In most law firms, the path to innovation is beset with booby traps and dead ends, and any improvements seem to move a centimeter at a time. Impatient with the usual pace of change? Then consider a more radical approach. It's called business innovation. To inspire your thinking, here's a spotlight on four firms with wildly creative ideas about what succeeding in the business of law means.

It's not just your imagination, innovating in the legal world is hard. An observer offers typical causes for the resistance to change, based on his two decades in the market.

Tackling a client need or business problem can seem much easier in a group meeting, where there are others to help create ideas. But the truth is, each of us can be creative all on our own. Here are exercises to help new ideas emerge when you're working solo.

Law firms introduce new services for clients all the time. But those are external, service-based innovations. When it comes to internally focused, institutional innovation—changes in the way a practice is managed—firms face unique barriers. After conducting a recent study on law firm innovation, an expert shares his insights on the barriers—along with four keys to increasing innovation success.

Koestler's Law isn't part of a statute or a law of physics. Rather, it's a law of behavior—and it's about creativity. Like all good laws, it provides insight into a fundamental principle while providing a framework that guides decision making and action. You can use it to discover ideas in a systematic way.

Meet the prolific founder of LLRX.com and the beSpacific blog—standard-bearers for online content in the law.

Here's a fast and dirty crib sheet on key points of the new FRCP amendments relating to electronic evidence.

If you’re seeking ways to save money on productivity software, these online options are worth a look.

Google is much more than a search engine. You can use it as a phone book, a currency converter, the ultimate library and a whole bunch of other things that will help you with all sorts of daily tasks.

Want to get creative with your financial strategy? Try starting with the intake meeting and your fee agreement.

Advice on getting the most from the search process.

How to create a budgeting process that matches your firm's marketing goals.