Should We Settle for Incremental Change in Big Law?
Mainstream media regularly reports on big changes in many markets. Two juxtaposed articles on the front page (below) of the Business & Tech section of the Wall Street Journal (21 April 2016) got me thinking about change in Big Law. The top-most article, “Market Shifts Slam Tech Old Guard“, describes...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
3 min read
The Future of Legal Talent – Not Lawyers?
A Deloitte February 2016 report, Developing legal talent: Stepping into the future law firm, suggests that by 2025, UK law firms will need a broader skill mix to remain successful. I agree but take issue with Deloitte on how to manage that mix. The report finds that...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
2 min read
Knowledge Management Priorities in Large Law Firms – 2016 Survey
Each year, Mary Abraham, Oz Benamram and I organize a meeting of global legal KM professionals to discuss trends, issues, and opportunities. In prep for it, we conduct a survey of invitees in November, December, and January. We use the survey to build our agenda, share some results publicly,...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
6 min read
Is Big Law Having Its Kodak Moment?
A recent report suggests Big Law is having its Kodak moment. Before the turn of the century, “Kodak moments” were good. That successful marketing slogan prompted many snapshots. Today, a Kodak moment more likely means a famous company with a fabulous brand and fantastic market share that misses new technology and goes bankrupt. (See,...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
4 min read
Is Software Eating Law Departments?
Is software eating law departments, a question inspired by Marc Andreessen famously noting that software is eating everything. Is this true for law departments? The lead article in Inside Counsel Magazine (Dec 2015) may answer the question. The IC10 2015 Award Winners The 2015 IC10: The law department of the...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
3 min read
Law Department Trends + Contract Management Opportunities
Now is law department survey season. In my prior post, GCs Now Do Less Law, I reported on the Altman Weil survey of Chief Legal Officers. Here, I report highlights of two other recent surveys: The Annual Law Department Operations Survey by the Blickstein Group surveys law department directors of operations....
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
4 min read
The Transformation of the Delivery of Law
This is a live blog post from HyperionGP Solution Accelerator Conference. This 2-day event brings “together Law Department operations managers with leading Industry Experts and [Enterprise Legal Management] ELM Solution Providers in a highly interactive forum focused on success in Enterprise Legal Management.” This conference...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
6 min read
Can Big Law Learn from Hotel Room Design + Airline Pricing?
Sometimes a blog post just cries to be written. Tonight I read hardcopy of the Wall Street Journal. Side by side articles on page 1 of Personal Journal struck me as offering – with a little imagination – lessons for law firms. Secrets to Creating a...
Ron Friedmann,
10 years ago
2 min read
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