Filling the Gaps that Legal Complexity Causes – An Example
A big challenge in law is that rules vary significantly across jurisdictions. All practices – litigation, transactions, regulatory, and counselling – face this problem. That means even highly experienced lawyers often need help outside their home jurisdiction. If countries, states, provinces, cities, agencies, and other law-makers were...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
4 min read
The Future of Law & Contracting (live from IACCM)
This is a live blog post from the International Association for Contracting & Commercial Professionals (IACCM) Americas Forum. [Please forgive any typos or misunderstandings in meaning.] This session is The Future of Law & Contracting (live from IACCM) with Mark Harris, Founder, Axiom and moderated by Tim Cummins...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
3 min read
Can Big Law Learn from Hotel Room Design + Airline Pricing?
Sometimes a blog post just cries to be written. Tonight I read hardcopy of the Wall Street Journal. Side by side articles on page 1 of Personal Journal struck me as offering – with a little imagination – lessons for law firms. Secrets to Creating a...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
2 min read
Contracts as Code: Q&A with Ethereum on the Future of Contracting
Introduction I have long thought about applying technology to improve contract creation and management. My first blog post on the topic dates from 2004 (see my contract management posts here.) Recently, I have read several articles about how blockchain technology – which underlies Bitcoin – can support self-fulfilling contracts....
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
13 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
Driving Efficiencies in the Law Practice (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 1:30 pm Panel Session: Driving Efficiencies in the Law Practice Advances in process management and technology – and a changing mindset around...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Innovation – New Models for Differentiation in Legal (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 11:15 am Panel Session: Innovation – New Models for Differentiation Pricing pressure and competition are forcing law firms to question every aspect of...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Critical Issues in Relationship between Lawyers and Clients – Live from Bloomberg Big Law Summit
This is a live post from the Bloomberg Big Law Summit. Please excuse any typos or errors in how I capture proceedings. Session Description 9:10 am Keynote Address: Ann R. Klee, VP Global Operations – Environment, Health & Safety, General Electric Company A maven of the...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
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