Publicly Traded Law Firms
The title is not a typo. An Australian company is raising money in a public offering to buy law firms. Outside capital could drive innovative legal technology. In the UK,…
Interpreting the AmLaw Tech 2006 Survey
Law Firm, Inc. has published the 2006 AmLaw Tech Survey (11th Annual). What do we make of the findings? “The technology chiefs of the Am Law 200 firms who responded…
Welcome to IT and KM Budget Season
At many law firms, it’s budget time of year. IT and KM managers need to make their best cases for proposed spending. If your boss asks about ROI, consider showing…
Marketing Chasing Technology?
Not really. The title refers to the growth of BigLaw marketing relative to IT. I was surprised to read Larry Bodine’s blog post More Marketers for Lawyers at Big Firms…
A Guide for New Managing Partners
Leading large organizations is hard. Being a new leader in a partnership is especially hard. Law firm strategist and management consultant Patrick McKenna offers an excellent short guide for new…
Working Virtually – Another Visit
A recent Business Week article explores how the “rise of mobile workers has companies unloading space and rethinking what’s left.” Square Feet. Oh, How Square! (7/3/06) opens with the fact…
Opentext Seeks to Acquire Hummingbird
In May, Hummingbird, one of two main document management vendors to large law firms, announced it was being acquired by Symphony Technology Group. That announcement may not, however, be the…
Technology Reduces Friction (New Lawyer Referral Service)
Finding the right information and the right people can be hard. I recently came across a new web service that addresses one angle of “finding people.” Lawrex is a lawyer…
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