Big Law Improving
How often do you read that Big Law is improving? Not that often? Many commentators view large law firms like dinosaurs. Yet I see much evidence that Big Law steadily improves client value and business operations. That was my take away from a conference last...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
5 min read
Big 4 vs Big Law Legal Talent
On Friday morning (1 November 2019) I Tweeted (screenshot): [The original LPO Are Disputing article cited in that Tweet is here. I dashed off this post in about 15 minutes on Sunday morning to inject into the Twitter conversation. Apologies if some context is not...
Ron Friedmann,
6 years ago
2 min read
A Multidisciplinary Future to Solve Legal Problems
Legal IT Today (#21, March 2018 – pdf) recently posed a question: “Today the table is full of partners and associates and select others. When AI ‘arrives’ at a law firm, how do those seats at the table change? How do you envision the legal team...
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
Large Law Firms Must Improve Client Service Delivery
In the current ultra competitive market for legal services, large law firms must improve client service delivery. I explain why in this post: the stratification of large law firms, the failure of traditional strategies, the lack of differentiation among most firms outside the top tier, and client...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
6 min read
The Future of Legal Services in the Global Age of More for Less (Live #Lexpo17)
This is a live blog post of The Future of Legal Services in the Global Age of More for Less. Professor David B. Wilkins (Harvard) is the presenter. I am posting live from Lexpo 2017, a legal innovation event in Amsterdam on May 8-9, 2017. I post...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
10 min read
Legal Operations – What We Know Now
Legal business operations, especially in corporate law departments, is on the rise. Lawyers in both law firms and law departments require an array of business and administrative support. That support makes a huge difference to legal cost, effectiveness, quality, and turnaround times. Yet operations receives less media coverage than,...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
5 min read
Delivering what clients want + getting paid for it (Live from #COLPM Futures)
This is a live blog post from the College of Law Practice Management 2016 Futures Conference (link to PDF of agenda). As a live post, please forgive any typos or misunderstandings of meaning. This session is How will we better deliver what clients want, and get paid for...
Ron Friedmann,
9 years ago
10 min read
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