Big Law Firms Are Going to School on How Innovation Works

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we look at signs that Big Law’s demand for lawyers with technology skills is increasing. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings.

Last month on Zoom, Northwestern University computer science and law students gave a group of legal leaders a taste of their technological future.

Students working with McGuireWoods and a Chicago-area hospital showed off a tool designed to help standardize negotiations for clinical trials between the hospital and pharmaceutical companies.

Another group of students ...