Report Questions Large Law Firm Focus on Growth
A new report by The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor reports on the current state of the large law firm market in the USA and questions the choice of many large law firms to...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
Tweets of the Week
I started writing up to three “Tweet of the Week” Tweets in November 2013. Below you will find all dozen Tweets of the Week for 2013, in reverse chronological order. I am thinking about making this a regular blog feature. I welcome feedback (via comments...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
The Year of Design in Legal
Apple products sell for a premium because of their design. Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design in the New York Times today drives home the importance of design. D.school at Stanford teaches that the way to come up with new designs is to “focus on people”. It...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
2014 Prediction for the Legal Market
It’s been a while since I wrote a year-end prediction. But this year, the LexisNexis Make More Rain Blog asked me to contribute to its just-published post, 21 Expert Predictions for The Legal Industry in 2014. Frank Strong, the post author, grouped predictions; mine appears in...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
1 min read
Rule against Outside Investment in Law Firms Stifles Innovation
The time has come to re-consider rules barring outside investment in law firms. I start with a specific example of where outside investment could benefit the profession and society and discuss a potentially better way to think about the question more generally. I recently corresponded...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
Reducing Big Law Overhead: Just Cut? Or Re-Think?
Legal demand is flat and large law firms face price pressure. So management has cut Big Law overhead to maintain profits. Above the Law published a graphic summarizing 2013 first-half cutbacks. In the second half, I found 17 ATL reports on AmLaw 100 firms that cut...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
The Impact of IBM’s Watson on eDiscovery
Last week, the New York Times published a great article, IBM to Announce More Powerful Watson via the Internet (13 Nov 2013). Will the availability of Watson in the Internet at an affordable price eventually have an impact on eDiscovery and document review? That question came to...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
6 min read
Do Box.com Moves in Legal Portend Bigger Legal Software Changes?
Last summer I joined the Box.com legal market advisory board. My involvement helps me stay current on developing technologies that may benefit the legal market. A Box announcement today triggers this post but I’ll say a few words before I get to that. The few...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
4 min read
Understanding the UnitedLex – LeClairRyan Deal: Interviews with Management
On October 30th, law firm LeClairRyan and legal services provider UnitedLex announced the creation of the LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center, which involves the transfer of 400 people and physical assets to UnitedLex. On Wednesday afternoon, I spoke to both parties to learn more. My first call was 30 minutes...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
9 min read
Top 10 Ingredients to Embed Legal Project Management Successfully in Law Firms
Legal project management (LPM) may be the fastest growing BigLaw trend. Fast growing, however, does not mean easy. To help with the journey to adopt LPM, Michelle Mahoney has assembled, at the ILTA Blog, practical tips from multiple experts. Below, I offer my Top 10 ingredients to embed project management...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
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