Podcasts for Recruiting
BigLaw’s salary escalation for new associates shows the competition for talent. Law firms should consider how technology can help them gain recruits’ mind-share. The Wall Street Journal, in Podcasts Extend Recruiters’ Reach (4/24/06, $), explains how management consulting firm Bain & Co. used a 20-minute...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
ILTA KM Webinar on April 27th
The first International Legal Technology Association knowledge management webinar is this Thursday, April 27th. The recently formed ILTA KM peer group is hosting KM 101: The Three Stages of Knowledge on April 27th at 2:00 PM Eastern / 1:00 PM Central / 12:00 PM Mountain...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Bar Rules that Reading Post-It Notes is Unethical
Ok, the title is not true. But it may as well be given the mind set of some bar regulators. What’s a Little Metadata Mining Between Colleagues? on law.com discusses lawyers’ use of metadata and that some state bars are considering making it unethical to...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Good Legal Outsourcing Article
The current issue of Law Practice Today (April 2006) has several useful articles about outsourcing in the legal market. One of the articles is Inside vs. Outside: When Does it Make Sense for Law Firms to Outsource?, a roundtable discussion that includes several legal technology...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Automating Risk Analysis
I have advocated formal risk analysis and decision trees to assess and manage litigation risk. Learning decision trees is, however, not that easy. A new automated approach overcomes this barrier for some cases. Predix, from case management software provider Bridgeway, “is a sophisticated decision analysis...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Views on KM in 2006
I recently blogged (here) about a good knowledge management article in the The National, a publication of the Canadian Bar Association. In Knowledge Uprising (PDF), journalist-author Patti Ryan interviewed several KM practitioners. The full-text of her interview with me is now available. Questions she asks...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Why Law Firm Innovation is so Hard
Last November I reported on a Richard Susskind article explaining the lack of innovation in US law firms. The situation may be even worse according to a new article by professional services guru David Maister. In Are Law Firms Manageable?, Maister paints a grim picture...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
More E-Discovery Consolidation: Pitney Acquires Ibis
Consolidation in the e-discovery market continues. Pitney Bowes announced today the acquisition of e-discovery company Ibis Consulting. According to the press release, “Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced that its Management Services subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the stock...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
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