In this episode, Rob Patterson of Parkins Lane and Paul Evans of Toro Digital chat with Pier D’Angelo, Chief Strategy Officer of Allens.

We discuss:

• The advantages of law firms creating a specific role that focuses on strategy and its execution.
• The Big 4 accounting firms entering the legal market, what does it mean for law firms?
• Is NewLaw going to disrupt incumbent law firms as much as the media write about?
• The fastest-growing legal segment into the industry – in-house counsel.  How can law firms and corporate counsel work together in the future to create the most mutual value?
• The downward fee pressure that’s facing commercial law firms, and it’s importance from a procurement perspective.
• Law firms are still law firms… and they’re still providing great value to their clients.  So what’s next and where is the market moving? Can we actually expect a revolution or will it be incremental changes?

Resources mentioned:

• Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) - https://cloc.org/
• Dual Transformation by Scott D. Anthony, Clark Gilbert, and Mark W. Johnson - https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Transformation-Reposition-Business-Creating/dp/1633692485
• Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin - https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X

Connect with Pier:  

• On Allens’ website - https://www.allens.com.au/about/leadership/
• On LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pier-d-angelo-cpp-alpp-5395a110/

Episode transcript:

https://www.professionallychallenged.com/episodes/ep-002-pier-dangelo-allens-linklaters/