Tweets of the Fortnight (January 2014 – Part 1)
About twice each month I share my “Tweets of the Week” from the two prior weeks. These reflect noteworthy news or analysis. Design Thinking and Law: A Perfect Match @margarethagan ABA-LPT http://t.co/lop33kv9bW || Great #LegalByDesign intro — ronfriedmann (@ronfriedmann) January 16, 2014 Law firms must prove...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
1 min read
Clifford Chance Adopts Continuous Improvement Program
This week Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, published a white paper called Applying Continuous Improvement to high-end legal services. I view it as a potential turning point in BigLaw. A few other law firms, especially Seyfarth Shaw with SeyfarthLean, have...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
5 min read
New Year Personal Productivity Report
Each new year, I try one or more things to enhance my personal productivity. I report here on a new seat and a 7″ tablet, potential productivity boosters. And also my productivity debacle courtesy of Yahoo Mail. Sitting Healthily. We can take a short- or...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
4 min read
Can Law Firms Tap Latent Market for Corporate Contract Management?
I often wonder why more corporations do not deploy enterprise contract management systems. These systems manage the entire contracting process, including negotiation, drafting, execution, and rights management. Already in 2004, I suggested (blog post) contract management was a big opportunity. The opportunity remains large. The Corporate Executive...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
Report Questions Large Law Firm Focus on Growth
A new report by The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor reports on the current state of the large law firm market in the USA and questions the choice of many large law firms to...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
Tweets of the Week
I started writing up to three “Tweet of the Week” Tweets in November 2013. Below you will find all dozen Tweets of the Week for 2013, in reverse chronological order. I am thinking about making this a regular blog feature. I welcome feedback (via comments...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
The Year of Design in Legal
Apple products sell for a premium because of their design. Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design in the New York Times today drives home the importance of design. D.school at Stanford teaches that the way to come up with new designs is to “focus on people”. It...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
2014 Prediction for the Legal Market
It’s been a while since I wrote a year-end prediction. But this year, the LexisNexis Make More Rain Blog asked me to contribute to its just-published post, 21 Expert Predictions for The Legal Industry in 2014. Frank Strong, the post author, grouped predictions; mine appears in...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
1 min read
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