Posts tagged with Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession

New Bucerius Study: “How Legal Technology Will Change the Business of Law”

Legal advice is best given in person, right? As it turns out, maybe not. New technology is changing the legal advice game and making it available online, which could change how legal firms shape and maintain their IT departments. The Center on the Legal Profession at Bucerius Law School, together with Boston Consulting Group, explains Read More

Innovation in the Legal Sector

On October 15, 2014, American Friends of Bucerius and the German American Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession and the Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung, hosted an event as part of the “New Continuing Legal Education” discussion series, featuring Joseph Polizzotto, former Managing Director and General Counsel for the Americas, Deutsche Read More

AFB Board Co-Chair Guest Lectures at Bucerius Law School

On September 17, Richard H. Walker traveled to Hamburg, Germany to meet with representatives of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession and guest lecture at Bucerius Law School. Walker, who is Co-Chairman of the American Friends of Bucerius Board and General Counsel of Deutsche Bank, gave two lectures at the law school, titled “The Read More

Disruptive Innovation: Are Alternative Service Providers a Threat to Traditional Law Firms?

On May 1st 2014, the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession and the IESE Business School hosted a roundtable discussion on the changing landscape of the legal industry. Keynote speaker Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, who has extensive experience in managing law firms, delivered a speech on disruptive innovation. A recap Read More

Event Summary: “Disruptive Innovation: Are Alternative Service Providers a Threat for Traditional Law Firms?”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS – ROUNDTABLE “Disruptive Innovation: Are Alternative Service Providers a Threat for Traditional Law Firms?” Thursday, May 1st 2014, 4:30-6pm, IESE Business School – University of Navarra, New York, NY Speakers: Markus Hartung, Bucerius Law School, Director of the Center on the Legal Profession Carolina Pérez, Senior Tax Counsel, Pfizer, Office of Read More

Event Summary: “Can Good Lawyers Be Good People? — Moral Dilemmas in the Practice of Law from European and U.S. Perspectives”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION “Can Good Lawyers Be Good People? – Moral Dilemmas in the Practice of Law from European and U.S. Perspectives” April 30th, 2014, 6-8pm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, NY “Can Good Lawyers Be Good People? – Moral Dilemmas in the Practice of Law from European and Read More

Game Over? The Legal Market in 2018

Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Professor, recently co-authored “Game Over? The Legal Market in 2018” with Arne Gärtner. The article looks at major trends in the legal market, the impact of these changes on the market position of international law firms, and what managing partners should consider when formulating three-year Read More

The Legal Market in Germany: A 360 Degree Perspective

Markus Hartung from Bucerius Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession has recently co-edited an integrated analysis of the current legal market in Germany. The increasing competitive pressure on German companies has put the cooperation of companies and law firms to the test. This increasing pressure means that internal firm structures are being scrutinized, and Read More

Conference Recap: Legal Services in Transition – From the Perspective of Businesses and Law Firms

Conference Recap: Legal Services in Transition – From the Perspective of Businesses and Law Firms Bucerius Law School Hamburg, Germany November 21, 2012   How is the legal service market changing and what does it mean for cooperation between businesses and law firms? These were the central questions at the Bucerius Center on the Legal Read More

Bucerius in the News: Markus Hartung Published in the OLP Journal

Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, writes about the skills needed to to run a successful legal practice in Organization of Legal Professionals’ eJournal. Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, was recently published in the Organization of Legal Professionals’ eJournal on the topic of entrepreneurship Read More