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With competition in the legal industry on the rise (among law firms and also between law firms and alternative legal service providers), and changes resulting from the pandemic, lawyers must adapt to stay competitive. Clients now expect that law firms will offer alternative fee arrangements that encourage efficient and high-quality work product, while providing predictability […]

In the spring of 2019, High Performance Counsel asked its #ThinkTank Faculty, of which I was a part, their wildest prediction for the state of the legal industry through year-end 2020.  I predicted that non-traditional legal service providers would double their share of the legal services market and force law firms to rethink how to […]

Above The Law published its annual Litigation Finance Survey report for 2020.  There are some notable takeaways from the report that all show the increasing traction of the litigation finance industry over the past year.  The survey results included the following: 69.79% of respondents have firsthand experience working with a litigation finance firm.  That’s a […]

A recent Law360 article[1] discussed the implications of a New York Bar Association report finding that the percentage of women in lead counsel roles in court cases in New York state has not increased significantly over the last three years and remains stuck around 25%.  When you look at this statistic for private practice lead […]

While litigation finance is now commonly discussed and considered in the legal industry, many people still have questions about what it is, how it works, and why it is financially beneficial to claimholders and law firms.  This post will discuss these basic questions for single-case commercial litigation funding, and later posts will discuss certain aspects […]

As it appeared in Law360 By Molly Pease Litigation finance has garnered increased acceptance in the business world and many companies find themselves applying for financing for the first time. The process is not difficult, but few do it right. How can you best position your company to get approval for litigation financing? And how […]