The unbundling of legal services and the refinement of technology are causing major disruption in the legal industry. Gone are the days of the one-stop shop, as the GCs of major corporations increasingly seek out law firms that pursue a path of specialization. Meanwhile, e-contract and e-signature technologies have supplanted many of the services that outside counsel traditionally provide. Drawing on his experience as General Counsel of Pearson, a company spanning six continents, Bjarne Tellmann offers insight on these critical See more +

The unbundling of legal services and the refinement of technology are causing major disruption in the legal industry. Gone are the days of the one-stop shop, as the GCs of major corporations increasingly seek out law firms that pursue a path of specialization. Meanwhile, e-contract and e-signature technologies have supplanted many of the services that outside counsel traditionally provide. Drawing on his experience as General Counsel of Pearson, a company spanning six continents, Bjarne Tellmann offers insight on these critical trends, and lends guidance to GCs on how to restructure their operations to make the most of the sea-change underway. See less -