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Data Analytics in Law Firms (Zev Eigen Presentation)

Alternative Legal Provider, Do Less Law, Law Department Management, Law Departments / Client Service

Is Big Law Having Its Kodak Moment?

A recent report suggests Big Law is having its Kodak moment. Before the turn of the century, “Kodak moments” were good. That successful marketing slogan prompted many snapshots. Today, a Kodak moment more likely means a famous company with a fabulous brand and fantastic market share that misses new technology and goes bankrupt. (See,...
Alternative Legal Provider, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bar Regulation, Do Less Law, Innovation and Change Management, Interesting Technology, Online Legal Services...

Automating Legal Advice: AI and Expert Systems

In 2015, we regularly read about automating legal advice with artificial intelligence (AI), especially with IBM Watson. In my view, the AI smoke – at least as described in many reports – exceeds the fire. In fact, I cannot name a single large law firm that has deployed...
Do Less Law, Innovation and Change Management, Law Departments / Client Service, Law Firm Service Delivery, Law Firm Staffing, Legal Project Management

Is Legal Ripe for an Uber-like Disruption?

Is legal ripe for an Uber-like disruption? That is the question my friends at Logikcull posed to me when they invited me to an audio interview. My short answer: no! In October 2015, I spoke with Logikcull on innovation and disruption in the legal market. The audio...
Contract Management, Do Less Law, Innovation and Change Management, Law Department Management, Law Departments / Client Service, Outsourcing

Law Department Trends + Contract Management Opportunities

Now is law department survey season. In my prior post, GCs Now Do Less Law, I reported on the Altman Weil survey of Chief Legal Officers. Here, I report highlights of two other recent surveys: The Annual Law Department Operations Survey by the Blickstein Group  surveys law department directors of operations....