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Legal Tech And The Changing Legal Services Industry - Weekly Update - August 1

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"Few law firms have a long-term, market-based strategy, or recognize that by proactively embracing new methodologies and technologies they will create the differentiators they need to compete effectively going forward."

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A. QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Few law firms have a long-term, market-based strategy, or recognize that by proactively embracing new methodologies and technologies they will create the differentiators they need to compete effectively going forward." (  Eric Seeger) 

B. ARTICLES TO READ

1. What Law Firms Can Learn from the Big Four

Blood in the Water as Professional Services Firms Eat into Global Legal Markets (Heather Suttie)

Key Quote:

"While traditional law firms may believe that technology and non-traditional legal companies are the biggest competitive threats, none – not even all of the world's legal technology companies and alternative legal service providers combined – come close to the continuing advancements being made into the global legal services market by the Big Four professional services firms."

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