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November 8, 2005

The Business of Law in 2005 and Beyond

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Posted by Dennis M. Kennedy

Here's another important article on law practice and law practice management trends - Well-known law practice management expert Ward Bower, of Altman Weil, has written an article called "The Business of Law in 2005 (PDF)."

The titles a bit of a misnomer because the article analyzes trends that will extend long past 2005, but should definitely be on the radar.

The money quote:

Emergence of the Buyers’ Market

Foremost among all the trends is the shift of the legal services marketplace from the sellers’marketplace of 15 or more years ago to an increasingly buyers’market today.In a sellers’ market the supplier (i.e.,law firm) determines price, staffing and strategy.In a buyers’market these roles are reversed and it is the buyer (i.e., client) who determines price, staffing and even service strategy. Increasingly today, clients determine what they are willing to pay for legal services, how many lawyers and at what levels are needed to serve them, and even how case management, strategy and communications are to occur. (emphasis added)

I've begun calling this trend "client-driven technology." I could not agree more with Ward about its importance. Will we talk about it at BlawgThink? You betcha.

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1. Ed Poll on June 8, 2006 11:17 AM writes...

Just a short note to point out that The Business of Law(r) has been a registered trademark since 1995 and owned by me. Ward's comments are well-taken but his use of the title is inappropriate and a violation of my rights.

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