ACCELERATING THE EVOLUTION OF POSITIVE
BUSINESS CHANGE IN LEGAL SERVICES

Legal Value Network hosted its 5th Annual LVNx Conference Experience in Chicago from September 16-18, 2026. Here's an inside look at the event.

Brí McCrory speaks with Kylee Harris, Associate Director of Client Value at Proskauer Rose LLP, about how AI and evolving approaches to legal service delivery are reshaping legal value and pricing. Kylee shares why collaboration across pricing, innovation, and data teams is becoming increasingly important, how proactive communication helps balance speed with quality, and why firms should be more open to new possibilities in pricing and alternative fee arrangements. She also r

Recommendations from LVN Insider Editor, Bríana McCrory Law firms are seeing strong demand, rising rates, and continued profit growth, but the drivers of financial performance are becoming more complex. Alternative fee arrangements, changing leverage models, and AI-enabled efficiency are putting greater focus on how firms understand the true economics of delivering legal work. This month's articles point to a common challenge: stronger pricing does not automatically produce s

Brí McCrory speaks with Julie Vaccaro, Director of Client Success and Delivery at AAC Consulting, about the opportunities and challenges shaping law firm pricing and operations. Julie shares how AI is helping firms work more efficiently, why data and collaboration are critical to better pricing decisions, and what increasing specialization could mean for the industry. She also reflects on the relationships she has built through LVN and the value of having a community where pe

In this new episode, special guest Michael Pierson, Co-Founder of Pierson Ferdinand LLP, joins hosts Keith Maziarek and Justin Ergler for a thought-provoking conversation on how AI, new business models, and changing client expectations are redefining the future of law firms. The discussion explores what it took to launch the largest law firm startup in U.S. history and why Pierson Ferdinand was intentionally designed around an AI-native delivery model rather than the traditio