Een ‘must read’ voor alle bestuurders en management binnen advocatenkantoren.
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Foreword Remaking Law Firms, why and how by Eduardo C. Leite
Change does not come easily to the legal profession. We are trained to be skeptical, cautious, anchored in precedents and tradition. Yet, disruptive change is here… There was a time when we mostly worried about advising clients and billing time. Today, we deal with disruptive technologies, commoditization, unbundling of legal services, globalization of firms, neologisms like BigLaw and NewLaw, and “co-opetition.” These terms reflect changes of a magnitude and variety our clients and our profession have not previously experienced…that challenge many of the ethical foundations of what makes ours a special, regulated profession.
Cost-conscious clients (empowered by new tools and technologies) are challenging us to manage projects better, improve efficiencies, control costs, and assure quality. They want the right people doing the right things the right way, at the best possible cost, and as quickly as they require.
These are not the challenges many in our noble profession signed up for…but they cannot be avoided. And, truth be told, they are making what we do far more professional, and more exciting and rewarding for those who embrace and adapt to change and the opportunities it brings. As chief change agent for one of the world’s largest law firms, I am constantly looking for insights and advice to help us make sense of change, and to make those changes necessary for us to remain one of the world’s leading law firms. That is why I am delighted to introduce Remaking Law Firms: Why and How.
Eduardo C. Leite
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Baker & McKenzie International
Remaking Law Firms is published by American Bar Association Publishing, is zowel in print als e-book te verkrijgen bij de ABA.