Computerized Document Review Defensible at Last?
On Friday, Judge Andrew J. Peck issued an important ruling in Monique Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group, a widely followed discovery dispute about computer assisted document review in discovery. Judge Peck held that “computer-assisted review is an acceptable way to search...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
3 min read
Twitter Roundup – February 2012
Since not everyone reads Twitter, I reproduce here a selection of my recent Tweets. In this edition: Mainstream Media Coverage of BigLaw Market, UK Legal Reform, BigLaw Strategy, Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO), and e-Discovery. Mainstream Media Coverage of BigLaw Market WSJ: Clients + others suing...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
1 min read
As BigLaw Differentiates, Firm Managers May Benefit
Recent reports of a mixed profit picture for large law firms is a good reminder that strategy and differentiation now matter. Last week the Hildebrandt Institute and the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank released their 2012 Client Advisory (PDF). I find most striking...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
3 min read
Lawyer-Client Communication is Just Another Process to Improve
Lawyers are at last working to improve legal processes, that is, how they actually do work. An overlooked process may well be communicating with clients. Communication as a process became clear from two recent items I read. Litigation Predictions: Plain Speaking and Clear Thinking by...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
3 min read
Legal Project Management (LPM) – Interesting New Software from ERM Legal Solutions
Some lawyers still resist legal project management (LPM). An earlier generation thought they could ignore e-mail. I view LPM like e-mail: inevitable for both inside and outside counsel. In this post, I discuss an intriguing LPM tool. At Legal Tech last week, I met with...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
3 min read
Legal Tech New York beyond e-Discovery
I spent most of this week at Legal Tech New York. E-discovery dominated and is amply covered elsewhere. I’ll report here on a few products that caught my eye. Plus the most important legal news of the week had little to do with LTNY. Contract...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
2 min read
Judicial Perspectives on Technology-Assisated Review [live post from Legal Tech NY]
This is a live blog post from Legal Tech NY. The session is Judicial Perspectives on Technology-Assisted Review, hosted by Xerox Litigation Services. The panelists are Judges Andrew M. Peck, Frank Maas, David Waxse, and Sr. Master Steven Whitaker. Gabriela P. Baron of XLS moderate....
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
8 min read
Web Start-Up Docracy Offers Open Source Law
I have long advocated open source law. If more lawyers and clients put documents in the public domain, legal costs might drop and consistency rise. At least one start-up is working to make this happen. I recently spoke to Veronica Picciafuoco of Docracy, an open...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
3 min read
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