Category: Management and Technology

My friend and colleague, Shy Alter, CEO of ii3, Inc., has created the latest in his great productions of ii3 TV. This one, What’s on a CIO’s Mind, interviews 15 CIOs.  Shy traveled to the ITLA 2005 conference last August in Phoenix where he interviewed...

I’m no mystery shopper, but I can still report on the bad attitude of some law firm IT support staff.  I visit many law firms as a consultant, conference attendee, or friend. Two incidents are small but telling. At one firm, three visitors, all using...

Mark your calendars for a very promising legal technology conference. Marcus Evans is organizing its first LawTech Forum in NYC November 3-4. The program looks excellent.  Topics include Benchmarking & Quantifying the Value of IT & Technology Effectively using Technology to Increase Productivity Using Technology...

BigLaw is not famous for innovation. Some forward thinking BigLaw CIOs advocate change but meet resistance. One explanation is lack of diversity in law firm management.  My friend Eric Mankin is a business innovation expert and writes a regular column on his web site about...

The current issue of Law Office Computing (Aug/Sep) asks “what is the big challenge when implementing new technology in a large firm?” My answer, appearing in the Asked and Answered column> is below.  Until recently, making new technology work properly and efficiently was difficult. Today,...

Orrick Herrington will soon form a separate business to sell support services, including tech, via its West Virginia center.  Via an Edge International blog post, I found an article, Orrick in plan to offer law firms outsourcing service, in TheLawyer. “The West Coast firm has...

Notice to legal market innovators: replace the arrows in your back with an award that recognizes your hard work and risk taking. I posted about this in March – the deadline is June 14th.  College of Law Practice Management in concert with Edge International announces...

A half-dozen years ago I participated in the partner retreat of an Australian law firm. I was impressed by the business focus of the firm. Now, there are signs that some of this discipline is coming to US shores. And with it will perhaps arrive...