Strategic Legal Technology Blog

Clients Paying for KM – Session Report

On Monday I moderated a session on clients paying for KM (see prior post). Turn out was excellent and the discussion lively. Jeff Rovner (KM at Clifford Chance) and Christian Liipfert (senior lawyer, BP) were the panelists. We had a standing-room-only crowd with a mix...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 2 min read

Knowledge Management

A Dialog about Clients Paying for KM

I previously posted about an upcoming Legal Tech session that will examine whether clients should pay for aspects of KM. This topic led to an interesting e-mail exchange with Guy Borda, an Associate on the Defense Systems Team at Booz Allen Hamiltion who works on...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 6 min read

Management and Technology

GE Expands Auctions to Acquire Legal Services

I have previously posted about General Electric’s experiments to use auctions to buy legal services. The experiment seems to be a success. In “General Electric names 37 firms for UK panel launch,” LegalIT reported on January 19th that in the UK, GE selected 37 firms...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 1 min read

General

Thomson Acquires Hildebrandt

The legal market is consolidating yet again. Well-known consulting company Hildebrandt is now part of the Thomson organization. According the Hildebrandt press release, “Combined, Hildebrandt International and Thomson bring unrivaled industry insight, client knowledge and consulting expertise, providing exceptional management, organizational and technology advice and...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 1 min read

Law Departments / Client Service

Large Law Firm Blogs – Update

I recently posted on the seeming paucity of large law firm blogs. Several readers and bloggers have provided examples but I interpret the relatively few leads received as confirmation that there are indeed few firm-branded blogs. Here then is the list – albeit a short...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 1 min read

Knowledge Management

Clients Paying for KM? A Panel Discussion

I have previously suggested the possibility that clients should pay for KM (here and here). I will moderate a discussion on this and related questions with two leading KM experts, one law firm and one law department, at Legal Tech in NYC later this month....

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 1 min read

Law Departments / Client Service

A Vision for Managing Information Overload

Law firms contribute to information overload with their regular updates. Meanwhile, in-house lawyers often struggle to stay current. A solution is possible. Imagine the general counsel arriving in the morning, opening Outlook, clicking on her updates folder, and seeing a few high-value items tailored to...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 2 min read

Law Departments / Client Service

Large Law Firm Blogs

How many large law firms have blogs? I would like to get a sense of how many AmLaw 200 firms have blogs and possibly create a list of those that do. I need your help. I have checked blawg.com, Internet Marketing Attorney (which reviews 250...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 2 min read

Management and Technology

Technology as Business Model Breaker

Ringing in the new year is a great article by a Cisco law department member on how technology can change and dramatically improve the ways lawyers practice and the business relationship between lawyer and client. Laura Owen, a lawyer who is director, worldwide legal services,...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 1 min read

Best Practices

The Legal Profession in 20 Years

It’s year-end. Forget about predictions for 2005. What will the legal profession look like in 20 years??? In Law Practice Today, an ABA online magazine, John Tredennick organizes a forum, Looking to the Future: What Changes Do You See Coming in the Next Twenty Years?,...

Ron Friedmann, 21 years ago 3 min read

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