Law Firm Uses Video Podcasts for Updates
Video is a great way to communicate. That explains why so many people have their eyes glued to the TV. And why mobile phone and PDA makers are rushing video-enabled devices to market? Where are law firms in this action? In what appears a first,...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Another E-Discovery Acquisition
Another sizable e-discovery vendor announced it is being acquired. SPI Tech, a litigation support and e-discovery provider, announced the pending acquisition by ePLDT, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”). A public disclosure document indicates the agreement was reached...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Hummingbird Acquired
On Friday, May 26th, Hummingbird, one of two main suppliers of document and practice management systems for large law firms, announced it was being acquired by Symphony Technology Group. Symphony Technology Group “is a strategic holding company that helps companies maximize operational efficiencies in the...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Roundup (5/24/06)
In this roundup: insight into AmLaw 100 web sites, legal marketing moves offshore, the need for project management in e-discovery, and infrastructure: managing e-mail management and smart-cards for security. Law Firm Marketing Marketing expert Larry Bodine compares and analyzes two AmLaw 100 web sites in...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
2 min read
IT Trends: Virtualization and Software as Service
A recent McKinsey & Co. survey of IT executives of big companies found that they view two new technologies – virtualization and software as a service (“SaaS”) – as highly promising for real benefits. Virtualization: Until recently, each operating system and many applications needed ran...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
2 min read
KM Going Up or Down?
Is knowledge management on the rise or fall? Not just skeptics ask; so do legal technology consultants and KM professionals. Some takes on answers…. It’s down. So I thought when I looked at the down-sloping line of the Google trends graph for “knowledge management,”....
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
2 min read
Billable Hour Stories
Years ago, a billable hour had a short life. A lawyer wrote it down, a firm billed it, and the client paid with little fuss. Once collected, the hour disappeared. Times have changed. Not just the pressure to bill. Not just client resistance to paying....
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
2 min read
Ark KM Conference – Toronto, June 13-14
The Ark Group is hosting a knowledge management conference in Toronto on June 13-14. As a speaker and co-chair at prior Ark conferences, I can say that Ark puts on outstanding conferences. This one will explore the intersection of “information management” with KM. I agree...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
BI Beyond the Four Walls
Law firms increasingly use business intelligence techniques to improve profits. You can also apply similar techniques to understand the overall business environment. Competitive intelligence (CI) is now its own discipline. For example, West offers its Monitor Suite: “Litigation and Deal Monitor provide unique analysis of...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Outsourcing Harbinger
One “leading indicator” of legal market trends is who consulting firms are hiring. Today, Hildebrandt announced that two sourcing experts join the firm. According to the May 8th press release, “Christopher Petrini-Poli and Nicholas Quil will join Hildebrandt, heading up the firm’s new global Strategic...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
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