Legal Outsourcing (LPO) Consolidation – The Beginning
In January, I predicted that legal process outsourcing would likely consolidate. Copal Partners eyes LPO foray via buyouts in The Economic Times (15 March 2008) quotes Joel Perlman , the president of Copal, an established “knowledge process outsourcer” (KPO) that specializes in equity and credit...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Document Review Chain Gangs
The WSJ Law blog recently wrote about “a horrific tale of document review drudgery.” Sound of the First Year Workin’ on the . . . Doc Review Gang (15 Feb 08): “the Law Blog was regaled with a horrific tale of document review drudgery…...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
The State of Corporate KM
A long knowledge management article appears today in the The Wall Street Journal. Putting Ideas to Work (10 March 2008, p. R11, $)) by Thomas H. Davenport, Laurence Prusak and Bruce Strong is subtitled “Knowledge management can make a difference — but it needs to...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
ALM (Incisive Media) Acquires Altman Weil Publications
ALM announced on March 6, 2008 that it acquired Altman Weil Publications. “ALM, a leading media company serving legal and business professionals, today announced the acquisition of Altman Weil Publications, Inc. of Newtown Square, Penn. The group publishes surveys on the legal profession focusing primarily...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Arguing Against Working Virtually
I frequently discuss the pros and cons of working virtually. I agree that lawyers need office time for in-person interaction but was surprised by what one Hunton & Williams partner has to say about the topic. In Face Time in the WiFi Age (NY Lawyer,...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
More on Big Law Blogging and Marketing
Jordan Furlong law21.ca picks up and expands on themes I raised in Benefits of Blogging Redux. In Lawyer blogs vs. law firm brands, Furlong suggests that firm-branded blogs cannot succeed because the voice of each lawyer-blogger will differ. Before I saw this post, I read...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Benefits of Blogging Redux – Thoughts from Big Law Bloggers
A couple of my recent posts generated some controversy about the status of legal blogging. Now, two legal bloggers share some data and comments. In Why Are Blogs Undervalued? at Drug and Device Law blog, lawyer-bloggers Jim Beck of Dechert and Mark Herrmann of Jones...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
The Limits of Telecommuting and Working Virtually
Are there limits on telecommuting and working virtually? Of course there are. Almost four years ago in The Future Law Office: Going Virtual, I advocated that large law firms take steps to allow lawyers to work some days at home or in satellite offices. Some...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
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