Building NewLaw

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Ron Friedmann, founder and principal of Prism Legal Consulting and consultant at Fireman & Company. They talk the nitty gritty details of NewLaw: building knowledge management systems, handling budgets, and managing change.

Peter and Natalie dig into Ron's Do Less Law philosophy, and he tells us about why lawyers have to change the way they work.

CPD

Lawyers that have completed the S03E03 BNL CPD cam claim a 40 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S03E03 verification examination click this link.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Mark Cohen, co-founder of Clearspire. The group discusses the Clearspire story, why its bleeding-edge technology and legal expertise weren't a commercial success, and the lessons NewLaw needs to learn.

Lawyers that have completed the S03E02 BNL CPD cam claim a 60 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

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Peter Aprile and Quinn Ross discuss the Ontario Bar Association's inaugural "Innovator-in-Residence" Program and the reasons that Peter chose to analyze traditional law firm structures and leadership, and his belief that the paradigm that underlies traditional law firms is the root cause of the legal industry's disempowerment, diversity, and innovation issues. Peter discusses his early research into new distributed power models - and Counter's experience shifting to a new model - designed to make law firms more innovative, productive, fulfilling, and meaningful.

CPD

Lawyers that have completed the S04E01 BNL CPD cam claim a 35 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S04E01 verification examination click this link.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Tania Sulan and Naomi Loewith of Bentham IMF. The group discusses Bentham IMF's recent arrival in Canada, the stimga of litigation funding, and the opportunities it opens for lawyers and clients, alike.

CPD

Lawyers that have completed the S03E01 BNL CPD cam claim a 40 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S03E01 verification examination click this link.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Lena Koke, co-founder of Axess Law, Canada. The group discusses the innovative approach that Axess uses to deliver legal services. The law firm works in retail spaces across Ontario, with 12 locations in the greater Toronto area, ten of which are in Walmart stores. In 2016, Axess served 40,000 clients across the province and saw a significant increase in revenue. In this interview, Lena tells BNL how she and her partner, Mark Morris, came up with the idea.

Lawyers that have completed the S02E11 BNL CPD cam claim a 45 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S02E11 verification examination click this link.

Jamie Gardiner believes that most lawyers' complex litigation analysis is weak so he set out to find a better way. Jamie believes that litigation tools can help lawyers and clients better understand litigation value and risk so that clients can optimize their litigation decisions.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold talk to Jamie about the current structure, methodology, and thinking that underlie most litigation analysis and client reporting. The group discusses how lawyers can leverage technology and process (including risk and decision analysis and sensitivity analysis) to think deeper and deliver a more sophisticated analysis to predict outcomes better, and puts clients in the best position.

CPD

Lawyers that have completed the S03E09 BNL CPD cam claim a 35 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S03E09 verification examination click this link.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Mitch Kowalski, author, advisor and innovator in the global legal services industry. The group discusses Mitch's newest book, The Great Legal Reformation: Notes from the Field. Natalie, Peter, and Mitch talk candidly about law firm financing, outside expertise, Alternative Business Structures, regulatory requirements, technology, and legal education in Canada.

Lawyers that have completed the S02E10 BNL CPD cam claim a 30 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S02E10 verification examination click this link.

John Chisholm did not think that he would end up researching, writing, and consulting about law firm pricing. However, John learned how the billable hour model is limiting law firm profitability, and he became a passionate value pricing advocate.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold talk to John about why he believes that law firms should stop hourly billing and start value pricing. The group discusses why and how the hourly billing model is hurting you, your law firm, and your clients.

Also, Peter, Natalie and John discuss how the current model is creating an environment that hurts associate development and retention. Oh, and Counter decides to stop offering hourly billing on all new files, and to stop tracking time on January 1, 2019.

CPD

Lawyers that have completed the S03E08 BNL CPD cam claim a 35 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S03E08 verification examination click this link.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Jack Newton, co-founder of Clio. If you're not familiar with Clio, then you might have been living under a rock. Clio is the most widely used cloud-based legal practice management system in the world. The group discusses the company's mission to transform the delivery of legal services (for good), the 2016 Legal Trends Report, and what to look forward to at this year's Clio Cloud Conference.

CPD

Lawyers that have completed the S02E09 BNL CPD cam claim a 45 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S02E09 verification examination click this link.

Alma Asay didn't plan to become a legal entrepreneur. But when she looked for a tool that would help her manage information in her litigation practice, she didn't find it. Instead, she found herself building a piece of software called Allegory that does just that.

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold talk to Alma about what she learned when she quit her job to start a company – and what she would want others to know before they make the same choice. Alma talks about the importance of empathy to a legal practice and why your files should always be organized well before trial appears on the horizon.

CPD

Lawyers that have completed the S03E07 BNL CPD cam claim a 50 minute Professionalism CPD credit.

• To access the S03E07 verification examination click this link.