Excellent Discussion of Large Law Firm Blogs
I have previously argued that large law firms should create firm-branded blogs (here and here). Fellow blogger Robert Ambrogi has an excellent discussion of the pros and cons of large law firm blogs. He opens with the observation that “as sure as thesis breeds antithesis,...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Doctors Mend Their Ways – Can Lawyers?
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that “anesthesiologists pay less for malpractice insurance today, in constant dollars, than they did 20 years ago.” This is a result of a conscious effort – one with lessons for lawyers. In the lead story, Once Seen as Risky,...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Making Extranets Work – One Winning Strategy
I have predicted that law departments will eventually control extranets to avoid dealing with multiple outside counsel systems. In the mean time, however, many law departments are not ready to do so and many law firms continue to find value in providing clients with customized...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
A Process Approach to Litigation Support
The e-discovery explosion creates a risk that firms will lose sight of the larger litigation support picture. There may not be a single right way to “do lit supp” but firms should analyze their processes and strive to develop consistent guidelines. The table here presents...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Decision Trees to Assess Cases
Decision trees are a formal method to assess risk in litigation and estimate the expected value of a case. My former colleague and now law professor David Post and I explained the basics of risk analysis and decision trees in a 1990 article (the concepts...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Deadline for Innovaction Award Application
Notice to legal market innovators: replace the arrows in your back with an award that recognizes your hard work and risk taking. I posted about this in March – the deadline is June 14th. College of Law Practice Management in concert with Edge International announces...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Law Firm Chief Strategy Officer
A half-dozen years ago I participated in the partner retreat of an Australian law firm. I was impressed by the business focus of the firm. Now, there are signs that some of this discipline is coming to US shores. And with it will perhaps arrive...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Communicating with Clients via TV
I recently came across an interesting new Web-based form of communication that law firms should consider for CLE and delivering client updates: web-based TV. My friends at ii3, Inc. recently released ii3 TV. The concept is simple: short, professionally produced TV segments streamed to a...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
Open Compliance and Ethics Group
Via the editorial in the June issue of Corporate Legal Times, I learned today about a fascinating organization called The Open Compliance and Ethics Group. OECG is a not-for-profit consortium that, among other goals, seeks to “provide a flexible and practical best practice framework for...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
More Conceptual Search Options
I recently learned about another e-discovery tool called Engenium, “a next-generation conceptual search technology created using patented methods of automatic learning and semantic analysis.” Organizations adopting it for search recently include CaseShare (a cross-enterprise collaboration tool, including litigation support and deal rooms) and Foley Lardner...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
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