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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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….
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,…
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