Roundup (10/30/06)
In this roundup, coverage on outsourcing, innovation, an EED acquisition, and BigLaw web site awards. Outsourcing | Offshoring India needs to hone legal process outsourcing skills in the Business Standard…
New York Times Reports on Law Firm Outsourcing
More confirmation today from the New York Times that outsourcing is a big trend in BigLaw. Law Firms Are Starting to Adopt Outsourcing (10/27/06) reports on large law firms that…
Thomson Reorganizes
The Thomson Corporation announced a re-organization yesterday. Law firms should take note since Thomson is a major supplier of both content and software. It will be interesting to see if…
Records Management and EED
Should law firms have records management policies? Risk management partners say yes but many firms struggle to define or implement a policy. Not having one can have consequences. Church Group…
Possible KM Cutback at Freshfields
Law firm knowledge management leader Freshfields is considering KM cutbacks and re-organization. Freshfields profits drive targets Italian partners and City back-office (LegalWeek, 10/20/06) reports that the firm may reduce staff…
IT: Innovation Driver or Barrier?
BigLaw has become more business-like but much still sets them apart from corporations. One differentiator is the role of information technology (IT) in innovation. Innovation expert Eric Mankin‘s IT &…
Interpreting the AmLaw Tech 2006 Survey
Law Firm, Inc. has published the 2006 AmLaw Tech Survey (11th Annual). What do we make of the findings? “The technology chiefs of the Am Law 200 firms who responded…
Incremental Innovation
Should innovation be sudden, abrupt, and revolutionary? Or should it be incremental? Nicolas Carr, author of the Harvard Business Review article “IT Doesn’t Matter” that stirred much debate, now questions…
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