Contracts as Code: Q&A with Ethereum on the Future of Contracting
Introduction I have long thought about applying technology to improve contract creation and management. My first blog post on the topic dates from 2004 (see my contract management posts here.) Recently, I have read several articles about how blockchain technology – which underlies Bitcoin – can support self-fulfilling contracts....
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
13 min read
Improving Legal Service Delivery Will Take Years
[LegalTrek first published this interview on 5 August 2015 here under the same title, Improving Legal Service Delivery Will Take Years. Ilina Rejeva conducted the interview.] Ilina: Hello, Ron! In your article “Will We Ever Say Goodbye to Email?” you outline that people are still wed to...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
5 min read
Are Big Law Legal Technology Experts Failing? A Pre-ILTACon Question
Are Big Law legal technology experts failing at their jobs? I ask this question as the leading global tech experts from Big Law and not-so-Big Law are about to converge in Las Vegas at “ILTACon” (The International Legal Technology Association’s ILTA 2015 conference). The question was prompted...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
3 min read
Do Large Law Firms Work Differently from Each Other?
I wonder if lawyers at large law firms practice differently. With all the discussions about strategy and competitive differentiation, I rarely read about how lawyers do their work. And I believe this matters more than the market thinks. What do I mean by how lawyers work? Examples...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
3 min read
Critical Issues in Relationship between Lawyers and Clients – Live from Bloomberg Big Law Summit
This is a live post from the Bloomberg Big Law Summit. Please excuse any typos or errors in how I capture proceedings. Session Description 9:10 am Keynote Address: Ann R. Klee, VP Global Operations – Environment, Health & Safety, General Electric Company A maven of the...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
An In-House View of Do Less Law
Tim Corcoran and I recently published blog posts on Do Less Law to start a dialogue for an ILTA session on that topic. Jeff Carr, the recently retired General Counsel of FMC Technologies and leading in-house thought leader, shared his thoughts on the topic. With...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Do Less Law – A Taxonomy of Ideas
Introduction Corporate law departments face budget pressure and demand more value from their law firms. Yet they cannot clearly define value. Many think that value means efficiency. Efficiency alone, however, misses many other ways to control cost and create value. Working efficiently on an unnecessary task still wastes money. I...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
DoLessLaw 2014 Recap: Value via Prevention and Doing Less
Since 2012, I have written and spoken about the theme of Do Less Law. See my Do Less Law blog posts and #DoLessLaw Tweets. Corporate law departments that want to reduce cost and improve outcomes cannot simply settle for bringing work in-house and lower legal fees....
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
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