The Need for a Data Platform to Improve Law Firm Business + Practice
A Briefing written for Foundation Software Group I have long been a fan of Foundation Software Group. I remember seeing their platform with a consulting colleague the first time in 2016. One of our clients showed it to us. We were not only impressed by...
Ron Friedmann,
5 years ago
3 min read
Lawyers as Artisans
Are lawyers are artisans? Should they be artisans? I asked myself that question after reading Why Pay $24,000 for a Kitchen Knife? (Wall Street Journal, 07 March 2020). It reminded me that it’s not just food that is artisanal. And it’s not just knives. The...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
3 min read
2020 KM + Innovation Survey Results
This post, the 2020 KM + Innovation Survey Results, reports on the survey to support the 2020 Strategic Knowledge + Innovation Legal Leaders’ Summit, which took place in early February 2020. The Summit is a meeting of about 65 senior knowledge management professionals from large...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
9 min read
Big Law Improving
How often do you read that Big Law is improving? Not that often? Many commentators view large law firms like dinosaurs. Yet I see much evidence that Big Law steadily improves client value and business operations. That was my take away from a conference last...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
5 min read
Lessons for Lawyers from a Low Cost Indian Hospital
You may be surprised that a low cost hospital chain in India offers multiple lessons for lawyers. The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper (Business Week, 26 March 2019) explains how an already-low-cost operation can go even lower. That message may not be...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
5 min read
The Legal Software Landscape
The legal software landscape for large law firms has changed significantly in the last few years. It’s way more interesting and dynamic than even five years ago. I recap here my current thinking and welcome comments. Where We Were Five Years Ago: Stagnation Five years...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
6 min read
Successfully Implementing Law Firm Experience Management (Live)
I am attending Successfully Implementing Law Firm Experience Management with Keith Lipman (Prosperoware), Barry Solomon (Foundation Software), Keith Wewe (Content Pilot), Stacy Pangilinan (DLA Piper), Steve Warmerdam (IntApp). This is a session at the International Legal Technology Association annual conference, ILTACON 2018. This is live – I post as soon as the session ends – so please forgive any typos...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
4 min read
Surprise about Legal Innovation (An Interview by Colin Levy)
In March, Colin S. Levy published at his blog an interview with me that I call the Surprise about Legal Innovation. I intentionally waited a bit to publish here. Sometimes I change my mind about what I write and publish but here, I have not....
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
5 min read
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