February 01, 2022

Tips for Managing Corporate Legal Costs Amid Rising Workloads

Corporate legal professionals have worked under the mantra of “do more with less” for years, but this chronic challenge appears to have reached a new height. From the global uncertainties associated with the occasional resurgence of COVID-19 to rising geopolitical risks and trade tensions, corporate executives are holding the line on legal cost containment even as they ask the corporate legal team to take...

January 18, 2022

Five Ways Legal Analytics Can Help Litigators Craft Winning Strategies

By Angela Chmielewski | LexisNexis Practice Area Specialist In a recent article published in this space, we pointed to the findings of the 2020 Legal Analytics Study , conducted by ALM Intelligence in collaboration with LexisNexis, which documented a “tipping point in the adoption of legal analytics among large law firm professionals.” The study found that 70% of law firms are now using legal analytics and...

January 14, 2022

What Corporate Legal Department Challenges Will Keep GCs Up at Night in 2022?

It is fair to say that all of us were happy to close the chapter on 2021 and turn to a new page this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our way of life for the last two years and has take a devastating human toll on millions of families. For in-house counsel, the pandemic has been disruptive to department operations — but some of this impact has merely accelerated industry transformations that were already...

January 05, 2022

Trends in Inmate Health Law, COVID-19, Hepatitis C, & Transgender Issues - 2021 recap

Jail and prison staff need a clear understanding of evolving law—including inmate health law and emerging COVID-19 policies. In a webinar hosted by the American Jail Association and sponsored by LexisNexis® , Professor Margo Schlanger, JD, shared important legal updates and insights for corrections officers and administrators. Click here to download the complete complementary resource from LexisNexis. ...

January 05, 2022

Top trends in criminal justice, inmate litigation, court access, and liability - 2021 recap

Jail and prison staff need a clear understanding of evolving law—including inmate civil rights, inmate health, and case law. In a 2021 webinar hosted by the American Jail Association and sponsored by LexisNexis® , Professor Margo Schlanger, JD, shared important legal updates and insights for corrections officers and administrators. Click here to download the complete complementary resource from LexisNexis...

January 04, 2022

Current Trends and Challenges in Inmate Litigation, LexisNexis Corrections white paper download

Reducing the risk of inmate litigation Jail and prison staff need a clear understanding of evolving law—including inmate civil rights, inmate health, and case law. In a 2021 webinar hosted by the American Jail Association and sponsored by LexisNexis® , Professor Margo Schlanger, JD, shared important legal updates and insights for corrections officers and administrators. Click here to download the complete...

December 27, 2021

10 Steps GCs Can Take to Minimize Data Security Risks

By Barbara W. Reece | LexisNexis Practical Guidance The constant risk of enterprise data security threats has been keeping in-house counsel on their toes for years now, but unfortunately GCs do not appear to be realizing any greater confidence in their organizational preparations. The level of preparedness to handle cyberattacks declined for the third consecutive year in a 2021 survey of general counsel, according...

December 21, 2021

What GCs Need To Know About Federal and State Renewable Energy Tax Credits

By Cameron Kinvig | LexisNexis Practical Guidance The global demand for renewable energy is expected to continue booming for the next two decades. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects a nearly 50% increase in world energy usage by 2050, led by growth in Asia, with renewables poised to be the fastest-growing energy source to support this demand. The growth trajectory is even more astounding here in the...

December 20, 2021

Law Firm Marketing Professionals Rely On Emerging Tech To Drive New Business Development

By Dave DiCicco | Senior Director of Product Management Law firm business development teams have changed the way they identify, connect with and track their firms’ engagement with prospective new clients. The evolution has been fueled by the emergence of technologies that have enabled more visibility into new business opportunities and more targeted interaction with those prospects. This includes platforms for...

December 17, 2021

How Legal Analytics Are Used For Litigation Prep

By Geoff Ivnik | Director of Marketing Data analytics has been a rising catchphrase across industries from professional baseball to managed healthcare for a decade or two. After a series of fits and starts, it now appears to have firmly established its footprint in the legal industry. The 2020 Legal Analytics Study , conducted by ALM Intelligence in collaboration with LexisNexis, documented a “tipping point...

December 08, 2021

How Law Firm Knowledge Managers Can Leverage Data Analytics to Improve Firm Performance

By Doug Stansfield | Sr. Director Product Management One of the important lessons that law firms learned amid the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 was the importance of an effective knowledge management strategy — and access to KM tools — in order to support remote working conditions. Law firm KM professionals have a more trusted and valued role in their organizations than ever. Indeed, Law360 referred to the...

December 07, 2021

Three ESG Legal Trends to Monitor in the Years Ahead

By Benjamin C. Knuth | LexisNexis Subject Matter Advisor (Corporate and Securities Law) Corporate social responsibility has long been a topic at business conferences and corporate meetings, but it’s clear that we’ve entered into a new era in which there will be sustained focus on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) conduct of American companies. There are different drivers behind the emergence...

November 29, 2021

What Are Law Firms’ 10 Biggest Client Retention Challenges?

By Eric Olson One of the consensus lessons of the past year in the legal services industry is that marketing is absolutely core to the strategic success of law firms. Nearly eight in 10 law firm leaders say that marketing is an important piece of what is required to drive strategic outcomes in their organizations, according to the 2021 LexisNexis® InterAction Marketing & Business Development Survey * . The...

November 15, 2021

How the Future of Mobility Will Transform Regulation of the Transportation Industry

By Mary Reusch The speed at which mobile technologies have become integrated into automotive manufacturing has accelerated faster than many Americans realize. In fact, according to BCG , connected vehicles will account for 100% of the U.S. auto market by 2035, which means that “cars will operate more like smartphones” by providing travelers with connectivity, guidance and opportunities to improve productivity...

September 29, 2021

How Integrating Workflows Makes You a Stronger Litigator

As is the case in many industries, legal professionals are well aware that time is money. The faster and more effectively you can complete historically time-consuming tasks, the more time you’ll have to spend building strong legal strategies and completing impactful work that benefits your clients. The key to saving time in the legal space is integrating workflows—consolidating efforts into as few steps as...

September 22, 2021

The Future of Online Legal Research

Online Legal Research Advances Key to the Practice of Law Legal research requires identifying and analyzing fact-based precedent to handle a legal task with authority and confidence. With the right facts and circumstances, practitioners can prove or disprove a client's position on a particular issue. Quality legal research is critical to the practice of law. Before sources and materials can be analyzed, they must...

September 03, 2021

GC Spotlight: A Conversation with Bruce Jackson, Associate General Counsel of Microsoft Corporation

Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in a series of one-on-one interviews with leaders of corporate legal departments in the U.S. This month we spoke to Bruce Jackson, who is Associate General Counsel of Microsoft Corporation, the largest software company in the world. Mr. Jackson has spent three decades working with some of the top music producers in the U.S. and is the author of Never Far from Home ,...

August 26, 2021

Illinois Attorneys McElwee and Reynolds Follow Different Paths to Mutual Success

If Matthew McElwee and Jared Reynolds had taken the advice of family, friends or even their peer attorneys, there might never have been an RM Law Group LLC in Chicago. The two became friends at Chicago-Kent College of Law, then went their separate ways into good, stable jobs at established Chicago firms after graduation. Even so, they still had in the backs of their minds a longer- term plan, and as it turned out...

August 26, 2021

How Attorney Cat McCulle Turned Lunch into a Career

After she finished her undergrad studies, Catherine “Cat” McCulle, Esq. decided to take a one-year break before she headed to law school. And, as gap year students often do, she took a job waitressing at a local restaurant. As luck would have it, that temporary gig was about to pay off. Big time. A FATEFUL LUNCH During one of her lunch shifts, McCulle was assigned a table of suit-clad professionals...

August 26, 2021

Building a Recession-Proof Law Firm with Attorney Dan Minutillo

Attorney Dan Minutillo is the founding shareholder of Minutillo Law Corporation , a small boutique firm in San Jose, California that’s been around for over four decades—a testament to both his passion for the law and the business strategy behind it. The firm practices exclusively in two key areas: U.S. government contract law and international trade. And Minutillo is quick to credit those practice areas...

August 26, 2021

Streamlining Processes: Attorney Jeff Dailey Talks Law Firm Efficiency

While the title Process Engineer doesn’t appear on attorney Jeff Dailey’s business card, it probably should. A former Big Law partner, Dailey prides himself at spotting and resolving inefficiencies—something he believes is critically important for client satisfaction. “Law firms have been really tied to a model, both on the operations side and the staffing side, that was created decades ago,”...

August 26, 2021

Translating the Law with Attorney Lisa L. Cowan

It’s not uncommon for folks outside the legal profession to treat legalese as a foreign language. But for many of Lisa Cowan’s clients, it’s both the figurative and literal truth. Cowan is an attorney with Brereton Law Office , a boutique litigation firm in Santa Cruz, California. The firm’s location means that many of its clients claim Spanish as their native language—with many speaking...

August 26, 2021

Attorney D.G. Pantazis on the Importance of Cultivating Talent

Take a look at the attorney roster of Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb and you’ll see a diverse mix of legal professionals. As attorney D.G. Pantazis explains, that’s because the firm members pride themselves on bringing together, developing, and retaining talented lawyers. Look more closely and you’ll see it goes even deeper, as there are a lot of attorneys with close family ties to...

August 26, 2021

Attorney Prema Roddam on the Practical Benefits of Diversity

It’s no secret that diversity in the workforce is important—and perhaps even more so for a law firm. But beyond the moral and ethical reasons to encourage diversity, attorney Prema Roddam is quick to point out that there’s quantifiable value in having a workforce composed of men and women with a broad mix of cultural backgrounds. Roddam is with Chugh LLP , an international law firm and CPA firm with...

August 26, 2021

Going from In-House Counsel to Solo Practitioner with Attorney Larry Silvestri

Larry Silvestri was fortunate to find satisfaction in his role as in-house counsel for a real estate developer. “It was kind of a dream career,” he says. “I really enjoyed it.” But after a long, successful business run, his employer began to wind down operations and Silvestri started looking for a change—in more ways than one. “My wife and I decided to relocate…to be closer...