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,
10 years ago
4 min read
Law Firm Fusion, Unicorns, and Ads
Mainstream news often holds hidden lessons for law firms. Three articles on Monday about fusion, unicorns, and ads make me think about Big Law. “Fusion” (Mergers) With Fusion of Insurers, Questions for Patients (New York Times) reports on the potential impact of health insurance mergers on patients....
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
It’s a Debate: Should Law Firms Hire a Pricing Professional?
This is a live blog post of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) webinar, It’s a Debate: Should Law Firms Hire a Pricing Professional? [Please forgive any typos or inaccuracies. I hit publish as a session ends. Any editorial comments in square brackets preceded by my initials,...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
6 min read
Allen & Overy Legal Tech Initiative – R&D at Last but a Question
I have long suggested that law firms invest in research and development to deliver more value to clients. Now one has. The Lawyer (UK, April 7) writes in Allen & Overy invests seed corn funding into “experimental” technology group i2 that the firm is funding and “launching an...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
Designing the Law Firm of the Future
Good design sells. Design Gains Importance as Devices Get More Personal (NYT, 19 March 2015) focused on tech wearables. Principles for wearables, however, apply everywhere. Success requires ensuring such easy use that consumers become loyal users: “In the case of apps and services that make design a top priority, like...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Big Law, Fast Food, and Lawyer Exceptionalism
Reading McDonald’s Seeks Its Fast-Food Soul in the New York Times this weekend got me thinking about Big Law and the legal market. What could fast food possibly have to do with Big Law? Maybe nothing. But many markets try to learn from other industries. And perhaps lawyers...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Legal Market Revival (?) and Trends – Live from the Legal Tech Blogger Breakfast
This is a live blog post from the Legal Tech NY 2015 bloggers breakfast. [Apologies for lack of links – I did not have names before the session. As with all live posts, please forgive typos and errors.] Molly Miller of ALM is the moderator and...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Disruption is Dead but Change Lives – What Big Law Needs to Do to Succeed
I will start the new year with thoughts about the future. I see continued evolution of the Big Law market. That evolution is nicely captured in the Citi Private Bank – Hildebrandt Consulting LLC 2015 Client Advisory (PDF), which I summarize and comment on here. I...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
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