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AI Investment Not Bringing Consistent Returns In Operational Efficiency, Report Says

2026-06-26 00:01:24.000

Despite widespread investment into AI across the legal industry, just a small group of law firms are consistently realizing measurable returns in operational speed, financial visibility and revenue performance, according to a new report from Law.com and legal industry technology provider Elite.

Innovation Engineering: How Firms Can Think Bigger and Ask Better Questions

2026-06-01 09:00:24.000

Most firms are aiming their newest tools at the work they already do — pouring their most powerful technology into running the same tasks a little faster. But when everyone automates the same tasks at once, no one pulls ahead. That reaches the future a little faster while leaving a firm’s largest opportunity untouched — and that opportunity isn’t doing more of the existing work, but transforming how the high-value work gets done.

Law Firms Have a Memory Problem Not a Selling Problem

2026-05-31 23:13:00.000

The legal industry continues to treat business development as though it is primarily an attorney behavior issue. It is not. The firm absolutely has the expertise, but what it lacks is retrieval speed and accuracy.

Your Administrative Services Are Broken, You Just Don’t Know It

2026-05-31 23:11:00.000

Administrative services should be one of the easiest areas for a law firm to get right and one of the most impactful when they do. But that is not what we see in the market today.

A Pivotal Moment for the Fortune 500 CLO

2026-05-31 23:09:00.000

The modern CLO is expected to understand technology shifts in legal, be a change champion, a transformation driver, and a strategic business partner. In many organizations, the CLO is no longer viewed solely as the senior legal advisor to the business, but as the executive responsible for redesigning how legal services are delivered across the enterprise.

Neurodivergence Could Be the Legal Industry’s Greatest Untapped Asset and It’s Hiding In Plain Sight

2026-05-31 23:07:00.000

The legal profession prides itself on precision, rigor, and the relentless pursuit of the right answer. And yet, for decades, it has been structured in ways that quietly sideline some of the most precisely wired, rigorously focused, and creatively determined minds available. People who are neurodivergent.

How to Initiate a Possible Business Connection On Vacation

2026-05-31 23:05:00.000

The life of lawyers can be stressful. Vacation is a much-needed time to decompress and recharge. But attorneys also need to bring new business into the firm.

The Billable Hour Has a Hidden Incentive Problem

2026-05-31 23:03:00.000

Most law firms evaluate, promote and compensate associates in a way that does not optimally foster professional growth, align pay with competence, or ensure that increasing hourly rates track value to clients.