Dr Stephen Moss talks on ‘Qantas Talking Business with Alan Kohler’, an inflight entertainment radio program hosted by Alan Kohler.
Stephen Moss and Justin Whealing from ECP Legal have been working with Reed Smith, a major international law firm, on their Asian growth strategy over the past 4 years. Watch Stephen and others discuss this work and, more broadly, key developments in the Asia Pacific market and legal space…
I am fortunate to be working with some exceptional law firm leaders as they build teams and open new offices, plan succession and move into mergers or combination with other firms. The law firm leaders who succeed in creating strong collaborative, supportive cultures are those who are strong enough to resist the temptations of a quick fix and work hard on creating and supporting a transparent, cohesive, collaborative culture where purpose is clearly defined and embraced.
Artificial Intelligence will revolutionise the professional services sector, which is no bad thing. Dr Stephen Moss writes that in the midst of this positive technological change, the people element will only become more important
In July 2017 The Australian released the Legal Partnership Survey's profile on gender diversity in Australia's top firms, along with an article from ECP Legal Partner Shaaron Dalton on the gender debate.
Growth figures released in The Australian on 30 June 2017 alongside an article on the changing face of the legal profession.
On 30 June 2017, The Australian’s Legal Affairs lift out highlighted the survey’s findings on growth of graduate numbers and the increased focus on training graduates rather than pursuing lateral hires.
Alternate legal services providers that harness technology took a sledgehammer to the large law firm model. Dr Stephen Moss looks at how it arrived, and its lasting impact.
The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is both a business accelerator and a disruptor. Within the next two years, it is forecast that the market will be worth some $9.2 billion, more than double the size it was just three years ago.
At a time when the legal market is in a state of flux, ensuring consistency around culture and client contact is a key issue for senior partners. Shaaron Dalton from Eaton Capital Partners looks at the challenges of Succession in a market that is consistently inconsistent.
Despite law firms publicly committing to promoting greater numbers of female partners, the reality is that the make-up of law firm partnerships is still overwhelmingly male.
With cautious steps being made by law firms into a range of different areas, how long is it until the traditional “law firm” structure looks to change? And with the Big 4 professional service firms moving into legal services, how long until we see one of the big law firms reversing the trend and transforming into one of these professional services behemoths?
With much debate about how large law firms can remain relevant in a world of artificial intelligence and low leverage ratios, veteran consultant Dr Stephen Moss reminisces on the profession and looks ahead.
ECP Legal's Ilana Orlievsky spoke to 25 senior female legal executives to reveal some fascinating insights into the attitudes and behaviours of law leaders towards diversity.