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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…