Best of my 2016 Posts Now in an eBook by Legal Business World
My friends at Legal Business World, a Dutch global publisher, offered to publish an eBook of the best of my 2016 blog posts. Working with them I have assembled about 20 blog posts in three categories: Changes in Law Firm Service Delivery and Who Does the...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
1 min read
Corporate Security Practices: Can Verizon Handle Yahoo?
This post describes a specific situation I encountered with Verizon but has some general implications for how individuals should remember to protect their own personal digital security. And how companies should protect customer data. I start with what prompted me to think about security. I have a an iPhone 7,...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
2 min read
Should We Settle for Incremental Change in Big Law?
Mainstream media regularly reports on big changes in many markets. Two juxtaposed articles on the front page (below) of the Business & Tech section of the Wall Street Journal (21 April 2016) got me thinking about change in Big Law. The top-most article, “Market Shifts Slam Tech Old Guard“, describes...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
3 min read
Top Three Legal Tech Trends in 2015
Earlier this year, Aderant, via its Think Tank, asked several legal market experts “What are the top legal technology trends so far in 2015?”. Aderant published its synthesis of the answers here on 24 July 2015. The detailed answers of each expert about legal tech appear here (see...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
4 min read
Are Lawyers Getting Dumber? Bloomberg Asks
It’s rare that the legal market makes the cover of Business Week. The current print issue (24-30 August 2015) cover story asks “Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?” The article describes the dust-up between lesser-ranked law schools and the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) over the...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
2 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
What Big Law Can Learn from Alphabet
Google’s restructuring leads the business news this week. The company created a parent company, Alphabet, under which Google Inc. will be the biggest operating unit. Other units will house Nest, life sciences, robotics, and other Google businesses. As the New York Times suggests, this lets Google focus –...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
1 min read
An eDiscovery Conversation with The Hon. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin (Live Post)
This is a live post from the Bloomberg Big Law Summit. Please excuse any typos or errors in how I capture proceedings. Session Description Closing Keynote: A Conversation with The Hon. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
5 min read
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