Legal Innovation – Revolution or Evolution?
Is legal innovation a revolution or evolution? Regular readers know I come out on the latter. I do a deeper dive here drawing on recent news. (Note at the end I share details on an upcoming legal innovation event.) $65M Investment in Atrium –...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
8 min read
Blockchain for Legal – Demos from Consortium Members
I am attending How to Integrate Blockchain Technology into Existing Legal Software, hosted by the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium at its GLBC Annual Meeting, at the International Legal Technology Association annual conference, ILTACON 2018. This is live – I post as soon as the session ends...
Ron Friedmann,
7 years ago
8 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,
7 years ago
2 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
Can Law Firms Gain a Sustainable Advantage with AI?
The article Investing in AI? Strategy Principles Say Go Lightly and Later by Hugh Simons in the American Lawyer (18 May 2018) argues that law firms cannot gain a sustainable competitive advantage by investing in artificial intelligence (AI). I question his thesis in this post. Mr. Simons, a...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
6 min read
A Multidisciplinary Future to Solve Legal Problems
Legal IT Today (#21, March 2018 – pdf) recently posed a question: “Today the table is full of partners and associates and select others. When AI ‘arrives’ at a law firm, how do those seats at the table change? How do you envision the legal team...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
3 min read
How Firms are Redefining DMS Ownership to Drive Adoption
My Fireman & Company business partner, Tom Baldwin, and I co-authored this article. The ILTA KM blog first published it on 20 April 2018 and I reproduce it hre. Introduction Many firms are planning major upgrades to their document management system (DMS) over the next 12-18...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
8 min read
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