Category: Business Intelligence

I recently posted that SAP appears to be entering the legal market. John Alber, technology partner at Bryan Cave and author of the outstanding article Delivering Actionable Information To Front-Line Lawyers, thinks SAP or any other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for law firms is...

I have previously suggested (here and here) that business intelligence (BI) would become more important in large law firms. The Wall Street Journal yesterday carried an O’Melveny & Myers employment ad for a position where BI is critical.  I periodically skim the employment ads in...

In late 2004, I predicted that business intelligence software would play an increasingly important role in large law firm management. An article in the Toronto Globe and Mail illustrates the value of BI software.  Lawyers work on taking care of business (May 2, 2005) discusses...

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...

My friend and former colleague, Jean O’Grady, the Director of Information Services at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering has written an article, The Importance of Targeted Information in the LegalTimes. Jean writes a good overview of specialized sources for current business intelligence and legal developments. Her...