Are Big Law Legal Technology Experts Failing? A Pre-ILTACon Question
Are Big Law legal technology experts failing at their jobs? I ask this question as the leading global tech experts from Big Law and not-so-Big Law are about to converge in Las Vegas at “ILTACon” (The International Legal Technology Association’s ILTA 2015 conference). The question was prompted...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
Are Lawyers Getting Dumber? Bloomberg Asks
It’s rare that the legal market makes the cover of Business Week. The current print issue (24-30 August 2015) cover story asks “Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?” The article describes the dust-up between lesser-ranked law schools and the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) over the...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
2 min read
What Big Law Can Learn from Alphabet
Google’s restructuring leads the business news this week. The company created a parent company, Alphabet, under which Google Inc. will be the biggest operating unit. Other units will house Nest, life sciences, robotics, and other Google businesses. As the New York Times suggests, this lets Google focus –...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
1 min read
Driving Efficiencies in the Law Practice (Live Post)
This is a live post from the Bloomberg Big Law Summit. Please excuse any typos or errors in how I capture proceedings. Session Description 1:30 pm Panel Session: Driving Efficiencies in the Law Practice Advances in process management and technology – and a changing mindset around...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
The New Law Firm Competitors: In-House Counsel (Live Post)
This is a live post from the Bloomberg Big Law Summit. Please excuse any typos or errors in how I capture proceedings. Session Description 9:45 am Panel Session: The New Law Firm Competitor: In-House Counsel GCs from Fortune 100 companies share a candid discussion on how...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
7 min read
Critical Issues in Relationship between Lawyers and Clients – Live from Bloomberg Big Law Summit
This is a live post from the Bloomberg Big Law Summit. Please excuse any typos or errors in how I capture proceedings. Session Description 9:10 am Keynote Address: Ann R. Klee, VP Global Operations – Environment, Health & Safety, General Electric Company A maven of the...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
4 min read
Law Firm Fusion, Unicorns, and Ads
Mainstream news often holds hidden lessons for law firms. Three articles on Monday about fusion, unicorns, and ads make me think about Big Law. “Fusion” (Mergers) With Fusion of Insurers, Questions for Patients (New York Times) reports on the potential impact of health insurance mergers on patients....
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
3 min read
It’s a Debate: Should Law Firms Hire a Pricing Professional?
This is a live blog post of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) webinar, It’s a Debate: Should Law Firms Hire a Pricing Professional? [Please forgive any typos or inaccuracies. I hit publish as a session ends. Any editorial comments in square brackets preceded by my initials,...
Ron Friedmann,
11 years ago
6 min read
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