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5th Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference: Resilient Asia – Fighting Global Headwinds

15 Feb - 17 Feb 2017

Session information

Are Asian law firms under pressure?

Thursday 16 February (1630 - 1745)

Committee(s)

Asia Pacific Regional Forum (Lead)

Description

This panel will discuss the changes taking place in the global legal market, namely, the manner in which clients are dealing with outside counsel, the changes in fee structures, the manner in which legal advice is being sought, use of Artificial Intelligence by global law firms, talent retention, opaque management structures prevalent in many Asian law firms, impact of foreign law firms,etc. The panel will also assess what the law firm of the next decade will look like.

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