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Brexit and the Legal Industry: Uncertainty Remains
The Brexit deal that was reached just before Christmas 2020 comes as a major relief to EU and UK businesses who feared chaos and uncertainty after a possible no-deal. Change will come however and consequences for businesses on both sides are inevitable. The legal industry is no exception. The consequences for law firms and lawyers […]
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Dutch column M&A: Welke fundamentele keuzes maakt de advocatuur in 2021?
Zes keer in het jaar brengt M&A een column uit van één van onze partners, gericht op de advocatuur en het notariaat. In deze column geeft Rik Servais een eerste analyse over de mogelijke gevolgen van Covid en de effecten op de advocatuur op de middellange en langere termijn. Hier vind je de column
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Law firms are focusing more on Operational Excellence
Get your projects and processes in order to meet client demands, retain talent and secure your profitability. Clients demand cost reduction, efficiency and transparency. Digitizing of legal services requires sound workflows and good workflow management. Young lawyers want a better work-life balance. Law firm partners want to prevent profit leakage that occurs at various stages […]
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Dutch column M&A: De wendbaarheid van advocatenkantoren moet omhoog
Zes keer in het jaar brengt M&A een column uit van één van onze partners, gericht op de advocatuur en het notariaat. In deze column vertelt Martijn Lesterhuis over wat de impact is van de Corona crisis op advocatenkantoren en wat dit betekent voor 2021. Daarnaast gaat Martijn in op wat advocatenkantoren kunnen leren van […]
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Juve asks if digitisation will lead to the third wave of law firm / law company mergers
In its latest edition, leading German legal magazine Juve analyses the often uneasy relationship between technology induced change and law firms. It interviews for market influencers, including Venturis Consulting’s Gerard Neiditsch. How can law firms prepare for and succeed in a world that is digitising rapidly without compromising their regulatory obligations? Juve sees the dawn […]
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Venturis Consulting Group increases its ability to help French law firms with the hiring of Sophie Boyer Chammard
Paris, 21 September 2020. After its recent opening in Brussels,Venturis Consulting Group, the pre-eminent European law firm strategy consulting firm, has further expanded its capabilities by opening an office in Paris, France, which will be headed by Sophie Boyer Chammard – former lawyer and head of strategy and development of international law firms. Sophie has […]
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New team member: Rik Servais
Brussels, 01 September 2020. Venturis Consulting Group, the leading European law firm strategy consulting firm has expanded its strategy consulting capabilities in Europe by opening an office in Brussels, Belgium, which will be headed by Rik Servais – former EU Regulatory & Government Affairs specialist at DLA Piper. Rik will join as a partner in […]
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These innovations can benefit in-house legal teams and law firms alike
Brightflag’s Sinéad Kenny and Venturis Consulting’s Gerard Neiditsch discuss their practical insights on how corporate legal teams can enhance collaboration with their law firms while rationalising external legal spend. A journey through 5 maturity stages to make AI work for lawyers and legal operations specialists alike.
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Effects of the Covid-19 crisis on the legal sector in the Netherlands
Last week, Martijn Lesterhuis and Gerard Tanja published an article in the Dutch Financial Times/The Lawyer about the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on the legal sector in the Netherlands in the short, medium and longer term and how law firms should prepare. This crisis is different from the financial and eurozone crisis and law […]
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Thinking the Future of Law Firms
“We were so successful for so long that we could never see another point of view. And when the market shifted, we almost went out of business.“ [1], Sam Palmisano, 2004, the then CEO of IBM Those who think about the future all too often fall into the trap of extrapolating the present in a […]
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