Risk Aversion and the Failure to Consider Alternatives
Lawyers are risk-averse. They frequently fail, however, to consider the risk of alternatives. Cutting a Winning Edge in Law Firm Blogs, an article about large law firm blogs illustrates this point. A blog-less BigLaw firm’s spokesperson is quoted, re firm blogs: “They take effort, we...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
The Right Resources to Solve Legal Problems
What are the right resources to solve a legal problem? How should you even think about this question? Many answers are possible. Below, I set forth one model – a classic management consultant’s 2-by-2. On the x-axis, plot complexity of work, from low to high....
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
2008 AmLaw 100 Preview
Law firm CIOs and other managers who want the proverbial “seat at the table” need to follow law firm economics. For large law firms that means the AmLaw rankings. I could not attend the American Lawyer rankings preview webinar today but found an excellent summary...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Open Source Law Redux
Open source software has had a dramatic impact on how business and consumers use computers. Could the same be true for law? I blogged about the idea of open source law four years ago. Lawyers Open Their File Cabinets for a Web Resource (New York...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
Wipro and Infosys Offer Legal Process Outsourcing
The entry of established, adjacent players in an emerging market is a sign of good times. This is now happening with legal process outsourcing. I began writing about legal outsourcing (onshore and offshore) five years ago. Since then, the LPO market has grown. There have...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Risk Analysis Article
I’ve long thought that litigators should more frequently use litigation risk analysis using formal decision trees. I am swimming against the tide. In Making the Case for Change (ABA Journal, April 2008), the sub-article Case Evaluation: Too much emphasis on a quantitative approach often misses...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
Enterprise Relationship Software is Now Safe for Law Firms to Buy
Wouldn’t it be great for business development if you could tap all the connections that your fellow lawyers and staff have? Well you can. Doing so has been easy for quite some time as I reported in Something for Nothing? Enterprise Relationship Discovery (30 May...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
The Future of Law Practice: Change or More of the Same?
Two conferences in the last week examined the future of law practice. Change is forecast but I wonder. On Friday, I was a panelist at the NALP annual conference plenary session, The Future of Law Practice: Trends, Predictions, and Imperatives. Some panelists predicted big changes,...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
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