Law21 Twitter Updates- Allen & Overy creates a major beachhead in Australia: http://bit.ly/9P6a1s Extremely interesting.
- Is the English solicitor poised to become an endangered species? http://bit.ly/ctUEEV (James Dunning)
- US News & World Report to rank law firms: http://bit.ly/coHnTw . Nothing could possibly go wrong with this idea.
- The onion ring has passed Stephen Harper! http://bit.ly/ad3ZMg Another great moment in Canadian politics.
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About Jordan Furlong
I’m a partner with Edge International, providing consulting services to law firms on strategic planning and tactical matters. I’m also a Senior Consultant with Stem Legal and principal of its Media Strategy consulting service. Finally, I’m an award-winning blogger who chronicles the extraordinary changes underway in the practice of law here at Law21: Dispatches from a Legal Profession on the Brink.
After graduating from Queen’s University Faculty of Law in 1993, I articled with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in 1994 before beginning a career in legal journalism. I spent more than a dozen years leading three top Canadian legal periodicals: I served as Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Bar Association’s flagship magazine National for a full decade (1999-2009), during which time it earned nine awards for journalistic excellence. I also founded and served as Executive Editor of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association’s CCCA Magazine (2007-2009), and I held the position of Managing Editor with The Lawyers Weekly newspaper (1997-1998).
I’m an Honourary Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, I served as editor of its 2006 Innovaction e-zine on innovation in law practice, and I currently chair the College’s InnovAction Awards, which recognize and reward creativity and innovation in legal services delivery. I’m also a regular columnist with Slaw, writing on the future of law practice. I’ve spoken about the challenges facing the legal profession at numerous conferences, and my written work has been published in a wide variety of periodicals aimed at both lawyers and clients. You can find me on LinkedIn and Twitter, and I live in Ottawa, Canada, with my wife and two children.