Law Firm Fusion, Unicorns, and Ads
Mainstream news often holds hidden lessons for law firms. Three articles on Monday about fusion, unicorns, and ads make me think about Big Law. “Fusion” (Mergers) With Fusion of Insurers, Questions for Patients (New York Times) reports on the potential impact of health insurance mergers on patients....
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Law Firm R&D Initiatives Grow – Time for a League Table?
In the last 15 months, three large law firms announced legal tech R&D initiatives. Dentons issued a press release in May reporting that its new venture, NextLaw Labs, is “a global collaborative innovation platform focused on developing, deploying, and investing in new technologies and processes to transform the practice of...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
IBM Watson for Contract Analytics at Legal OnRamp
In a prior post on IBM Watson, I noted that Legal OnRamp uses Watson “to process and understand high volumes of contracts.” I describe here more about this and provide context about Watson and contract analytics. Legal OnRamp Uses IBM Watson to Analyze Contracts OnRamp describes itself as offering “hosted software...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
5 min read
An In-House View of Do Less Law
Tim Corcoran and I recently published blog posts on Do Less Law to start a dialogue for an ILTA session on that topic. Jeff Carr, the recently retired General Counsel of FMC Technologies and leading in-house thought leader, shared his thoughts on the topic. With...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Do Less Law – A Taxonomy of Ideas
Introduction Corporate law departments face budget pressure and demand more value from their law firms. Yet they cannot clearly define value. Many think that value means efficiency. Efficiency alone, however, misses many other ways to control cost and create value. Working efficiently on an unnecessary task still wastes money. I...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
ILTA Scholarships Honoring Browning Marean (deadline June 5)
I write this post in memory of Browning Marean. A friend at ILTA provided the text… In the recent issue of ILTA News Briefs, Randi Mayes introduced scholarships we’ve created both to honor the memory of Browning Marean and to assist litigation/ediscovery professionals who wish...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
Legal IBM Watson: Business Model and Reasoning Modes
In my prior post, IBM Watson: The Legal Market at World of Watson Conference, I reported on my IBM’s World of Watson conference. Here, I offer thoughts about Watson and the business model to support it in the legal market. Legal Market Increasingly Receptive to IBM Watson and AI The...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
IBM Watson: The Legal Market at World of Watson Conference
On May 5 and 6, I attended IBM’s World of Watson conference. I report here my reflections about the conference, IBM Watson, and Watson’s potential in the legal market. This is part I of a two-part post and focuses only on World of Watson. Part II will...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Cognitive Computing in Perspective (Live from World of Watson)
This is a live post from the World of Watson conference, hosted by IBM Watson. [RF: This is live blog post. I strive accurately to report highlights of what I hear. Please forgive typos and anything I misunderstand. Comments in square brackets starting with RF...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
IBM World of Watson: Transforming Industries (Live from World of Watson)
This is a live post from the World of Watson conference, hosted by IBM Watson. [RF: This is live blog post. I strive accurately to report highlights of what I hear. Please forgive typos and anything I misunderstand. Comments in square brackets starting with RF...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
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