Law is a Buyer’s Market: Adapting your Law Firm to a Client-First World (Live #Lexpo17)
This is a live blog post of Law is a Buyer’s Market: Adapting your Law Firm to a Client-First World. Jordan Furlong is the presenter. I am posting live from Lexpo 2017, a legal innovation event in Amsterdam on May 8-9, 2017. I post as a...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
7 min read
A Day of Legal Innovation in London: Client Innovation Space + Flex Staffing
It may only be Tuesday, but is has already been an eventful week in innovation news from the London legal market. Two Magic Circle firms and one Top 30 firm made noteworthy announcements today. Here is a quick recap, some additional insight from an email...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
4 min read
Legal Operations – What We Know Now
Legal business operations, especially in corporate law departments, is on the rise. Lawyers in both law firms and law departments require an array of business and administrative support. That support makes a huge difference to legal cost, effectiveness, quality, and turnaround times. Yet operations receives less media coverage than,...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
5 min read
Should Law Firms Fear Losing Clients? (Altman Weil 2016 CLO Survey)
Should law firms fear losing clients? Many do already but just how much should they worry? The 2016 Altman Weil CLO Survey provides insight. The report opens with worrying data: 53% of law departments say they shifted a portfolio of work worth $50,000 or more because of a client...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
2 min read
Will All Lawyers Work for the Big 4 by 2026?
In September, as a panelist at the College of Law Practice Management 2016 Futures Conference (PDF of agenda), I addressed the question “Will All Lawyers Work for the Big 4 by 2026?”. (The conference used the term mega accountants but it’s hard to imagine in 10 years that term...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
4 min read
ILTA Recap – Spot Video Interviews and Blog Posts
Last week I attended ILTACon, the 2016 conference of the International Legal Technology Association. Here is a recap of my activities for the week. The first section has links to the three sessions I attended and live blogged. The second has a pictorial summary of the session...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
3 min read
Flex by Fenwick – A Strategic Approach to Service Delivery
FLEX by Fenwick is Fenwick & West LPP‘s 90-lawyer-strong interim in-house counsel business that “is the only service backed by an AmLaw 100 firm that provides custom solutions for interim in-house legal needs.” I have long followed alternative lawyer staffing models so was pleased to learn more about FLEX from Carole...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
6 min read
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,...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
4 min read
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