Live panel discussion will explore how productivity, technology, and client partnership are key to the future of legal services.
Needham, MA – February 18, 2009 — Two Step Software, Inc., a provider of stock plan administration and corporate governance solutions, today announced that it will offer a live online webinar on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at 12:00 noon EST. During the 60-minute panel discussion, entitled “Productivity, Service, and Partnership: What They Mean to Your Law Firm’s Future,” two industry experts will discuss how transformational change in the legal marketplace is impacting law firm performance, client service models and attorney-client relationships.
“There have been unprecedented and dramatic changes in the legal market over the past six months,” said Gary D. Levine, President and CEO of Two Step Software, Inc. “Two-thirds of law firms are expecting lower 2009 revenues and most AmLaw 100 firms have already announced layoffs. Practices of every size in every major market are resorting to belt-tightening measures like never before.”
“Productivity, Service, and Partnership: What They Mean to Your Law Firm’s Future” will explore how today’s law firms can improve their odds for survival in a changing marketplace—by developing more efficient practices, embracing new technologies, and ultimately addressing client demands for a higher level of service.
The webinar’s speakers, Paul Lippe and Barend Blondé, have unique perspectives from both sides of the legal industry – those working at law firms and those hiring law firms, in the U.S. and abroad. Lippe is the CEO and founder of the legal online community Legal OnRamp and the former General Counsel of Synopsys. He writes the column “Welcome to the Future” for The AmLaw Daily. Lippe recently commented in his column: “Law has undergone a sea change, different from any other market for professional services. With the rise of the legal department, we no longer have the classic information asymmetry between the provider and buyer of professional services. As such, we are on a quick march to a more modern, complete notion of quality in law.”
Barend Blondé is a founding partner of the international legal consulting firm FrahanBlondé, based in Brussels, and the former Client Development Manager at Allen & Overy. For over a decade, Blondé has advised legal professionals on strategy, organization and management issues. He also writes the industry blog, Legal-Management.net.
Two Step Software is offering the March 3rd webinar free of charge, but registration is required. Those interested in participating in the event can sign up at: www.twostep.com/productivity.
