Allen & Overy Legal Tech Initiative – R&D at Last but a Question
I have long suggested that law firms invest in research and development to deliver more value to clients. Now one has. The Lawyer (UK, April 7) writes in Allen & Overy invests seed corn funding into “experimental” technology group i2 that the firm is funding and “launching an...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
Designing the Law Firm of the Future
Good design sells. Design Gains Importance as Devices Get More Personal (NYT, 19 March 2015) focused on tech wearables. Principles for wearables, however, apply everywhere. Success requires ensuring such easy use that consumers become loyal users: “In the case of apps and services that make design a top priority, like...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Big Law, Fast Food, and Lawyer Exceptionalism
Reading McDonald’s Seeks Its Fast-Food Soul in the New York Times this weekend got me thinking about Big Law and the legal market. What could fast food possibly have to do with Big Law? Maybe nothing. But many markets try to learn from other industries. And perhaps lawyers...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Strategies for Change Management in Large Law Firms
Lawyers and law firms have a reputation for resisting new things. Yet both have changed quite a bit in recent decades. Understanding these changes, and how to encourage future ones, was the topic of a presentation – Strategies for Change Management – that my colleague Jim Tuvell and...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
4 min read
The Bar Dithers, Rich Firms Get Richer, and NewLaw Grows
Each Friday, I publish Tweets of the Week. I pick them individually, not considering how they fit together. My picks today (below) tell a nice story, one that needs more than 140 characters… Toby Brown wrote this week in The Profession is Doomed that the bar is so hidebound...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
4 min read
Legal Market Revival (?) and Trends – Live from the Legal Tech Blogger Breakfast
This is a live blog post from the Legal Tech NY 2015 bloggers breakfast. [Apologies for lack of links – I did not have names before the session. As with all live posts, please forgive typos and errors.] Molly Miller of ALM is the moderator and...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Legal Challenges in the Digital Age – Live from Legal Tech NYC
This is a live blog post from Legal Tech NY 2015. The topic is “Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Legal Challenges in the Digital Age”. [Editorial note inserted toward end of session. This session offered a very interesting and timely discussion but I did not...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
6 min read
Knowledge Management Priorities in Large Law Firms – 2015 Survey
I report here on a recent, privately-conducted knowledge management survey of large law firms. Survey Background and Questions. This survey is conducted annually in December to prepare for a meeting of KM professionals to discuss KM trends, issues, and opportunities. The co-organizers (Mary Abraham, Oz Benamram,...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
6 min read
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