaunches legal news service - Hogan Lovells, Elevate partner on document review center - Law firms lagging other industries in the adoption of automation tech - Thomson Reuters: Alternative business models becoming the norm in U.S. legal market - CLOC launches directory to help in-house teams find service providers - ROSS Intelligence founder calls for changes to law firm ownership regulations

Law firms lagging others in the adoption of automation tech & more - Jan 24, 2020

- Lawyers on Demand launches second German office - Survey finds in-house teams unprepared for privacy regs - Conn. forms task force to explore changes to legal regulatory reform - Atrium co-founder confirms the company is moving away from legal services - Ill. passes legislation legalizing blockchain contracts - Bloomberg Law launches a resource for litigation finance

Survey finds in-house teams unprepared for privacy regulations & more - Jan 17, 2020

- Survey finds law firms will focus on ALSP partnerships and enhancing in-house capabilities to reduce legal spend - Polsinelli partners with UnitedLex to launch litigation solution center - Report forecasts big risks for law firms that fail to adapt to changing legal industry - Opinion: AI-powered software expected to bring fundamental change to the legal industry - Legal operations services provider Legility acquires eDiscovery provider Inventus - EY Law expands with the hiring of legal team from Belgium

Big risks for law firms that fail to adapt to changing legal industry & more Jan 10, 2020

- Clifford Chance offering technical training to new trainees - ACC: Outside counsel guidelines help firms boost profits - Analysis: Legal Innovation is more significant than technology - Wolters Kluwer launches Kluwer Arbitration module to support different stages of the arbitration process - KPMG launches Shanghai firm in expansion of Chinese operations - LexisNexis: Data mining offers firms the opportunity to leverage data for products, insights

Legal Innovation is more significant than technology & more Dec 20, 2019

- All encompassing compliance solutions require RegTech firms to thread a number of needles - UnitedLex CEO warns AI could lose its meaning by being overhyped - Danish firm Bech-Bruun launching a legal tech company - ROSS Intelligence and Fastcase unveil content, research, and development partnership - Analysts say law firms fooling clients with false AI claims - Head of A&O Fuse says legal market reaching a tipping point with new tech

Analysts claim law firms are misleading clients with false AI claims, Dec 6, 2019

- Survey: Legal market digital revolution adding increased pressure to GCs - Ashurt and UnitedLex partner to launch compliance, discovery and investigation services in Germany - Separate reports paint different outlooks for legal spending - Kennedys introduces KLAiM virtual lawyer platform to Latin American market - Epiq expands Canadian footprint with an enhanced offering and additional location - Brightflag introduces a peer-led learning series to accelerate innovation within the corporate legal services community

Legal market digital revolution adding increased pressure to GCs & more Nov 22, 2019 -

The business of law is changing fast: There are new entrants in the market, the Big 4 are re-entering the market, and new technologies and business models continue to emerge. It is hard to keep track of these developments and decide how they affect the strategy of your law ﬁrm, practice, law department or company. LAC Group keeps you up to speed with these developments. Legal Innovation Central podcast is your 5-minute weekly update on legal innovation.

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