Strategic Legal Technology Blog

Productivity Tools for 2007 – Part 1

I’ve recently found 3 new tools to improve my personal productivity. Today I discuss a cell phone with high speed net access. Future posts will cover new back-up software and a VOIP phone. Large law firms have different options but some readers may find info...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

Management and Technology

BigLaw CIOs – Know What Your Boss Thinks About

It’s always good to know what your boss is thinking. Now, BigLaw CIOs can. Law Firm Leaders Have Mergers on the Mind in LawFirmInc. (2/12/07) reports on the magazine’s first-ever survey of large law firm COOs. The survey has a very respectable 42% response from...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

eDiscovery and Litigation Support

E-Discovery and Records Management Lessons

The legal press buzzes with news about a discrimination law suit between an associate and his BigLaw employer. A development today – destruction of a hard disk drive – offers lessons on both e-discovery and records management. Destroyed Hard Drive Becomes Focus of Hearing in...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

Knowledge Management

Hot KM Topics – Part I (Survey Results)

What’s hot in knowledge management? What are some unfulfilled KM desires? In 2003, a group of NYC law firm KM professionals assembled a list of 20 useful KM resources and ranked them in importance. The top 5 were: 1. Precedents 2. Forms ...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 2 min read

Innovation and Change Management

Another Technology Bubble?

You thought the tech bubble burst a few years ago. Well, some of us who live in a different tech bubble have just experienced a pin prick! Last week Cisco GC Marc Chandler gave a speech predicting, in effect, the demise of BigLaw, largely at...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

Innovation and Change Management

Driving Law Firm Technology Innovation with Outside Investors

I have posted previously about the UK Clementi reforms that allow outside investment in law firms. Fellow blogger Adam Smith, Esq. reports that several money sources have recently approached large UK firms. His recent post about potential investments in law firms, It’s Happening Sooner Than...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

Law Departments / Client Service

Human v Technology Failure

Here’s a great illustration of the difference between human and technology failure. A friend sent me the following e-mail auto-reply text from a lawyer: “Please note that due to the high volume of e-mails received, delays caused by internet service providers and other problems one...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

eDiscovery and Litigation Support

Coming E-Discovery Battle between Vendors and Firms?

Several large law firms and EDD vendors have announced new or enhanced e-discovery consulting services. So law firms and EDD vendors may compete for e-discovery consulting business. Who should clients choose and what limitations do each face? Clients should consider carefully who offers the better...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

Innovation and Change Management

Is Your Law Practice Innovative?

The legal market is not known – yet – for embracing innovation. And the life of a law practice management innovator can be lonely. That can and will change… The College of Law Practice Management (of which I am a trustee) sponsors the InnovAction...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 1 min read

eDiscovery and Litigation Support

Future (Pending??) E-Discovery Landmines?

Many articles lately cover the new e-discovery rules but don’t answer some nitty-gritty issues. For example, enterprise databases (e.g., SAP or Oracle) are decades old yet preserving or harvesting data from them can still be a struggle. Separately, I previously wrote about the potential EDD...

Ron Friedmann, 19 years ago 2 min read

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