Confessions of a Pyrotechnician (ReInvent Law Live)
This is a live blog post from ReInvent Law NYC. Lisa Damon of Seyfarth Lean is the speaker. [Posted in real time, forgive typos, inaccuracies.) “I love to blow things up, the bigger the better.” What does legal innovation have to do with pyrotechnics? Let...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
Bolstering KM Through User Experience Design
This is a live post from Legal Tech New York City. The topic is Bolstering KM Through User Experience Design. [Please excuse typos and inaccuracies – this will be brought live as session ends.] Panelists: Andrew Baker, Director of Legal Technology Innovations Office, Seyfarth Shaw Tom...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
4 min read
The New World of Legal Work – Comments on Jordan Furlong Report
Jordan Furlong of Law21 has written a new and provocative study, The New World of Legal Work: The Changing Rules of The 21st Century. It was commissioned by LOD, formerly known as Lawyers on Demand, which is affiliated with UK law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner>. I comment briefly on the report here....
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
Can Law Firms Tap Latent Market for Corporate Contract Management?
I often wonder why more corporations do not deploy enterprise contract management systems. These systems manage the entire contracting process, including negotiation, drafting, execution, and rights management. Already in 2004, I suggested (blog post) contract management was a big opportunity. The opportunity remains large. The Corporate Executive...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
The Year of Design in Legal
Apple products sell for a premium because of their design. Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design in the New York Times today drives home the importance of design. D.school at Stanford teaches that the way to come up with new designs is to “focus on people”. It...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
2014 Prediction for the Legal Market
It’s been a while since I wrote a year-end prediction. But this year, the LexisNexis Make More Rain Blog asked me to contribute to its just-published post, 21 Expert Predictions for The Legal Industry in 2014. Frank Strong, the post author, grouped predictions; mine appears in...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
1 min read
Rule against Outside Investment in Law Firms Stifles Innovation
The time has come to re-consider rules barring outside investment in law firms. I start with a specific example of where outside investment could benefit the profession and society and discuss a potentially better way to think about the question more generally. I recently corresponded...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
The Impact of IBM’s Watson on eDiscovery
Last week, the New York Times published a great article, IBM to Announce More Powerful Watson via the Internet (13 Nov 2013). Will the availability of Watson in the Internet at an affordable price eventually have an impact on eDiscovery and document review? That question came to...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
6 min read
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