The value vector
Law firms are going the extra mile to prove their intrinsic worth to corporate counsel, but are their billing innovations paying off? Vandana Chatlani reports
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RECENT STORIES
Glimpses of the Road Ahead
'State of the Legal Market' survey finds that AI, specialist firms, discerning clients and the paired trends of fragmentation and consolidation are preoccupying the legal community
Power moves
Partners at Chinese and international law firms analyse changes under the new registration-based listing regime as the momentum shifts on going public
Reward for invention
Inventor remuneration laws are needed to increase the number of patents filed in the country, writes Balwant Rawat, the head of IP at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India
Legal AI’d
Artificial intelligence will inevitably transform legal practice, but it will take time to realise its full potential. Enormous benefits, and dangerous pitfalls, await the tentative legal user. And careful regulation is also required
Eyes on the Middle East
A common vision for growth has helped the India-UAE trade relationship to scale new heights
A greater good
Law firms across Asia are putting profits aside to focus on pro bono work, community engagement, sustainability, and staff welfare
What’s ahead?
We gathered opinions from legal professionals on their hopes and plans for this year, and what they have done to survive the past tumultuous years
On the money
As part of our annual exploration of billing rates, we decided to begin analysing specific sectors for an insight into how fee practices vary
The hit list
Slow turnaround time and overpricing are the biggest turn-offs for in-house counsel in the region when dealing with their law firm counterparts, according to our survey
Crisis innovation
Small wonder that the past couple of years have spawned an exciting amount of tech-related reform in China’s courts and arbitration institutions
The business of billing
A climate of competition has kept legal fees stable as lawyers strive to provide certainty and prove their credibility
Enforcing integrity
Insolvency board makes greater use of enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the bankruptcy code
