Clifford Chance Adopts Continuous Improvement Program
This week Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, published a white paper called Applying Continuous Improvement to high-end legal services. I view it as a potential turning point in BigLaw. A few other law firms, especially Seyfarth Shaw with SeyfarthLean, have...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
5 min read
Can Law Firms Tap Latent Market for Corporate Contract Management?
I often wonder why more corporations do not deploy enterprise contract management systems. These systems manage the entire contracting process, including negotiation, drafting, execution, and rights management. Already in 2004, I suggested (blog post) contract management was a big opportunity. The opportunity remains large. The Corporate Executive...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
The Year of Design in Legal
Apple products sell for a premium because of their design. Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design in the New York Times today drives home the importance of design. D.school at Stanford teaches that the way to come up with new designs is to “focus on people”. It...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
Can We Do Less Law? (ILTA Presentation)
At the International Legal Technology Association 2013 meeting in Las Vegas today, I gave a short presentation asking if we can “Do Less Law”. I was one of several panelists the IT Catalyst. Below is the outline of my speech, with links to sources I...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
6 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,
13 years ago
1 min read
To Reduce Legal Spend, Do Less Law
How much “law should we do?” Companies seeking to reduce legal spend need to start by asking this question. General counsels may invest too much solving legal problems. Today, GC control cost measures include moving work in-house, establishing alternative fee arrangements (AFA), and adjusting the...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
3 min read
Embedded Law Systems
I have previously suggested that corporate cost pressures will cause inhouse counsel to seek “embedded law systems,” that is, software that automatically detects possible legal problems. A recent press release by Aungate and an article on law firm outsourcing practices cause me to re-visit this...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
2 min read
When Clients Come Knocking
Last week I met with some knowledge managers for large law firms. One reported that the General Counsel of an existing client, in connection with the firm possibly doing additional work, would be paying the firm a visit. The GC was coming for a full...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
2 min read
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