Large Law Firm Trends in 2020 – Part 2 (Efficiency + Value)
Large law firms have faced growing pressure since 2010 to deliver more value to clients, creating pressure for efficiency and lower rates. The 2020 Law Firms in Transition Survey (June 2020) reports on large law firm trends. In my Part 1 post, I covered survey...
Ron Friedmann,
5 years ago
6 min read
The Need for a Data Platform to Improve Law Firm Business + Practice
A Briefing written for Foundation Software Group I have long been a fan of Foundation Software Group. I remember seeing their platform with a consulting colleague the first time in 2016. One of our clients showed it to us. We were not only impressed by...
Ron Friedmann,
5 years ago
3 min read
Lawyers Fill Practice Gaps with Software and the State of Legal Tech
I recently spoke to two lawyers turned legal tech entrepreneurs about their early stage software companies. I start with a discussion of the problem each sets out to solve, then turn to observations of and implications for the legal tech market more broadly. Solving a...
Ron Friedmann,
5 years ago
5 min read
The Illuminate Story: The Global Deployment of Next Generation Enterprise Search
At its core, knowledge management is about finding lawyers who or documents or matters that can answer another lawyer’s questions about law, transactions, regulatory matters, judges, investors, clients, or industries. With finding so central to KM, software that searches collections of documents and other data...
Ron Friedmann,
5 years ago
13 min read
Large Law Firm Trends in 2020 – Part 1
Last week Altman Weil released its 2020 Law Firms in Transition Survey, which reports on large law firm trends as of 2020. I provide comment here on several, including long term changes, innovation, and how many firms have senior strategic professionals. Part 2 of this...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
5 min read
Richard Susskind + Mark Cohen on Educating + Skills for Legal Professionals
This is a live blog post of a 75-minutes video discussion with Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen about “UK vs US – the next decade” and “Skills and education for legal professionals in the 2020s”. It is hosted by Legal Geek and sponsored by Thomson Reuters, UnitedLex, and iManage....
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
12 min read
Will COVID Change Lawyer Collaboration?
Collaboration improves problem-solving, productivity, and innovation. In normal times, lawyers and legal professionals collaborate in-person. With work from home (WFH) during the COVID epidemic, video conferences have replaced in-person meetings. The WFH video experience prompts a collaboration question. Beyond in-person or video meetings, how effectively...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
3 min read
Adapting Legal Tech to New Priorities
This is a live blog post from The Changing Lawyer LIVE! virtual conference, hosted by Litera. This panel is Adapting Legal Tech to New Priorities withRyan Alshak, Founder & CEO, Ping; Jake Heller, Founder & CEO, Casetext; Basha Rubin, Founder & CEO, Priori Legal; Noah...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
5 min read
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