Monthly Archives: December 2009

Ready or not, here come the clients

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 22, 2009
What’s left to say about the 2000s? What the legal profession (and the marketplace in which it operates) have just gone through was, as Brad Hildebrandt points out, unprecedented in almost every way. I won’t recap the changes — as Law21’s second full year draws to a close, you can read about them in many [...]
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The hyperlocal lawyer

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 17, 2009
You’ve seen plenty of references to the decline of traditional news media here, usually in the context of similar struggles in the legal marketplace. Instead of dwelling on that industry’s problems, however, here’s what looks like one of its future successes, and how it might have potentially profound applications to the law. It’s the rise [...]
Posted in Clients, Solo & Small Firm | 2 Comments

Law firms on demand

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 9, 2009
What if you could take a law firm, carve away all the parts of it you don’t like, and keep all the parts you did? What if, from the client perspective, you could get rid of high and rising prices, time-based bills, gratuitous overhead costs and unfamiliarity with your business? What if, from the lawyer [...]
Posted in Big Firms, Clients, Talent | 5 Comments

2009 Clawbies now accepting nominations

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 7, 2009
Steve Matthews, my colleague at Stem Legal, has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Clawbies, which recognize the very best in Canadian law blogging. The fourth annual awards are seeking your recommendations for Canadian law blogs that deserve widespread recognition for excellence over the past year. In particular, we’d like you [...]
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The obsolescence audit

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 2, 2009
My newest column at Slaw, the best of Canada’s increasingly impressive law blog collection, has been posted. Go read it there and check out the rest of the news and remarkable insights Slaw makes available every day.
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Law21 makes ABA Journal Blawg 100

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 1, 2009
Just a quick note to pass on some good news: Law21 has made the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 list for the second straight year! My thanks to the Blawg 100 committee for including this site in its listings — it continues to be an honour to be in such excellent company. Check out the other [...]
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