Do Box.com Moves in Legal Portend Bigger Legal Software Changes?
Last summer I joined the Box.com legal market advisory board. My involvement helps me stay current on developing technologies that may benefit the legal market. A Box announcement today triggers this post but I’ll say a few words before I get to that. The few...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
4 min read
Understanding the UnitedLex – LeClairRyan Deal: Interviews with Management
On October 30th, law firm LeClairRyan and legal services provider UnitedLex announced the creation of the LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center, which involves the transfer of 400 people and physical assets to UnitedLex. On Wednesday afternoon, I spoke to both parties to learn more. My first call was 30 minutes...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
9 min read
Top 10 Ingredients to Embed Legal Project Management Successfully in Law Firms
Legal project management (LPM) may be the fastest growing BigLaw trend. Fast growing, however, does not mean easy. To help with the journey to adopt LPM, Michelle Mahoney has assembled, at the ILTA Blog, practical tips from multiple experts. Below, I offer my Top 10 ingredients to embed project management...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
BigLaw Musical Chairs: Will Some Firms be Eliminated?
When the music stops in musical chairs, someone has no chair and is out. Are large US law firms playing the game? Many debate the future of large law firms: see the George Beaton blog post and comments at The rise and rise of the NewLaw...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
How to Foster Innovation in Law Firms
This is a live post from the Ark Group/Managing Partner’s 9th Annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession. This session is Practice Innovation and the Profitability Equation: What is Invested in KM? The panelists: Joseph J. Morford Managing Partner, Tucker Ellis LLP Lisa Chamandy, Counsel, Client Service Innovation & Litigation,...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
Refining the “Knowledge Advantage” and Getting Back Into Your Clients’ Inner Circle of Trusted Advisors
This is a live post from the Ark Group/Managing Partner’s 9th Annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession. This session is Refining the “Knowledge Advantage” and Getting Back Into Your Clients’ Inner Circle of Trusted Advisors with Kevin E. Colangelo, Client Relations Officer, Proskauer Rose LLP, [Moderator] Matt...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 min read
The Speed of Change
What is the speed of change in the legal market? Do we live in a New Normal? At least in the social media and conference sphere, many ask those questions. Several published items yesterday and today address the question, which I report here. *...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
2 min read
Building the Law Factory (Live from ReInvent Law)
This is a live post from the Reinvent Law Silicon Valley conference in Mountain View, CA. Please forgive any typos or errors in conveying what speakers say. Now up, in a six minute Ignite-style talk, is Kevin Colangelo, managing partner of Youson & Irvine on Building...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
2 min read
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