New Legal Market Outsourcing Service
Outsourcing comes in many shapes and sizes. A new legal outsourcing website with a fresh approach has just launched. Lawsourcing.com is a web-based service started by two technology lawyers. It’s a legal-specific reverse auction market: lawyers in need of help – substantive or business –...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
Publicly Traded Law Firms
The title is not a typo. An Australian company is raising money in a public offering to buy law firms. Outside capital could drive innovative legal technology. In the UK, the Clementi reforms allow non-lawyers to own law firms. I’ve followed this because with outside...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
The Inside Skinny on Offshoring
So what’s legal offshoring really like from the inside? Two Harvard 3Ls report on their journey through India. The source on outsourcing in the Harvard Law School Alumni Bulletin (Fall 2006) carries a report by two Harvard Law students who spent time in India researching...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Oracle and E-Discovery?
Last week, Oracle acquired Stellent. BigLaw CIOs should keep their eye on this longer term. Stellent is a content management company, though in legal, it may be better known for its Outside In viewing technology, which is integrated into several e-discovery platforms. The merger (press...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
Enterprise RSS – More Uses
Not long ago I wrote about using enterprise RSS to deliver the right information to lawyers. I’ve since learned of another good use for this technology. My former colleague Robyn Rebollo is a law librarian. She recently moved from the US to Australia, where she...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
Telepresence
Telepresence seems like an interesting new technology with potential value for BigLaw. It’s video conferencing on steroids. I’ve seen several articles and ads recently. For example, Are You Ready For Your Close-Up? in Business Week (11/6/06) says of telepresence: “videoconference systems intended to make participants...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
Roundup (10/30/06)
In this roundup, coverage on outsourcing, innovation, an EED acquisition, and BigLaw web site awards. Outsourcing | Offshoring India needs to hone legal process outsourcing skills in the Business Standard (of India, 10/31/06) reports that when it comes to legal outsourcing, India should be watching...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
New York Times Reports on Law Firm Outsourcing
More confirmation today from the New York Times that outsourcing is a big trend in BigLaw. Law Firms Are Starting to Adopt Outsourcing (10/27/06) reports on large law firms that have outsourced functions. I’ve already blogged on the examples cited in detail (Clifford Chance and...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Thomson Reorganizes
The Thomson Corporation announced a re-organization yesterday. Law firms should take note since Thomson is a major supplier of both content and software. It will be interesting to see if this affects what Thomson – Elite – West delivers to BigLaw. The press release (10/25/06)...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Records Management and EED
Should law firms have records management policies? Risk management partners say yes but many firms struggle to define or implement a policy. Not having one can have consequences. Church Group Suing Weil Gotshal Claims Firm Withheld E-Mails (NYLJ, 10/23/06) reports that a Weil Gotshal client...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
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