A Vision for Managing Information Overload
Law firms contribute to information overload with their regular updates. Meanwhile, in-house lawyers often struggle to stay current. A solution is possible. Imagine the general counsel arriving in the morning, opening Outlook, clicking on her updates folder, and seeing a few high-value items tailored to...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
Large Law Firm Blogs
How many large law firms have blogs? I would like to get a sense of how many AmLaw 200 firms have blogs and possibly create a list of those that do. I need your help. I have checked blawg.com, Internet Marketing Attorney (which reviews 250...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
Technology as Business Model Breaker
Ringing in the new year is a great article by a Cisco law department member on how technology can change and dramatically improve the ways lawyers practice and the business relationship between lawyer and client. Laura Owen, a lawyer who is director, worldwide legal services,...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
The Legal Profession in 20 Years
It’s year-end. Forget about predictions for 2005. What will the legal profession look like in 20 years??? In Law Practice Today, an ABA online magazine, John Tredennick organizes a forum, Looking to the Future: What Changes Do You See Coming in the Next Twenty Years?,...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
3 min read
First Comes the Selling, Then the Doing?
When it comes to selling, firms increasingly recognize that lawyers need coaching. We can only hope that when it comes to doing the work, law firms recognize the same is true. Video Trains Lawyers Not to Be Boors in the National Law Journal reports that...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
E-discovery and De-duplicating
Newly developed software may prove promising to address the problems of duplicate and near-duplicate documents in discovery. Why are duplicates a problem? First, lawyers may inconsistently tag duplicates or near dups, meaning some versions are designated responsive and some non-responsive, some privileged and some not-privileged....
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
Changes in Law Firm Management
Continuing with the end-of-year theme of predictions, commentator Adam Smith, Esq. recently asked a panel of fellow bloggers about the future of large law firms. He posed the following question: “”Looking out five to ten years, what will the single most significant change be in...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Contract Management
It’s that time of year for predictions. I have previously suggested that law firms with outsourcing practices have an opportunity to help their clients not just draft complex contracts, but also manage them once signed. In 2005, we will likely see more corporations adopt contract...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
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