Rethinking How Lawyers Work Post Crisis – 1
Last week I joined a virtual lunch hosted by Ari Kaplan (thanks Ari!). We discussed what the legal market might look like post crisis. I raised the idea that, in working from home and living through disruption, we should rethink how lawyers work, not merely...
Sharing COVID-19 Challenges in Large Law Firms
This week I convened a group call to discuss and share COVID-19 challenges in large law firms. Ten senior staff leaders of large law firms participated, most US-based but one from the UK and one from Canada. For those in large law firm who have...
Law Firm COVID-19 Resources
On Thursday (20 March 2019) I asked via Twitter and LinkedIn for entries for a crowdsourced list of law firm client- or public-facing web or mobile app services to help answer COVID-19 related legal issues or streamlined intake. I am keeping this updated as more...
Crowdsourcing Challenges + Responses in the Coronavirus Pandemic
I am writing this blog post to crowdsource the legal market for its challenges and response in the coronavirus pandemic and range of restrictions. Please consider taking this coronavirus challenges and responses survey. And feel free to share the link. The first screen has two...
Judicial System Failure – An Example (a Personal Story)
I share here my experience with a judicial system failure. I sued a manufacturer for breach of warranty in Virginia small claims court. On Friday, I won a default judgment. Now I have to figure out how to collect. My story illustrates our judicial system...
Lawyers as Artisans
Are lawyers are artisans? Should they be artisans? I asked myself that question after reading Why Pay $24,000 for a Kitchen Knife? (Wall Street Journal, 07 March 2020). It reminded me that it’s not just food that is artisanal. And it’s not just knives. The...
2020 KM + Innovation Survey Results
This post, the 2020 KM + Innovation Survey Results, reports on the survey to support the 2020 Strategic Knowledge + Innovation Legal Leaders’ Summit, which took place in early February 2020. The Summit is a meeting of about 65 senior knowledge management professionals from large...
Big Law Improving
How often do you read that Big Law is improving? Not that often? Many commentators view large law firms like dinosaurs. Yet I see much evidence that Big Law steadily improves client value and business operations. That was my take away from a conference last...