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Litigation Funding: An Exchange
An exchange between Lisa Richard, president of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, and Christopher Bogart, CEO of Burford Group LLC
Losing Its Mystery
Burford Group's CEO says that clients are becoming more familiar with litigation financing.
How The Am Law 100 Makes Its Money
Client demand for Am Law 100 hours dipped last year even as invoiced rates jumped.
What's Wrong With the Law—And How Lawyers Can Fix It
Steven Harper argues that unrestrained self-interest is ruining his profession.
Everybody's Talking at Me
Amid the cacophony, there's a message worth heeding: Define and measure value for your clients.
Now, a "Smarter" Business Development Model for the Legal Industry
An ex-GC on how law firms can attract business. Hint: It involves more than canapés.
New Data Set Shows What Clients Actually Bought Over Last Four-Plus Years
Turns out Am Law 200 firms are capturing a bigger slice of big companies' legal work.
Why Pricing Billable Work May Be Too Important to Leave to the Lawyers
It's time to start talking to clients about money in an unembarrassed, active way.
Dear First-Year Associates
Seven things to consider as you start your career.
Why Clients Fire Firms
Every unhappy in-house counsel is unhappy in his or her own way. But a new report suggests that the reasons blue-chip clients break up with law firms tend to clump in four categories.
