Concept Searching in E-Discovery
Should courts accept e-discovery productions generated by concept searching? That’s the question addressed in When E-Discovery Is Put to the Test (Pennsylvania Law Weekly, 14 May 2008). This article takes a deep dive into a potential Daubert challenge to using concept searching. Some lawyers will...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
E-Discovery Evolution
Benchmarking is not the same as analyzing a process. In Law departments rarely benchmark processes, law department consultant Rees Morrison explains that general counsel benchmark ratios but “very few law departments formally benchmark key processes, such as how to manage large numbers of contracts.” In...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
Legal Innovation Recognized
Reminder: If you innovate, earn recognition. The College of Law Practice Management (I am a trustee) sponsors the InnovAction Award. InnovAction honors innovation in law practice management. Law firms, law departments, and other legal service providers (but not vendors) can apply. Innovation can range from...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
The Future of Law Practice Management Conferences
The number of law practice management conferences has exploded in the last 20 years. What does this tell us and where are we heading? In 1989, I saw few conferences of any kind advertised in the legal trade press or by direct mail. To fill...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
3 min read
Roundup (5/10/08): Offshore savings, Biz Training for Lawyers, EDD Convergence, and Open Source Law
In this Roundup, cost savings from offshore document review, b-school training for lawyers, EDD convergence, and an example of open source law. Offshore Document Review Tusker outsources to India; $25 an hour for an attorney (Austin Business Journal, 18 April 2008) reports on an offshore...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
Learning from Hotel Net Access Problems
Flaky hotel internet access drains my personal productivity. Aside from whining, hotel connectivity illustrates interesting economic issues for law firms. In one of about every four hotel stays, I have to call tech support to get the net connection working properly. I waste a lot...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
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
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