Business Strategy

Depressurizing Strategies to Survive the Fourth Quarter

Legal service is a business. Run it that way. For most law firms, September signals a kickoff for the rest of the business year. Some law firms have instituted a four-day-in-the-office, return-to-work…

Canadian Legal Market Shakeup

The Canadian legal market has been shaken and stirred during the first quarter of 2023. This is mainly due to a couple of U.S.-based law firms expanding into Canada, which is a…

New Day, New Way

My 2022 year-ender is a collection of legal market strategy think pieces, commentaries, interviews and webinars emphasizing New Day, New Way. One commentary features my repositioned and rebranded practice that was announced…

Legal Talent Rebalancing – Part 1 – Valuing Time

While rebalancing work to live and live to work will be ongoing, the legal services labour market will speak to those who listen and act. In Legal Talent Rebalancing – Part 1…

Glance Back, Focus Forward

My 2021 year-ender casts a quick glance back, but much more importantly focuses forward to a vibrant future. Thank you for taking an interest in my work, thoughts and analyses during yet…

Inside a Legal Entrepreneur’s Mindset

Why visionaries and innovators will flourish now. Square-peg disruptors don’t fit in traditional, round-hole law firms. Anyone who, at their core, is a true entrepreneur or innovator will bridle at boundaries and…

The Hybrid Legal Services Team

Collaboration leads to efficiency and a pooling of talent that results in greater commercial value. The word “hybrid” describes the composition of different elements that results in something new. In our modern…

How Law Firms Can Stay Competitive: From Canadian Lawyer

The world of in-person meetings is coming back, but law firm economics have changed irreconcilably. By Tim Wilbur – Editor-In-Chief of Canadian Lawyer, InHouse, Lexpert, and Law Times. This article, published July 23, 2021 in…

Where Do We Go From Here: Solo and Small Law Firm Webinar

Thriving in a Post-Pandemic Legal Market. Response to the global pandemic has proven false the notion that change is difficult and slow. When push comes to shove, change happens easily and fast….

Recreating the Legal Ecosystem

How investing in client experience strengthens the legal marketplace. This is the year when legal service providers with moxie will take huge steps to advance their market position by investing in clients…

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