1) Davis Wright Tremaine evolved its approach to innovation from small internal efforts to creating a dedicated innovation team called DWT De Novo to partner with clients and design new approaches to legal work.
2) One project involved partnering with Microsoft to map their legal processes, track turnaround times and costs savings, and continuously improve their approach to IP legal work.
3) DWT has developed tools like DWT InSight which uses data analytics and visualization to provide insights into legal spend and trends, and DWTConnect which provides clients transparency into financial and legal matter status through customized dashboards.
1. Presented by: Jay Hull & Michael Callier of DWT De Novo
ILTA’s 2015 Innovative Law Firm of the Year
The Evolution of Law Firm
Innovation: Davis Wright Tremaine
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Jay D. Hull
Chief Innovation Partner
Michael Callier
Legal Process Strategist
4. Legal Market Conditions
LPO market at $1B in value of services and growing 30% annually
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Rise of Legal Operations Professionals
More work being done in-house
New approach to corporate legal strategy
5. Evolution of De Novo
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1. Started
small, internal,
on the side
2. Created
dedicated effort
3. Buy-in
from the top
4. Shifted to focus with
client at center
Challenges:
- Getting people to contribute time
outside of primary job
- Incentivizing that effort
6. DWT De Novo Team
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Dedicated. Cross-Function. R&D and Innovation.
Jay Hull Lawton Penn Michael Callier Andy Peterson Jeff Sabado Kate White
Chief Innovation
Partner
Client Service &
Engagement
Partner
Legal
Process
Strategist
Innovative
Solutions
Strategist
Manager,
Applications & Web
Development
Client Engagement
& Innovation
Strategist
10. Rethinking how we deliver legal service
ExcellentLegalWork
Transformative
conversations
People, Process,
Technology
Solutions tailored
to client needs
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13. Partnering with In-house Counsel to
Design New Approaches to Large
Bodies of Work
• Alternative Staffing
• Process Mapping
• Tracking Turn Around and Cost
Savings
• Continuous Improvement
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Microsoft POIT