Law Practice
Dec. 17, 2015
Year In Review: Innovations have firms facing new competition
Non-traditional competitors, like quasi-legal services and larger legal departments, had firms re-thinking the paradigm in 2015
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When Matthew Fawcett became general counsel for Sunnyvale-based NetApp Inc. five years ago, his only choice when presented with a legal task too big to be handled internally was to seek out a law firm.
"My toolbox was just a bunch of different hammers," Fawcett said.
But with advances in technology, the success of quasi-legal services, and administrative mandates to keep external attor...
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