Taking Legal Analytics to the Next Level
COVID-19 Prelude I started writing this blog post about LegalMation just as the COVID crisis was ramping up. By the time I finished it, the world had changed. As I noted in my blog post last week about Fastcase, this crisis will last a while....
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
9 min read
Not All Law Firm Webinars are Superfluous
The American Lawyer recently published In-House Lawyers to Big Law: Enough Already With the Coronavirus Webinars (25 March 2020). At least for Jackson Lewis, that turns out not to be true. The article opens with This might come as a shock to some Big Law...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
3 min read
Fastcase Gains Share in Big Law
COVID-19 Prelude I started interviewing Ed Walters, Fastcase co-founder and CEO, well before the COVID crisis started. This crisis will last a while and what happens after it remains uncertain. Early signs, however, point to large law firms cutting costs or taking other steps to...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
11 min read
The State of Legal Tech Investment – An Interview with Investment Banker Scott Mozarsky
In this post, I interview Scott Mozarsky on the state of the legal tech investment. Scott is a Managing Director of investment bank JEGi. In that role, he focuses on legal tech investments. Some readers likely know Scott from his four-plus years as President of...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
11 min read
Rethinking How Lawyers Work Post Crisis – 1
Last week I joined a virtual lunch hosted by Ari Kaplan (thanks Ari!). We discussed what the legal market might look like post crisis. I raised the idea that, in working from home and living through disruption, we should rethink how lawyers work, not merely...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
4 min read
Sharing COVID-19 Challenges in Large Law Firms
This week I convened a group call to discuss and share COVID-19 challenges in large law firms. Ten senior staff leaders of large law firms participated, most US-based but one from the UK and one from Canada. For those in large law firm who have...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
4 min read
Law Firm COVID-19 Resources
On Thursday (20 March 2019) I asked via Twitter and LinkedIn for entries for a crowdsourced list of law firm client- or public-facing web or mobile app services to help answer COVID-19 related legal issues or streamlined intake. I am keeping this updated as more...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
9 min read
Crowdsourcing Challenges + Responses in the Coronavirus Pandemic
I am writing this blog post to crowdsource the legal market for its challenges and response in the coronavirus pandemic and range of restrictions. Please consider taking this coronavirus challenges and responses survey. And feel free to share the link. The first screen has two...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
2 min read
Judicial System Failure – An Example (a Personal Story)
I share here my experience with a judicial system failure. I sued a manufacturer for breach of warranty in Virginia small claims court. On Friday, I won a default judgment. Now I have to figure out how to collect. My story illustrates our judicial system...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
8 min read
Lawyers as Artisans
Are lawyers are artisans? Should they be artisans? I asked myself that question after reading Why Pay $24,000 for a Kitchen Knife? (Wall Street Journal, 07 March 2020). It reminded me that it’s not just food that is artisanal. And it’s not just knives. The...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
3 min read
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