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Legal Heroes | The Law Society

Being named as a Legal Hero is a rare honour reserved for the most impactful and inspiring solicitors – only a small number will be recognised each year.

Legal Heroes are solicitors who, through a particular piece of work, have:

  • made a demonstrative, lasting and tangible difference to the life or lives of others, their local community or society as a whole
  • brought distinction to the legal profession

Some examples could be someone who:

  • identified a need in their wider community and took the initiative to create solutions or support – for example, setting up a legal advice centre, a shelter or a campaign group in support of a local cause
  • established colleague networks on diversity, inclusion or mental health and was recognised within their place of work as inspiring change and delivering positive support
  • took forward and developed a new area of law or legal rights to support and protect a vulnerable community, undertaking work to right a miscarriage of justice
  • raised significant money for important legal-related causes
  • has a track record of volunteering and making a difference within their community

Within this work, the individual must have demonstrated the values at the heart of the profession of:

  • helping others in need
  • putting the interest of others first
  • outstanding leadership
  • strong and consistent teamwork

Nominations are equally welcomed for:

  • those who have carried out work as part of their paid employment or practice, for example, by acting in an important leading case
  • those who have carried out pro bono work

Eligibility is not impacted by whether an individual’s work has already received publicity.

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Consulting Attorneys and Alternative Legal Service Providers

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Organizations in a wide range of industries are tightening their purse strings. Rising interest rates paired with the over-hiring that occurred the past two years has caused many to take a pause and reevaluate their next steps. Among corporate legal teams of all sizes, hiring managers are implementing hiring freezes, and legal operations professionals are looking into how to reduce outside counsel spend—a classic refrain that everyone has come to expect.

Unfortunately, as a result, some organizations and law firms are having to make the hard decisions to lay off good legal talent. While these lawyers are hopeful to find new permanent roles, hiring freezes are keeping those roles just out of reach, leaving high-quality, experienced lawyers in the market for opportunities.

Hiring on a Budget

The challenge that always comes with a tightened budget is how to get the work done—just because the money is not there does not mean the workload went away.  So, what is a legal team supposed to do?

At this point in the new year, corporate budgets have already been approved—including how much outside counsel spend is available. While the logical default to getting work done is to lean more heavily on law firm support, legal teams should consider using alternative legal service providers.

Alternative legal service providers often have a significantly lower price point than a law firm’s hourly rate. (Think up to 50% less per hour.) Consulting attorneys can come in and work as members of the legal department, addressing a range of matters based on the team’s needs. These lawyers handle all aspects of legal work, including research and review, and can also be hired on a part-time or project basis depending on the volume of the workload. Interim talent is also hireable under

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Clients Look to ALSPs, Flexible Lawyering: ‘Traditional Service From Law Firms Doesn’t Cut It Anymore’

In the 16 years since he founded Lawyers on Demand, Simon Harper has seen several waves of change across the legal industry as general counsel have grown more comfortable working with alternative legal service providers. The past six months have represented the latest significant shift. 

On the heels of the pandemic, Harper said, “We’re seeing demand driven by something different. Legal teams are thinking more strategically about how they source what they’re doing, less about pure growth in head count and more about how to efficiently get their legal work done.”

In-House Insights Law.com International LogoCoupled with the vanishing of secondments, a rise in the quality of attorneys available through services such as Lawyers on Demand and a need for increased adaptability inside legal departments, the result is more work shifting from law firms to alternative providers, according to general counsel and industry observers.

For William Bowes, general counsel of Condé Nast, the rise in flexible lawyering has been driven in recent years by the growing need for flexibility elsewhere within a legal department. In-house attorneys are being asked to quickly learn and apply new skills, respond to rapidly changing regulations and adapt to flexible working conditions.

“Because we need to operate in a quicker way—a different way—the demands on us are evolving rapidly and the traditional service you’d get from a law firm just doesn’t cut it anymore,” Bowes said. “The traditional service providers are thinking in traditional ways, and they’re always inevitably behind the way that people in-house are being asked to work.”

That makes it all the more valuable to have access to people thinking in new ways about legal service delivery, automation and cost models, he said. When he began working with Lawyers on Demand about a decade ago, Bowes wanted an ALSP to allow him to escape from

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Service Providers 2022 | Australasian Lawyer

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Enabling a digital upgrade for the legal profession

As the COVID-19 pandemic drove people into the safety of their homes, the legal profession had to reinvent the way it operated. Services could no longer be offered manually; thus, automation became critical to the operations of law firms and organisations.

This need for an operational overhaul has resulted in the birth of new legal service providers and a revitalisation of existing ones. Some providers expanded on their available offerings, capitalising on the increased use of Microsoft apps and communications platforms like Zoom. In some cases, lawyers and law firms themselves took their understanding of what people in the profession needed from their service providers and set about meeting those needs themselves.

Service providers that thrived during the pandemic acted quickly in identifying the needs of the market at a specific time and then rolling out the appropriate products and service in response. They were also able to pivot effectively in an environment that has been constantly changing, and have embraced the new standards of working.

“More and more, businesses are requiring a more cash-flow-sensitive approach to legal solutions that are payable in monthly instalments rather than as a lump-sum legal matter”

Justine Zhou and Zile Yu, Quantum Cover

 

Going digital

One thing that has traditionally slowed legal work down is the need for lawyers to manually tackle menial tasks. Given the inability to go to the office, digitalisation became key to lawyers still being able to do their work – and eventually to, in some ways, do it better than before.

“I’d always known that legal work could be done a lot better, and that technology could help – I just didn’t know how to do it for most of my career,” says

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Alternative Legal Service Providers Market 2023 Size and Forecast to 2031

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Apr 04, 2023 (The Expresswire) —
Alternative Legal Service Providers Marketinformation for each competitor includes (Integreon, Elevate, Reed Smith, Lawyers on Demand (LoD), Thomson Reuters, Axiom, Driven, BlackStone Discovery, Mindcrest, Consilio, Epiq, Everlaw, Orrick, Morae Global, Legility, Clifford Chance, QuisLex, Lumen Legal, LegalZoom, Allen and Overy, Greenberg Traurig, KLDiscovery, UnitedLex, Exigent) Company Profile, Main Business Information, SWOT Analysis, Price and Gross Margin, Market Share, Retailing, Consumer and Retail industry and has 116 pages in it.

“Global Alternative Legal Service Providers market revenue was Million USD in 2016, grew to Million USD in 2020, and will reach Million USD in 2026, with a CAGR of during 2020-2026.”

Short Description About Alternative Legal Service Providers Market:

The Alternative Legal Service Providers market revenue was Million USD in 2016, grew to Million USD in 2020, and will reach Million USD in 2026, with a CAGR of during 2020-2026.

Global Alternative Legal Service Providers Market Development Strategy Pre and Post COVID-19, by Corporate Strategy Analysis, Landscape, Type, Application, and Leading 20 Countries covers and analyzes the potential of the global Alternative Legal Service Providers industry, providing statistical information about market dynamics, growth factors, major challenges, PEST analysis and market entry strategy Analysis, opportunities and forecasts. The biggest highlight of the report is to provide companies in the industry with a strategic analysis of the impact of COVID-19. At the same time, this report analyzed the market of leading 20 countries and introduce the market potential of these countries.

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Legal Services Division

Who We Are

The mission of the American Bar Association Legal Services Division is to actively promote access to justice by ensuring the quality and accessibility of necessary legal services for those in need through the work of its entities’ programs, initiatives, and policy-making. The Division also achieves its mission by supporting civil legal aid, public defense, and military attorneys in their practices and professional development, along with the institutions and organizations that work to ensure access to justice for all.
The Legal Services Division houses the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense (SCLAID), which works on matters relating to legal aid and defender services, and supports state-based Access to Justice Commissions through its Resource Center for ATJ Initiatives. The Division is also the home of the ABA Military and Veterans Legal Center, where the Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP), Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law (SCAFL), and the Coordinating Committee on Veterans Benefits and Services are staffed and managed, along with these entities’ pro bono legal service programs serving military families and veterans.

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Growing Adoption of Transcription Services Across Medical and Legal Sectors Bolsters Industry

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Dublin, April 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “U.S. Transcription Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Vertical (Legal, Medical, Media & Entertainment, BFSI, Government, Education), By Type (Software, Services), And Segment Forecasts, 2023 – 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

The U.S. transcription market size is expected to reach USD 41.89 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 5.8% from 2023 to 2030.

Transcription services are widely used in the entertainment, legal, and healthcare sectors as there is a need for accurate data.

An increase in online audio and video content and a significant population with hearing disabilities will further influence the transcription market’s growth.

Companies are increasingly turning to transcription services due to the continued growth of the multimedia industry. Live and recorded telecasts of sports events, talk shows, and digital content on OTT platforms are adopting transcription services. Increased access to content from various corners of the globe comes with a specific language barrier.

3Play Media provides transcription services for more than 20 languages backed by innovative technology for its customers in the legal, health, and podcasts industry. Additionally, they also offer transcription for dual languages.

Transcription service providers have adopted advanced Artificial Intelligence AI and Machine Learning technologies to automate processes. Automation saves time and human costs, gives precise results, and is used in courtrooms, institutions, clinics, etc. For instance, Robin Healthcare and Moretti Group have adopted the latest technologies to serve various customers.

U.S. Transcription Market Report Highlights

  • Service providers are rapidly adopting speech recognition technology to achieve higher accuracy and reduce costs. Text-to-speech (TTS) technology is said to drive the growth of the transcription market

  • In the U.S., 20% of people have hearing impairments, which is prompting the demand for video and audio

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Katten Celebrates 10 Years of Providing Free Services at Legal Clinic in a Chicago Public School

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Katten Celebrates 10 Years of Providing Free Services at Legal Clinic in a Chicago Public School

Apr 20, 2023 (PRNewswire via COMTEX) —
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CHICAGO, April 20, 2023

CHICAGO, April 20, 2023     /PRNewswire/ — Katten announced today that the firm commemorated a decade of service with the Katten Legal Clinic at Chicago Public Schools’ Jose de Diego Community Academy in collaboration with Legal Aid Chicago, the Midwest’s largest provider of free civil legal services.

“Our Katten de Diego Legal Clinic is the crown jewel of our pro bono program.” – Jonathan Baum, Katten’s senior counsel

“Our Katten de Diego Legal Clinic is the crown jewel of our pro bono program. It exemplifies our commitment to provide high-quality legal services to those who desperately need them but can’t afford to pay for them,” said Jonathan K. Baum, Katten’s Director of Pro Bono Services. “I salute the talented attorneys and paralegals who have helped our clients navigate tough situations in tough times. And we are so grateful to our partners at Legal Aid Chicago, without whom this work would not be possible.”

The Katten clinic is one of the nation’s first legal aid clinics in an urban public school, an initiative that was recognized in 2016 with an American Bar Association (ABA) Pro Bono Publico Award.

“Legal Aid Chicago is proud to partner with Katten and the Jose de Diego Community Academy to deliver critical legal services to the Humboldt Park community. The Katten de Diego Legal Clinic provides an opportunity for people to receive help and have their stories heard within their own neighborhood, making legal aid accessible to those who need it the most,” said Melissa A. Bartolomei, supervisory attorney of Pro Bono and Community

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Why You Might Need Legal Support Services

Whether writing contracts for freelance employees or navigating a lawsuit, every business has to deal with legal matters at some point. With mountains of paperwork and confusing jargon, legal issues can be especially intimidating if you lack the experience to handle them. But you don’t have to do it on your own.

Small businesses can work with legal support services to minimize confusion and protect their assets. Seek them out ahead of time so you and your business are ready for anything. 

Business owners face many legal issues as well as overwhelming paperwork, and without access to the right legal counsel, a company can run into serious financial problems. Prepare for any situation so you’re not caught off-guard. The type of business you conduct will reflect the types of legal services you’re most likely to need. However, here are a few of the top examples of frequent legal services:

  • Constructing a business structure: Before launching, you should seek out an attorney to determine the business structure that protects you best against liability claims.
  • Creating contracts: Creating legal and binding contracts are an important part of your business operations. Similar to contracts, many companies need legal services for agreements.
  • Navigating licensing: Licensing is a common legal need for small businesses since many companies are unaware of potential violations. Licensing services save you from expensive fines down the road.
  • Preparing for lawsuits: Although being sued may be a worst-case scenario, legal support services can help you prepare for or navigate this type of situation. 
  • Handling human resources: There are many HR legalities surrounding the hiring and firing of staff. Without the right legal protections in place, your business can be open to lawsuits.
  • Addressing harassment: Protecting your business and your workers
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What Legal Support Services Can Do for You

Legal support services are an important part of the legal profession, providing assistance and support to attorneys, law firms, corporations, and individuals that require legal services. Legal support services include document preparation, court filing, legal research, and administrative help, among other things. This article examines the many forms of legal assistance services, their benefits, and how they might assist you in navigating the legal landscape.

Types of Legal Support Services: 

Document Preparations: Legal papers, including contracts, agreements, and court filings, require precise and timely preparation. These documents can be prepared with the assistance of legal support services, ensuring that they are error-free and comply with all legal standards.

Court Filing: Court filing is an essential component of legal support services. Legal assistance professionals can assist with the filing of court documents, ensuring that they are filed in a timely and effective manner.

Legal research: A time-consuming and difficult endeavor that requires specialized understanding. Legal support workers can aid with legal research, providing crucial insights into legal issues and assisting attorneys and law firms with the development of convincing cases.

Administrative Support Lawyers:  A legal firm requires administrative support services, such as organizing appointments, managing calendars, and processing phone calls and emails. Legal support experts can provide administrative assistance, allowing attorneys to concentrate on their primary obligations.

Benefits of legal support services:

  •  Legal assistance services are frequently more cost-effective than hiring full-time employees. By outsourcing legal support services, you can reduce costs associated with salary, benefits, and overhead.
  •  Legal support specialists are educated to perform legal tasks efficiently and swiftly. By outsourcing legal support services, you can save time and guarantee the timely completion of legal work.
  •  Professionals in the field of legal support have knowledge and competence. By outsourcing legal support services, you can gain access to their knowledge
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