Shifting Client Expectations in the 21st Century Law Firm

Where do you stand in an era of law firm consolidation and ever escalating unsustainable rate schedules? Respected industry surveys reflect widespread dissatisfaction amongst corporate consumers of legal services and a lack of confidence in the ability of outside counsel to control and accurately project costs and legal expenses. One July 2008 survey reported that only 11.6% of inside counsel believe law firms are actively seeking ways to reduce the cost of legal services.

Clever branding campaigns aside, one can legitimately question how many degrees of difference really exist between typical large law firm services providers with respect to the business model used to deliver legal services.

Sticking with business as usual may not successfully meet the challenges presented to you by current trends. One measure of a law firm’s confidence in its process of shaping and executing its litigation management plans is its willingness to share risk with clients. Brown Law LLC offers real tools and options to address cost predictability, budgeting and sharing of risk with outside counsel.

Litigation management should not only deliver business wins but should make business sense as well.