Online Legal Services Developments
I write less now than I did a few years ago about online services. I’ve not lost interest; rather, it just seems there are few new developments to report. That said, over the last few months, some interesting items did cross my desk. Linklaters launches...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
Roundup (12/31/07): Working Virtually, E-Discovery Practices, Software v Service, New Blawg Directory, Legal Tech Pioneer
In this Roundup: a report on success at working virtually, more on the rise of e-discovery practices at large firms, a comment on why software companies consolidate but service companies do not, a new directory of legal blogs, and a legal tech pioneer moves to...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
3 min read
Why KM May be Widely Adopted but Under-Appreciated
In my prior post, I cited a survey that found a dichotomy between corporate knowledge management adoption and satisfaction. I asked but did not answer the question why. Now, a potential answer. I received a thoughtful e-mail message from a senior and long-tenured KM director...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
The State of Corporate KM
Knowledge management is popular among corporations but not viewed as very effective. That’s the alarming finding of a Bain & Co survey of corporate executives. Bain has conducted since 1993 a management tools and trends survey in which it asks over 1,000 executives about management...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Holiday Season, Legal Tech, and Being Green
I never thought I’d see an intersection between legal technology and the Holiday Season. This year I have received noticeably fewer holiday cards by US Mail and many more by e-mail. The e-mail greetings range from simple images in the e-mail body to links to...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
New Expert System Platform
I have long thought that rule-based systems have great promise for creating online legal advisory systems. So I am glad to see the entry of a new, web-based system for creating systems. Jureeka.net “is a web service that lets lawyers and law students automate their...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
Dressing the Emperor: Jones Day M&A Lawyers Speak Out
Two senior Jones Day M&A lawyers have revealed that the Emperor has no clothes and suggest a plan to dress him. Their article raises thought-provoking questions about how deal lawyers practice law. It’s Time To Rethink The Lawyer’s Role In Dealmaking: Start By Facing Up...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
2 min read
E-Discovery, Google’s Cloud Computing, and Computational v. Linguistic Limits
Just how far can concept searching and semantic analysis go in automating document review in discovery? No one knows yet. The answer depends in part on another question: Is the ability of software accurately to assess responsive documents in a large collection constrained by linguistics...
Ron Friedmann,
19 years ago
1 min read
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