Thinking Beyond Short-Term Metrics (Live Post – Ark Pricing Conference)
This is live blog post from the Ark Group’s Managing Partner’s Law Firm Pricing & Profitability Conference. First up is Steven J. Harper, author, contributingeditor to The American Lawyer, and adjunct professor at Northwestern University’s Law School and former Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP....
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
5 min read
Futures Conference – What to Expect in the Legal New Normal
The College of Law Practice Management presents the Futures Conference on October 26-27, 2012 at Georgetown Law in Washington, DC. Anyone interested in the future of law practice and legal business should attend. Click here to register Below you will find the program in chronological...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
4 min read
BigLaw Growth is Dead – Lower Cost Support Tipping Point?
Skip this post if you believe the BigLaw market will return to its pre-2007 state. If not, does your firm have a strategy to control and reduce costs? Two reports last week remind us of the tough market Biglaw faces. Bruce MacEwen, aka Adam Smith,...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
2 min read
Improving and Automating Law Firm Business Support Services
The recently released LexisNexis
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
1 min read
ILTA 2012 Musings
Last week I attended the 2012 International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual conference. Rather than summarize it – an impossible task – I offer my impressions and musings. Legal project management and alternative fee arrangements remain hot topics. This is not news, merely confirmation. Each...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
4 min read
I Can Make an App for That – Even in Law
Yesterday a friend ended an e-mail exchange writing “I have an app for that”. I hear that a lot these days but not so much in the legal market. Two recent Wall Street Journal articles got me thinking about technology and apps in the legal...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
2 min read
Five Steps to Reduce Legal Costs
General counsels face pressure to reduce costs. Law firms must offer better value. The “new normal” requires taking five actions:. 1. Do Less : Do only the amount of legal work commensurate with the legal risk. Lawyers likely spend too much time looking for little stones...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
1 min read
InnovAction 2012 Awards Highlight Legal Project Management and Process Improvement
The College of Law Practice Management announced this week the winners of the 2012 InnovAction Awards. (I am a COLPM trustee.) InnovAction honors innovation in law practice management. This year, two law firms were honored, quoting from the College’s awards page: “Littler was selected for...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
2 min read
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