More Evidence of Legal BI
I have previously suggested (here and here) that business intelligence (BI) would become more important in large law firms. The Wall Street Journal yesterday carried an O’Melveny & Myers employment ad for a position where BI is critical. I periodically skim the employment ads in...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Offshoring Beyond the Routine
If you view offshoring legal work as limited to low-value, repetitive work, think again. I recently spoke with the co-founders of legal Indian offshore service Pangea3, which has already moved beyond the routine. Co-founders David Perla and Sanjay Kamlani say they help companies with...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
“Procuring” Outside Counsel and Technology
The May issue of Corporate Counsel magazine reports in Hello, Good Buy that “a dozen companies confirm that they’ve directed their procurement departments… to review legal spending decisions.” The article reviews the pros and cons of purchasing experts helping to select outside counsel. If the...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Does DuPont Get KM?
A few days ago I asked if Microsoft gets KM. A recent article reports on DuPont’s adoption of the “the Edge,” an extranet designed to support teamwork and knowledge sharing among its outside counsel. I now have to ask the same question about DuPont. Pushing...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
CIOs as Change Agents
In response to my post about business intelligence software, one of my large law firm readers provided interesting comments about large law firm business development. This helps illustrate that some CIOs have an opportunity to be change agents in their firm. First, here is the...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
Business Intelligence in Law Firms
In late 2004, I predicted that business intelligence software would play an increasingly important role in large law firm management. An article in the Toronto Globe and Mail illustrates the value of BI software. Lawyers work on taking care of business (May 2, 2005) discusses...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Asking the Wrong Question
I recently asked a lawyer whether his firm was pursuing a relatively new idea and his response was, “how many other large law firms are doing that?” My reply was “why is that a relevant question?” He was taken aback and offered no answer. The...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
Does Microsoft Get KM?
An article in Forbes (How to Be a Pack Rat) describes knowledge management research underway at Microsoft. As described in this article, I wonder if MS really understands KM. The article describes a research project called MyLifeBits, designed to store everything a user has ever...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
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