2018 Prediction – Lawyers Must Change How They Work
My 2018 prediction for the legal market is as much edict as prediction: lawyers must change how they work. [A similar version of this prediction was published on 15 December 2017 at the Aderant blog, Think Tank: 20+ Legal Tech and Business of Law Predictions for...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
3 min read
Evolving Law Firm Staffing – Analysts at Chapman Cutler
I have long thought that law firms should hire smart, recent college graduates to whom lawyers can delegate some work. Chapman and Cutler has done so. I describe here the firm’s Analyst program. But first, I’ll start with some background. My three-year stint in the...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
6 min read
Document Assembly in the Real World (Live #ArkKM)
I am attending the 13th Annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession conference in NYC, hosted by Ark Group. This is a live post of the session Faster, Better, Cheaper, Smarter and Happier? Document Assembly in the Real World. The presenters are John Kruse, Director of Knowledge...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
6 min read
The State of Legal AI – a Q&A
What is the current state of legal AI (artificial intelligence) – the Q&A below has my views. [Baretz + Brunelle, an agency supporting Bloomberg Law asked these questions in August, prior to ILTACon. Portions of my answers appeared in two B+B sponsored Bloomberg Big Law...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
6 min read
Is the Pressure Building on Big Law?
I’ve complained that too many commentators predict Big Law disruption. With Big Law surviving the 2008-10 economic crisis largely intact and profits continuing to grow, it’s hard to see the disruption. What’s hard to miss though is the pressure Big Law faces from several directions....
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
3 min read
Intriguing New Legal Services Innovation Index
Last week, Prof. Dan Linna of Michigan State University College of Law and his students released and intriguing new Innovation Catalog and Law Firm Innovation Index, jointly titled the Legal Services Innovation Index. I view this as important and pathbreaking work and encourage readers to visit...
Ron Friedmann,
8 years ago
4 min read
The Growing Importance of Tech-Enabled Law Practice
We can now make a very strong case for the growing importance of tech-enabled law practice. Of course, all law firms and law departments have technology. But mere infrastructure no longer suffices. Rather, lawyers must move to tech-enabled law practice to improve efficiency. Two developments prompted...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
6 min read
Law Firm Profitability + Service Delivery: What the Altman Weil Survey Says
Law firm management needs to think more about their clients. Right now, they expend more energy on boosting profitability with inward measures than they do on client service. That cannot be sustainable. Protecting long-term profitability requires focusing on clients, specifically better service delivery and value....
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
4 min read
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