Bots, Big Data, Blockchain, and AI – Disruption or Incremental Change?
The legal media has lately had a mania for tech headlines. Many commentators claim that tech, especially artificial intelligence (AI), will do something to Big Law. I disagree. Tech more likely will do something in it: incremental change. I start with the case against disruption, then look at four headline-grabbing technologies: AI, Bots, Big...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
5 min read
Machine Learning (AI) to Answer to Legal Questions: Blue J Legal
With artificial intelligence headlines appearing daily, making sense of it is hard. I doubt it will disrupt Big Law but believe it can create significant practice efficiencies. To get beyond the hype, it’s helpful to look at specific AI applications. So I was pleased to talk twice in...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
6 min read
Who’s Managing Big Law Alternative Staffing?
Altman Weil’s recently released 2016 Law Firms in Transition survey is good reading for all law firm management. For me, the questions it raises are the number of non-partner track lawyers and who’s managing Big Law alternative staffing? The survey found that a “majority of firms are practicing basic...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
2 min read
What are the Managing Partner, Practice Group Leader and COO Thinking? (Live from P3)
This is a live post from P3, the Practice Innovation Conference. This session is What are the Managing Partner, Practice Group Leader and COO Thinking?. I have appended the session description and speaker bio at the end of this post. [I post this as a session ends...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
9 min read
Data Visualization for Law Firms (Live from P3)
This is a live post from P3, the Practice Innovation Conference. This session is Data Visualization for Law Firms. I have appended the session description and speaker bio at the end of this post. [I post this as a session ends so please forgive any typos or...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
4 min read
The Science of Data in Support of Pricing (Live from P3)
This is a live post from P3, the Practice Innovation Conference. This session is The Science of Data in Support of Pricing. I have appended the session description and speaker bio at the end of this post. [I post this as a session ends so please...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
7 min read
The Next Step in Large Law Firm Low Cost Service Centers
Large law firms continue to open low cost service centers. That’s barely newsworthy after so many US and UK firms have done so. Firms with low cost centers in the US include Hogan Lovells, Littler, DLA Piper, Sedgwick, Kaye Scholer, White & Case, Pillsbury, and Wilmer Hale. From...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
2 min read
Should We Settle for Incremental Change in Big Law?
Mainstream media regularly reports on big changes in many markets. Two juxtaposed articles on the front page (below) of the Business & Tech section of the Wall Street Journal (21 April 2016) got me thinking about change in Big Law. The top-most article, “Market Shifts Slam Tech Old Guard“, describes...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
3 min read
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