Industrializing Law Practice at Radiant Law
I recently saw how Radiant Law, a UK law firm, is improving contract drafting speed, quality, and consistency. I start with background on Radiant, then consider ways to create value, discuss custom versus commercial software, describe Radiant’s custom-built software, and conclude with some comments and questions. About Radiant Law Radiant...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Building a Law Factory
Given my interest in law factory, I was excited to read recently about a firm that actually built one. Foreclosure firm goes statistical to improve speed and quality in the ABA Journal (March 2014) is an in-depth and fascinating look at how The Hunoval Law Firm built a high-volume, efficient foreclosure practice...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
5 min read
My Legal Tech 2014 Picks
I report here on vendor discussions two weeks ago at Legal Tech 2014: tech + process improvement; digital dictation; outsourcing; and information governance. Introduction – How I Decide What To Look At. This report is not “best of show” or “most important”; rather, it reflects my interests...
Ron Friedmann,
12 years ago
3 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
Law Factory Re-Visited and Staying Ahead of the Law Robots
If hotels can run multiple brands in a single location, can lawyers run multiple business lines in one firm? In 2011, I explained “law factory” and “bet the farm” firms by analogy to Hilton Hotels’ multiple brands, Hampton Inn being the factory, Ritz Carlton the...
Ron Friedmann,
13 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
The Onshore Law Factory – Carillion UK Example
A news item today explains how one large UK company has built its own “law factory”. I periodically write about law factory as a way to handle high volume, lower value legal work. Whether it is suitable only for commoditized work or also ‘bread and...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
2 min read
Legal Futures Conference – Chicago, Oct 28-29
The College of Law Practice Management and IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law host the 3rd annual law practice legal Futures Conference later this month. It offers radical new ideas – meaningful to inside and outside counsel and to providers – to address the changes we...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
3 min read
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