DoLessLaw 2014 Recap: Value via Prevention and Doing Less
Since 2012, I have written and spoken about the theme of Do Less Law. See my Do Less Law blog posts and #DoLessLaw Tweets. Corporate law departments that want to reduce cost and improve outcomes cannot simply settle for bringing work in-house and lower legal fees....
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Will We Ever Say Goodbye to Email?
Most professionals experience the tyranny and terror of email. Yet they remain wed to it? Will that ever change? Everyone knows the problems: constant distraction, ridiculous volumes, rampant misuse of copying, too many accidental replies to all, message content unrelated to subject lines, confusing dialogues when someone...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Disruption is Dead but Change Lives – What Big Law Needs to Do to Succeed
I will start the new year with thoughts about the future. I see continued evolution of the Big Law market. That evolution is nicely captured in the Citi Private Bank – Hildebrandt Consulting LLC 2015 Client Advisory (PDF), which I summarize and comment on here. I...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Business of Law Innovation – FT North America Awards
The Financial Times recently released its 2014 North America Innovative Lawyers. Five firms won the top business of law award (“Stand Out”): Seyfarth Shaw: “Developed SeyfarthLink, an online tool that enables better client-firm collaboration by improving flows of information.” Seyfarth also won a “Commended” spot for its legal...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Cognitve Computing and IBM Watson – Marc Teerlink of IBM Presents
This is a live blog post from the 2014 ITA Collaborative Conference. Presenting is Marc Teerlink, Chief Business Strategist of IBM’s Watson Group. (Please excuse typos and typos.) Seven Principles: Disruption. It’s all about letting go. Why are we wed to all ways of work, for...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
ILTA 2014 Law Firm Tech Survey – Highlights
The ILTA 2014 Law Firm Tech Survey was just released. The International Legal Technology Association each year conducts a comprehensive survey of law firm technology. At 301 pages, the report is packed with information. I summarize here findings on practice support and the business of law that I find...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
5 min read
Industrializing Law Practice at Radiant Law
I recently saw how Radiant Law, a UK law firm, is improving contract drafting speed, quality, and consistency. I start with background on Radiant, then consider ways to create value, discuss custom versus commercial software, describe Radiant’s custom-built software, and conclude with some comments and questions. About Radiant Law Radiant...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Task Management Re-Visited (with Todoist)
I struggled a long time to find task management software I like. That struggle has ended: Todoist has been meeting my needs for 2 months now. Let me start with some context. At Fireman & Company we have tried several web-based, collaborative task managers. We were excited about...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Big Law – Still a Buyer’s Market
This week Altman Weil released its 2014 Chief Legal Officer Survey. It confirms the buying power of general counsels remains strong. The survey presents a range of interesting results. I call your attention to two findings that explain the price pressure that Big Law face. From...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
Legal Market and Large Law Firm Trends from TRI COO – CFO Conference
This is a live blog post from the Law Firm COO & CFO Forum by Thomson Reuters. The opening session is The Market Setting – Trends Driving New Approaches to Legal Practice, which covers large law firm trends and the legal market.. The presenters are...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
8 min read
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