Legal IT Today, the agenda-setting publication for the global legal technology community, today announced that legendary legal innovator Ralph Baxter has joined the magazine as a columnist. Ralph is perhaps best known for the 23 years he spent as chairman & CEO of law firm Orrick.
During this time he launched several transformative initiatives that aligned Orrick more closely with its clients, including non‑traditional talent and pricing models and the first global insourcing centre at a law firm. These all helped to establish the firm’s reputation as one of the legal industry’s boldest innovators.
Ralph now devotes himself to a diverse range of activities within the legal profession. He is a leading author and speaker and provides invaluable advice to law firms, corporate legal departments, legal technology companies and other new entrants in legal service delivery.
‘I am delighted to welcome Ralph to Legal IT Today,’ said publisher Rob Ameerun. ‘He is one of the true visionaries of our industry and will offer our readers unparalleled insight based on years of experience.’
In 2013, The American Lawyer named Mr. Baxter one of the ‘Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years’ and he has been recognized as one of the ‘100 Most Influential Lawyers’ in the US by The National Law Journal.
In 1995, Ralph founded the Law Firm Leaders Forum, one of the most significant gatherings of law firm leaders that annually examine the critical issues facing the legal profession.
‘From AI to blockchain and from DMS to eDiscovery, technology is transforming the legal profession in a way that many find difficult to grasp,’ Ralph said. ‘Legal IT Today cuts through the hype to provide clear insight into the profound changes that are affecting the industry. I’m looking forward to sharing my views with the magazine’s global readership.’
Legal IT Today is an international magazine packed with commentary, strategy and market intelligence. Contributors are drawn from leading lights in legal IT on both sides of the Atlantic and the Pacific, including law firms and consultants.
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