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Cool Legal Conferences, Innovation and Change Management, Law Departments / Client Service, Law Firm Service Delivery

It’s the Client, Stupid! (ReInvent Law Live)

Susan Hackett (@HackettInHouse) speaks at #ReInventLaw.. The title of her talk: “It’s the Client, Stupid!” (Live post – forgive any typos.) Starts with a story about James Carville story, putting a story over President Clinton’s desk. It said, “It’s the Economy, Stupid.” At audiences like this,...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 2 min read

Cool Legal Conferences, Innovation and Change Management

Law as Engineering (ReInvent Law Live)

David Howarth on Law as Engineering at ReInvent Law NYC. (Live post – forgive errors.) What is that lawyers do? Public thinks it is litigation. In UK, 80% of lawyers are not involved in litigation. Lawyers create documents that are useful to their clients. They...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 1 min read

Cool Legal Conferences, Innovation and Change Management

Confessions of a Pyrotechnician (ReInvent Law Live)

This is a live blog post from ReInvent Law NYC. Lisa Damon of Seyfarth Lean is the speaker. [Posted in real time, forgive typos, inaccuracies.) “I love to blow things up, the bigger the better.” What does legal innovation have to do with pyrotechnics? Let...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 2 min read

Innovation and Change Management, Law Firm Service Delivery

Bolstering KM Through User Experience Design

This is a live post from Legal Tech New York City. The topic is Bolstering KM Through User Experience Design. [Please excuse typos and inaccuracies – this will be brought live as session ends.] Panelists: Andrew Baker, Director of Legal Technology Innovations Office, Seyfarth Shaw Tom...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 4 min read

Do Less Law, Innovation and Change Management, Law Firm Service Delivery, Legal Process Improvement, Legal Project Management

The New World of Legal Work – Comments on Jordan Furlong Report

Jordan Furlong of Law21 has written a new and provocative study, The New World of Legal Work: The Changing Rules of The 21st Century. It was commissioned by LOD, formerly known as Lawyers on Demand, which is affiliated with UK law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner>. I comment briefly on the report here....

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 2 min read

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management Priorities in Large Law Firms – 2014 Survey

I report here on a recent privately-conducted knowledge management survey. Survey Background and Questions. This survey is part of the preparation for a meeting of KM professionals to discuss KM trends, issues, and opportunities. The co-organizers (of which I am one) surveyed invitees about their...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 5 min read

General

Tweets of the Fortnight (January 2014 – Part 1)

About twice each month I share my “Tweets of the Week” from the two prior weeks. These reflect noteworthy news or analysis. Design Thinking and Law: A Perfect Match @margarethagan ABA-LPT http://t.co/lop33kv9bW || Great #LegalByDesign intro — ronfriedmann (@ronfriedmann) January 16, 2014 Law firms must prove...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 1 min read

Best Practices, Do Less Law, Legal Process Improvement

Clifford Chance Adopts Continuous Improvement Program

This week Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, published a white paper called Applying Continuous Improvement to high-end legal services. I view it as a potential turning point in BigLaw. A few other law firms, especially Seyfarth Shaw with SeyfarthLean, have...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 5 min read

Personal Productivity

New Year Personal Productivity Report

Each new year, I try one or more things to enhance my personal productivity. I report here on a new seat and a 7″ tablet, potential productivity boosters. And also my productivity debacle courtesy of Yahoo Mail. Sitting Healthily. We can take a short- or...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 4 min read

Contract Management, Do Less Law, Innovation and Change Management

Can Law Firms Tap Latent Market for Corporate Contract Management?

I often wonder why more corporations do not deploy enterprise contract management systems. These systems manage the entire contracting process, including negotiation, drafting, execution, and rights management. Already in 2004, I suggested (blog post) contract management was a big opportunity. The opportunity remains large. The Corporate Executive...

Ron Friedmann, 12 years ago 2 min read

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