BigLaw Blogs – Marketing Benefits + Institutional v Individual Branding
Should law firms blog? That’s the question I addressed on May 2nd at the ALA’s 36th Annual Educational Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. In Blogging: Why the Fuss?, I explored whether blogging is a good marketing vehicle for law firms. (I also covered blogging...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Online Legal Service for Consumers
During the dot-com boom, several start-ups offered business to consumer (B2C) legal web sites. Offerings varied but all failed. Now, we are seeing a re-birth, backed by heavy hitters. Avvo is a new start-up founded by executives with experience at successful web businesses. Today, Avvo...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Roundup (5/9/07)
In this Roundup: EDD takes time, a custom Google search for knowledge management web sites, and offshoring contract drafting. E-Discovery Conrad Jacoby explains in E-Discovery Update: Recognizing Hidden Logistical Bottlenecks in E-Discovery (LLRX.com, April 24, 2007) why the mechanics of copying in EDD can be...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Thomson Bids for Reuters
Thomson (owner of West Publishing) is an important information and software supplier for BigLaw (and SmalLaw). CIOs, librarians, and other firm managers should keep track of Thomson’s bid for Reuters. Forbes report of the Thomson bid for Reuters is here. Reuters itself reports that Thomson...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
The Ethics of Offshoring Legal Work – Part II
Another bar authority has analyzed offshore work and concluded that, subject to certain caveats, offshoring is permissible. In October, I reported on a NYC Bar Association ethics opinion on offshoring. Now, the San Diego County Bar Association has issued Ethics Opinon 2007-1, which analyzes in...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
E-Discovery Concept Searching Clarified
What’s the best way to review documents in discovery? I’ve suggested that an army of US-based contract lawyers is not the answer, that using offshore lawyers or software is a better approach. Nicolas Economou, CEO of H5, offers useful insights in response to a prior...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
5 min read
The Office is Dead
Who needs an office? Law firms believe every lawyer does. But BigLaw is increasingly out of synch with corporate America in this view. Rolling Out The Instant Office in Business Week (5/7/07) reports that about “60% of the office space that companies pay so dearly...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
UK Legal Advice from India
If you live in the UK, now you can get low-cost advice from lawyers in India. A Bob Ambrogi blog post alerted me to UK-based Expert Legal Advice. Consumers buy chunks of time in advance and receive advice by e-mail. The company offering the service...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
More on the Gold Standard of Review in EDD
With this post, I introduce a new blog category, “Vendors Speak.” Some explanation and then interesting commentary on dealing with audio in e-discovery. Vendors sometimes send me thought-provoking messages. I have been too cautious in sharing these. Vendors often have deep insight into the issues...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
6 min read
Roundup (4/25/07)
In this roundup: enterprise relationship discovery software gains ground in AmLaw 100 firms, document assembly updates, an e-discovery caution, and “cool stuff: Google voice queries.” Enterprise Relationship Management – Discovery Legal Technology Insider (UK, #197, April 2007) reports that large Spanish firm Cuatrecasas has purchased...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
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