October 2025 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: Now, let’s jump right in! The Modern GC Reality: From Legal Gatekeeper to Strategic Everything The general counsel role has exploded beyond recognition. Once confined to compliance checks, today’s GC needs enough skills to fill a wardrobe – from strategic planner to tech expert to crisis manager. […]
September 2025 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: Now, let’s jump right in! Big Law’s Half-Century Party: Why the Music’s Finally Stopping For fifty years, Big Law’s business model has been bulletproof: leverage junior lawyers like medieval serfs, charge by the hour regardless of efficiency, and maintain a pyramid where 80% of associates eventually leave. […]
May 2025 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: Now, let’s jump right in! McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel Plan Major Merger to Create $2.8 Billion Legal Giant Key Takeaway: When law firms start feeling lonely at the top, they don’t get therapy—they get bigger. You either scale up or get left […]
March 2025 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: Now, let’s jump right in! General Counsel navigate treacherous waters as law firms become political battlegrounds Rob Chesnut, former Airbnb General Counsel, reveals how political pressures are transforming the once-simple selection of outside counsel into a high-stakes strategic decision. Key Takeaway: The selection of outside counsel has evolved […]
February 2025 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: Now, let’s jump right in! The Merger Paradox: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Big Law Bloomberg Law pulls back the curtain on why the merger mania sweeping Big Law might be more smoke than fire. Key Takeaway: The numbers don’t lie – most law firm mergers fail […]
January 2025 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: Now, let’s jump right in! Zaven Rock-and-roll interview Series: Chris Combs, Co-Founder at LinkSquares Chris Combs, Co-Founder of LinkSquares, dishes out the real scoop on why legal tech isn’t just another passing fad. Key Takeaway: Legal tech isn’t just having a moment – it’s here to crash the […]
December 2024 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: Now, let’s jump right in! The Last Domino Falls: How Cleary’s Two-Tier Switch Signals the Death of Traditional Law Firm Structure Key Takeaway: The last giant of single-tier partnership has fallen, marking the end of an era in law firm structure. Michael Gerstenzang, Managing Partner of Cleary Gottlieb […]
October 2024 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: But first, here are our key takeaways this month: Now, let’s jump right in! Blast From The Past: A Look Back at What the Future Held for Lawyers in 2005 In this edition of our “Blast From The Past” series, we examine a 2005 article from Cambridge University […]
September 2024 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: But first, here are our key takeaways this month: Now, let’s jump right in! Blast from the Past: The Impact of the Internet on the Provision of Legal Services In this first instalment of our “Blast from the Past” series, we revisit a 2003 article that predicted how […]
July 2024 – Zaven Newsletter
Hello legal innovators! This month, we’re diving into: But first, here are our key takeaways this month: Now, let’s jump right in! A Rock-and-roll interview with Chris Combs, Co-Founder of LinkSquares Chris Combs, predicts that legaltech is here to stay. With AI set to revolutionise lawyers’ daily work, LinkSquares customers are already saving thousands of hours […]