February 19, 2016

Counter launches NewLaw podcast to help create the new legal industry standard

The Building NewLaw Podcast (“BNL”) is a new podcast that features interviews with lawyers, legal technologists, and other like-minded people that are creating new ways to deliver and receive legal services. BNL will launch on iTunes, Stitcher, and Overcast on Tuesday, March 1^st.

We are going to fix the practice of law

The legal industry has long avoided a people-centric approach and has failed to leverage technology to deliver clients better legal services and results. It has neglected clients’ needs. It has neglected how business-minded lawyers want to deliver legal services. The legal industry has earned its reputation as hierarchical, inefficient, unimaginative, and dull. Although it’s been a long time, change is coming. NewLaw is that change.

NewLaw is any model, process, or tool that creates a new approach to legal services. Also, we believe that NewLaw is a mindset. It is “perpetual beta”. Our firm embraced the NewLaw approach long before we knew that NewLaw was a thing. We are a group of tax lawyers, legal professionals, mathematicians, and technologists working to figure out a better way to do everything. We have fun doing it. And we know that other lawyers and like-minded people are doing it too. Challenging the status quo and building something new is hard. We believe that connecting the NewLaw community will make us all better, faster, and stronger.

NewLaw is Better, Faster & Stronger

We launched BNL to connect the NewLaw community so that we can share, learn, and gain inspiration. We believe that, together, we can create the new legal industry standard.

We did not launch BNL to persuade anyone that we need to change the practice of law. If you need convincing – if you don’t see it – BNL is not for you. If you are interested in using NewLaw as a marketing tool to sell the same legal services, BNL is not for you.

Just because your new office looks like Starbucks doesn't mean you are #BuildingNewLaw

BNL is dedicated to law firms committed to rethinking legal services and taking action to implement change. BNL is dedicated to lawyers that want to be better. It is dedicated to lawyers that want to analyze and improve legal services, and see the opportunities. With this in mind, we’ve kicked the podcast off with a few NewLaw changemakers that we respect:

Episode One: Peter Aprile (Counter Tax Lawyers) and Natalie Worsfold (Counter Tax Lawyers) – Welcome to Building NewLaw
Episode Two: Morgan Borins (formerly Cognition LLP, now Caravel Law & Axiom) – Ask Your Client Questions & Build the Solution
Episode Three: Erin Cowling (Flex Legal Network) – Freelance Lawyering & the Unlaw Firm
Episode Four: George Beaton (Beaton Research + Consulting) – Remaking Law Firms (Part 1)

Upcoming guests will include Andrew Currier (PCK IP), Peter Carayiannis (Conduit Law and StandIn App) and Rohit Parekh (Grapple Law).

Fired Up! & Ready to Go?

Here’s where you can learn more:

Visit BuildingNewLaw.ca and sign up to receive BNL announcements, call notes and more.
Subscribe to BNL on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast or wherever else you get your podcasts.
Follow @BuildingNewLaw on Twitter or LinkedIn to be a part of the conversation.
Email us at info@buildingnewlaw.ca if you have any questions, if would like to be a podcast guest, or if you just want to connect.

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I’m a Senior VP with an accounting and finance background. I’ve worked with lawyers and large law firms. I was referred to Counter to fix a tax dispute. It is very rare to encounter lawyers that combine expertise, dedication, and a businesslike approach to litigation. I have no hesitation in recommending Counter.

- David Cuddy, Senior Vice-President, Finance & Business Operations, CFL

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Counter Tax Litigators has worked with Fuller Landau to resolve several of our clients’ tax disputes. Counter delivers superior communication.

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I spent a good part of my career dealing with attorneys on innumerable matters, and found Peter to be extremely competent, open-minded and exceptionally honest. I would not hesitate to use Peter again, and highly recommend the team at Counter Tax Litigators.

- Mark Ram, Retired CEO

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Counter’s representation on our behalf was well informed, professional and efficient, which ultimately resulted in a highly satisfactory decision in all aspects.

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Counter launches NewLaw podcast to help create the new legal industry standard

We are going to fix the practice of law

NewLaw is Better, Faster & Stronger

Fired Up! & Ready to Go?

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