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Eye of the Storm: How Will Alternative Business Structures Affect Traditional Law Firms

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Arizona has recently stricken the rule barring non-lawyer ownership in law firms from its professional ethics code. Utah is creating a sandbox environment to explore the same option. So, if you think it’s hard to compete with the law firm across town, try working against Walmart. This is the eye of the storm.

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Is Walmart Targeting Your Law Firm? What Alternative Business Structures Will Mean for Small Firms

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Small law firms generally have it pretty good, in that they’ve mostly had to compete only against other small law firms, that aren’t particularly innovative either , and that also don’t spend money aggressively to build their businesses. So, yes: Walmart can open law firms. That’s a whole new ball game.

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Winners Named for 2021 American Legal Technology Awards

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Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. Michele Pistone , professor of law, Villanova University. Justice Deno Himonas , Utah Supreme Court. Law Department (Friday, Nov. Fisher Phillips.

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What’s New in Law Firm Ownership?

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Depending on your point of view, there’s either lots new or “not so much” new with law firm ownership. In a nutshell, it says that lawyers must own law firms. New Developments in Law Firm Ownership. Australia and the United Kingdom already permit outside ownership of law firms.

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ALSP Axiom Opens Law Firm in Arizona Under Alternative Business Structure License

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Axiom , one of the longest-running alternative legal services providers, today joins the ranks of licensed legal services providers as it opens Axiom Advice & Counsel LLC (AA&C), a law firm in Arizona, where it plans to provide corporate legal services to businesses. to operate with an integrated law firm.

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Legal Reforms In Utah & Arizona Made Law Better So Obviously No One Is Following Their Lead

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The post Legal Reforms In Utah & Arizona Made Law Better So Obviously No One Is Following Their Lead appeared first on Above the Law. We know access to justice gaps exist, what are we doing about it?

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Winners Named for 2021 American Legal Technology Awards

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Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. Michele Pistone , professor of law, Villanova University. Justice Deno Himonas , Utah Supreme Court. Law Department (Friday, Nov. Fisher Phillips.