Monthly Archives: April 2011

Legal Marketing Association Toronto Chapter’s Luncheon Seminar, Toronto, ON

By Jordan Furlong | Published: April 28, 2011
I’m looking forward to addressing the Legal Marketing Association Toronto Chapter‘s Luncheon Seminar on June 23, 2011, at the Toronto Board of Trade. I’ll be speaking about the implications of the waves of change in the legal marketplace, with an emphasis on the Canadian market and the incursion of global law firms. Please note that [...]
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A changing of the guard

By Jordan Furlong | Published: April 20, 2011
Legal historians might look back at the spring of 2011 and judge it the time when the old law firm model began to pass away and a new one began to take its place. Specifically, they might contrast last month’s dissolution of Washington-based global firm Howrey LLP with today’s announcement by 300-lawyer Irwin Mitchell LLP [...]
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Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS

By Jordan Furlong | Published: April 20, 2011
I’m very happy to be co-presenting “Back to Law School: Strong Traditions, Fresh Ideas,” the annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society in Halifax on June 11, 2011. I’m particularly pleased that my co-host will be Matt Homann of St. Louis, leading legal innovator and founder of LexThink LLC.
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International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) 2011 Conference, Nashville, TN

By Jordan Furlong | Published: April 19, 2011
I’m very pleased to be a member of a panel discussion on legal process outsourcing at “Rev-elation,” the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) 2011 Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee August 21-25.
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Solo innovation

By Jordan Furlong | Published: April 15, 2011
Conventional wisdom has it that when the meteor struck the earth millions of years ago, the small early mammals survived because they could slip into underground holes and caves, while the larger dinosaurs, with nowhere to go, were struck down. Not to do overdo the analogy, but a series of innovations in solo and small-firm [...]
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Annual Conference, Le Barreau du Québec, Gatineau, QC

By Jordan Furlong | Published: April 14, 2011
I’m very happy to announce I’ll be delivering a keynote address to the annual conference of the Barreau du Québec in Gatineau, QC, on June 2, 2011. More details to come as the event approaches.
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Not wanted on the voyage

By Jordan Furlong | Published: April 14, 2011
From the incumbent’s point of view, the only thing worse than a revolution that topples you is one that renders you irrelevant. You can mount a comeback from exile; you can’t mount a comeback from Nobody Cares. Law firms, pay close attention. We’re now less than six months away from the implementation of the Alternative [...]
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