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8of9 CEO MARY KOPCZYNSKI TAKES ON THE #FEARLESSLAW LEGAL LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW
by Zac Hale | Jul 27, 2017 | #FearlessLaw, #LegalOps, General Counsel, Legal Leadership | 0 |
Mary Kopczynski, J.D./Ph.D. is CEO and Founder of 8of9 – a RegTech company focused on simplifying the complex world of financial regulation. Mary is recognized as one of the country’s leading financial regulatory consultants, having advised some of the world’s largest financial institutions navigating through the technical requirements of complex global regulations such as Dodd Frank, FATCA, Basel, EMIR, AIFMD, Margin Rules and more. Here she tackles questions on cybersecurity, legal innovation and much more for #FearlessLaw.
Read MoreOn #BakersDozen: Dennis Garcia of Microsoft In Interview With High Performance Counsel
by Admin | Sep 6, 2018 | #BakersDozen, #FearlessLaw, #Featured Legal Industry News, #Features, #TheScoop, General Counsel, Legal Leadership | 0 |
We were especially delighted to interview Dennis Garcia for this edition of #BakersDozen. Our pleasure in getting to know him is now our pleasure in sharing this interview with you. We’re not allowed to pick favorites but this is way up the list. #hipcounsel
Read MoreOn #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 3 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Mark Yacano, Somya Kaushik, Steph Corey & David Greetham
by Admin | Nov 8, 2018 | #BakersBest, #Featured Legal Industry News, #Features, #LegalInnovation, #TheScoop, #TopOfMInd, Legal Content | 0 |
On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Mark Yacano, Somya Kaushik, Steph Corey & David Greetham
– presented by High Performance Counsel
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GREAT TEAMS INSPIRE GREAT OUTCOMES – RALPH SCHONENBACH’S #FEARLESSLAW INTERVIEW FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COUNSEL
by Zac Hale | May 25, 2017 | #FearlessLaw, #HumanCapital, #LegalInnovation, Legal Leadership | 0 |
Successful CEO and now B2B startup Founder of Envoy, Ralph Schonenbach tackles #FearlessLaw. On his most satisfying feeling as a leader in both consulting and now in tech? “When everyone in the organization is excited about the vision of the firm – this is extremely rewarding. Taking big risks to follow a dream and getting positive feedback from the market is exhilarating.” You can read his further thoughts here.
Read MoreOn #SelfiesWithSonya: Angelique Strong Marks In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel
by Admin | Oct 23, 2018 | #BakersBest, #FearlessLaw, #Featured Legal Industry News, #HumanCapital, #SelfiesWithSonya, #TheScoop, #TopOfMInd | 0 |
On #SelfiesWithSonya: Angelique Strong Marks In Interview With Sonya Olds Som for High Performance Counsel
Read MoreLegal Innovation Veteran, Mark Yacano: The Entrepreneur Stretch (Part 3 of 3)
by Admin | Oct 2, 2018 | #ContractManagement, #LegalInnovation, #MainstreamLaw, Legal Content, Legal Leadership | 0 |
Introducing a new service offering in an established company presents its own unique challenges. Much like you would in traditional start-up, you’ll be selling services and, in many instances, delivering, too
Read MoreBuilding Your Company’s Next Great Business Line – Expert Insights from Mark Yacano of MLA Global
by Admin | Aug 16, 2018 | #ContractManagement, #Featured Legal Industry News, #TheScoop, Legal Content | 0 |
Taking on the challenge of building a new business for your existing employer is both exciting and intimidating. This post is the first in a series of articles designed to offer advice to those bold intrapreneurs who take the plunge – by Mark Yacano of MLA Global.
Read MoreREFLECTIONS – Sharing Our Intrapreneurial Journey Through The Evolving Legal Eco-System – by Mark Yacano
by Admin | Aug 12, 2018 | #FearlessLaw, #Featured Legal Industry News, #TheScoop, Legal Content | 0 |
Says Mark Yacano: “With the release of our Smart-Look Analytics Contract Review and Smart-Start Contract Assessment service offerings, this felt like the right time to re-release a three-part series I did on the Intrapreneurial Journey.”
Read MoreOn #BakersDozen: Stephen Ward, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Clerksroom In Interview With High Performance Counsel
by Admin | Aug 1, 2018 | #BakersDozen, #Featured Legal Industry News, #FoundersDozen, #LegalInnovation, #LondonCalling, #TheScoop | 0 |
As Co-Founder and Managing Director of Clerksroom Stephen Ward is familiar with change and innovation in the legal business – he’s driving it. With a keen eye for making the client experience better, he has been busy transforming how barristers’ chambers are managed and services delivered in the burgeoning UK legal market. Here he speaks with High Performance Counsel for #BakersDozen.
Read MoreOn #BakersDozen: Laura Maechtlen, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP In Interview For The #BakersDozen
by Admin | May 10, 2018 | #BakersDozen, #FearlessLaw, #Features, #Litigation, #LitigationFunding, #TheScoop | 0 |
My first career was in music — violin performance. During my junior year of college, I began researching next steps in my educational journey and realized that auditions for a masters or PhD in music would be ridiculously competitive, and that my career path in music would remain that way.
Read MoreON #FEARLESSLAW: PEARSON GC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER BJARNE TELLMANN
by Zac Hale | May 6, 2018 | #FearlessLaw, #Features, #LegalInnovation, #LegalOps, #TheScoop, General Counsel, Legal Leadership | 0 |
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Pearson and a member of its Executive team. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. Here he talks to High Performance Counsel as part of our exclusive #FearlessLaw series.
Read MoreClio CEO Jack Newton Writes – Legal Cloud Computing: Where Are We Now?
by Admin | Nov 20, 2017 | #Clio, #ContractManagement, #MainstreamLaw, #TheScoop, Legal Content | 0 |
Practice management software has come a long way in the nine years that we’ve offered Clio to law firms. And, while it might seem that the industry has come around to the idea that cloud-based software is a secure, powerful tool, it wasn’t always the case.
Read MoreSpeaking Candidly: On The Importance of Mentors and Mentoring, Two Perspectives: Part 1
by Admin | Sep 13, 2017 | #FearlessLaw, #MainstreamLaw, #TheScoop, Legal Content, Legal Leadership | 0 |
Thanks to Sheryl Sandberg and her bestselling book Lean In, it seems like everyone has embraced mentoring. Mentors are particularly important in the legal profession.
Read MoreBEST OF THE BEST ON #FEARLESSLAW: SUCCESSFUL CLOC CO-FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNER OF UPLEVEL OPS, STEPH COREY
by Zac Hale | Aug 23, 2017 | #ContractManagement, #FearlessLaw, #LegalInnovation, #LegalOps, #TheScoop, Market Commentary | 0 |
Steph Corey is the kind of bright, smart, energetic individual who makes stuff happen – and she’s definitely “one to watch” in the Legal Ops space. She is the General Partner and Co-Founder of UpLevel Ops, LLC, a multi-service Legal Operations consulting firm, and co-founder of CLOC, Corporate Legal Operations Consortium. We’re delighted to share her thoughts and insights here on #FearlessLaw.
Read MoreHPC Commentary: Automation And Economies Of Scale Beckon Legal Sector
by David Kinnear | Aug 13, 2017 | #BULLETPOINTS, #LegalOps, Legal Content | 0 |
Automation is here to stay. It is both a bold champion and a fierce enemy. The buyer is well-served by these changes. Lawyers must now decide their own fate and be prepared to act (and invest) accordingly. This is not a time for standing still.
Read MoreFarming And Law – Worthy Professions Responding To The Unforgiving Voice Of Innovation.
by David Kinnear | Aug 12, 2017 | #BULLETPOINTS, #LegalInnovation | 0 |
“A moment – poised atop the vast field in the dark. Barely in our seats as the vast array pulls us steeply downward. Our powerful spaceship hovered, engine hungry – then plunged deep into the dark – only pierced by the sharp arc lights – and that was plenty. This is not the farming of my childhood. It is better, far better. And the same will be true of law.”
Read MoreLegal Innovation: If Ever There Was A Time For Lawyers To Play In The Sandbox, It’s Now.
by Admin | Aug 8, 2017 | #LawMade, #LegalInnovation, Legal Tech | 0 |
A sandbox for lawyers? Time to play? These are far cries from the legacy, the tradition and the conservatism expected from the legal profession.
Read MoreBold Leadership In A New Word of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
by David Kinnear | Aug 2, 2017 | #AI, #BULLETPOINTS, #LegalInnovation, Legal Content, Legal Leadership | 0 |
AI is here – and it’s here to stay. This has far-reaching implications for the legal industry. But a renewed focus on leadership – and leadership development – will help us all get along with the robots just fine.
Read MoreJACK NEWTON – CLIO CEO AND CO-FOUNDER – IN INTERVIEW FOR THE #BAKERSDOZEN
by Zac Hale | Jul 27, 2017 | #BakersDozen, #Clio, #MainstreamLaw | 0 |
We interviewed Jack Newton, CEO and Co-Founder of Clio for the infamous #BakersDozen. When the history of modern law is written, Jack will feature prominently. Spotting the opportunity for cloud technology in legal services early on, he evidences a powerful case study in vision, persistence and execution. We observe how he has managed to not only build a highly successful company but also inspire fun and loyalty in the entire enterprise. He brings out the best. And we think that defines legal leadership. Bravo Jack, bravo.
Read MoreBULLET POINTS: FOLLOW THE MONEY
by David Kinnear | Jun 30, 2017 | #FearlessLaw, Blog, Legal Content | 0 |
Just over a month ago, we raised a glass on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange to a...
Read MoreGAZE INTO MY CRYSTAL BALL. BEHOLD THE FUTURE… HOW’S YOURS LOOKING?
by David Kinnear | Jun 22, 2017 | #BULLETPOINTS | 0 |
We may not have a crystal ball we can gaze into to tell the future – but all of us can learn from some of the brightest minds in legal innovation who are thinking about it a lot. To contemplate a lifelong career with a blindfold on makes no sense. It never made sense but it makes less sense today than ever before in the legal sector. To know what’s coming allows you to plan for it and embrace the change – not get left behind by it. Starting this week – an exclusive series of articles in conjunction with our friends and colleagues at Law Made. You won’t want to miss this.
Read MoreHIGH PERFORMANCE COUNSEL MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS REFLECTING DEEP LEGAL INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
by David Kinnear | Jun 14, 2017 | #Envoy, #Foxwordy, #LegalMosaic, #NewsWall, #TheScoop, Blog, Moves & Appointments, News & Announcements, Press Release | 0 |
Each of the new Advisory Board members brings unique insights and experiences of the legal industry in their various capacities as clients, practitioners, founders, analysts, commentators, technology advisers, investors and media. They join world-class colleagues who have supported HPC since its inception – the resulting combination of intellect and experience is second to none.
Read MoreARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN LAW. BE AN ASTRONAUT – OR STRAP IN LIKE EVERYONE ELSE…
by David Kinnear | Jun 13, 2017 | #AI, #BULLETPOINTS, Blog | 0 |
Newton’s Law of Gravity applies to everyone except when you’re an astronaut in a cool...
Read MoreBULLET POINTS: THE ARMS RACE IN LEGAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
by David Kinnear | May 25, 2017 | #BULLETPOINTS, #LegalInnovation, #LegalProductization, Blog | 0 |
It’s time to weaponize knowledge management. A client may not buy your law firm’s services but why not sell them your knowledge product? A question many law firms need to consider, soon.
Read MoreTOPGUN WOMEN IN LEGAL LEADERSHIP ADVISER CAROL FROHLINGER TACKLES #FEARLESSLAW ON HIGH PERFORMANCE COUNSEL
by Zac Hale | May 15, 2017 | #BakersDozen | 0 |
Top leadership adviser Carol Frohlinger takes our #FearlessLaw slate of questions head on. You can read her insights here.
Read MoreExpert Chuck Brooks Offers A Cybersecurity “Cheat Sheet” For The C-Suite
by Zac Hale | Apr 12, 2017 | #CyberSecurity, #FearlessLaw, Cyber Security, Legal Tech | 12 |
Cyber Expert Chuck Brooks shares a condensed “cheat sheet” with themes to hopefully provide boards with insights and impetus to address the cybersecurity threat at the C-Suite level. The four themes include: risk management, responsibility, communication, and expertise.
Read MoreChange Happens. Have You Started Talking About It Yet?
by David Kinnear | Apr 3, 2017 | #WhatThePuck, Blog | 0 |
From the outset, we identified High Performance Counsel to be a platform about the positive and the possible – the potential for great and even greater – the goals we can stretch for an accomplish. We think it’s timely.
Read MoreA Moment For Generational Leadership In The Legal Industry
by David Kinnear | Mar 5, 2017 | #WhatThePuck, Blog, Legal Leadership | 0 |
“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and...
Read More#FearlessLaw: LegalMosaic’s Mark A. Cohen
by Zac Hale | Feb 1, 2017 | #FearlessLaw, #LegalMosaic, Cyber Security, Disruptive Forces, Legal Content, Legal Tech, Market Commentary | 0 |
Cybersecurity certainly poses a challenge to legal consumers and providers, just as it does to everyone in the digital age. Law firms and in-house departments—especially those in companies that have lots of IP or do large M & A or Government work
Read More#FearlessLaw: Envoy’s Ralph Schonenbach
by Zac Hale | Jan 31, 2017 | #Envoy, #FearlessLaw, #LegalOps, Disruptive Forces, Legal Content, Legal Marketing, Legal Tech, Market Commentary | 0 |
Ralph Schonenbach has held senior positions with the firms Andersen and Ernst & Young. Afterwards, he co-founded Trestle Group and Trestle Group Foundation.
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- On #BakersBest 4X4 Edition, Issue 4 – Top Legal Industry Leaders Speak: Fernando Garcia, Tom Trujillo, Brendan Burnett & Ed Vidal
- In the #Spotlight: David Greetham of RICOH speaks with High Performance Counsel
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- Mitratech Kicks Off 2019 with the Launch of New SaaS Legal Hold Solution and Series of Legal Ops Panels at LegalTech
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