Richard Susskind + Mark Cohen on Educating + Skills for Legal Professionals
This is a live blog post of a 75-minutes video discussion with Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen about “UK vs US – the next decade” and “Skills and education for legal professionals in the 2020s”. It is hosted by Legal Geek and sponsored by Thomson Reuters, UnitedLex, and iManage....
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
12 min read
Law Firms Going Virtual
Foreward I’ve long believed that lawyers and law firms could work on a more virtual basis, or what we now call work from home (WFH). The COVID-19 crisis and lockdown is an awful way to learn that is true. As law firm management – and...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
16 min read
My 2020 Legal Market Predictions
Clickbait titles don’t appeal to me but my original idea for a title here – “Incremental Change in 2020” – just sounded too lame. Unlike many other commentators, I shy away from bold predictions of big changes coming soon. I’ve worked for three decades in...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
2 min read
I’ve Joined LAC Group
I am pleased to share the news that effective 2 January 2019, I started as Chief Knowledge + Information Officer at LAC Group. You can read the company press release here. Los Angeles-headquartered LAC Group provides critical knowledge and information management solutions such as competitive intelligence,...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
2 min read
Overcoming FOMO – The Reality of Legal Tech
Do you have FOMO – fear of missing out on new legal technology? You are not alone. Many publications and conferences suggest legal tech will disrupt lawyers. And that unless you license many new tools, you’ll fall behind. To address this fear, I recently collaborated...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
4 min read
Legal Transformation or Disruption? A New Rule for Talking About It
We need a new rule to talk about legal transformation and disruption. Too many legal commentators and speakers claim that a new technology or business model will change all. I see gradual change but not legal transformation or disruption. To improve public discussion, I propose...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
2 min read
Exploding Legal Surveys and Conferences
I hope you find my title, exploding legal surveys and conferences, suitably ambiguous. A dual meaning is my intent. The first meaning of my title refers to the explosion in the volume of surveys, white papers, and conferences. I started in legal tech and law...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
2 min read
Keeping Up with KM, AI, and Legal Tech – Recommended Sources
I was recently asked, by Deborah S. Panella, to recommend reading for keeping up with KM (knowledge management), AI (artificial intelligence), and legal tech. She curated an ILTA KM blog post, What Are You Ingesting and Will You Digest It For Me?, published on 22 May...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
3 min read
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