InnovAction Award – Deadline to Apply is June 1
Law firms and law department can earn recognition for their innovations. The College of Law Practice Management (I’m a trustee) sponsors the InnovAction Award to identify and honor innovation in law practice management. The application deadline is June 1st.
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Roundup (5/18/07)
In this Roundup: legal wikis gaining traction, more on individual lawyer versus law firm institutional branding of blogs, and a fascinating analysis of how crowds influence individual preferences. Wikis Wikis are an easy way to collaborate via the web. Bob Ambrogi blogs that the 7th...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
Wall Street Journal: Contract Lawyers Go Home
I have long argued that deploying armies of domestic contract lawyers to review documents in e-discovery is not a sustainable practice. Search Software Gets Boost From New Rules in the Wall Street Journal (5/16/07) explains that the December 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Big Increase in Number of Indian LPO
Offshoring legal work is hot a topic judging by the number of conferences and the growing list of companies in India that provide offshore legal support. Conferences: Tomorow (May 15, 2007) I am a panelist in The World Is Flat: What You Need To Know...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
BigLaw Blogs – Marketing Benefits + Institutional v Individual Branding
Should law firms blog? That’s the question I addressed on May 2nd at the ALA’s 36th Annual Educational Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. In Blogging: Why the Fuss?, I explored whether blogging is a good marketing vehicle for law firms. (I also covered blogging...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Online Legal Service for Consumers
During the dot-com boom, several start-ups offered business to consumer (B2C) legal web sites. Offerings varied but all failed. Now, we are seeing a re-birth, backed by heavy hitters. Avvo is a new start-up founded by executives with experience at successful web businesses. Today, Avvo...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Roundup (5/9/07)
In this Roundup: EDD takes time, a custom Google search for knowledge management web sites, and offshoring contract drafting. E-Discovery Conrad Jacoby explains in E-Discovery Update: Recognizing Hidden Logistical Bottlenecks in E-Discovery (LLRX.com, April 24, 2007) why the mechanics of copying in EDD can be...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Thomson Bids for Reuters
Thomson (owner of West Publishing) is an important information and software supplier for BigLaw (and SmalLaw). CIOs, librarians, and other firm managers should keep track of Thomson’s bid for Reuters. Forbes report of the Thomson bid for Reuters is here. Reuters itself reports that Thomson...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
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