Do Law School Deans Live in a Different Dimension?
If you listen to law school deans, you would think training as a lawyer is the greatest thing since sliced bread. At least that’s my take away from the Nathan Koppel Wall Street Journal article Best Defense? Seeking a Haven in Law School (19 Mar...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
1 min read
Can Law Firms Continue to be Late Adopters?
In the current economic crisis, law firm management must re-think how lawyers practice and how to run the firm. The legal market changes slowly. Many say the slow pace stems from lawyers’ training to focus on precedent. That’s true but I think the bigger reason...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
3 min read
Standardizing Deal Documents: Expert Discussion
My post last month Measuring the Consistency of Legal Documents reported on pioneering legal document analysis by Kingsley Martin led to an interesting follow-up dialogue about standardizing transactional documents. Doug Cornelius (Compliance Building blog and DougCornelius.com) posted a public comment on that post. It led...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
7 min read
The Client View of Law Firm Staffing
Clients must pay attention to how their law firms work. More savings may flow from changing how lawyers work than from bargaining down rates. BigLaw firms are cutting staff. Are the changes good for general counsels? The demand for legal services has plummeted, so laying-off...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
2 min read
Law Departments Ill-Equipped to Manage Outside Counsel
I recently reported that many inhouse counsel lack the tools to manage outside counsel properly (The Sorry State of Law Department Legal Tech). The situation is even worse than I thought a knowledgeable reader reports. Rob Thomas is Vice President, Strategic Development | Serengeti Law,...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
3 min read
The Sorry State of Law Department Legal Tech
ILTA released this month its 2008 Law Department Survey. I find the results shocking. Click here fr the ILTA 2008 Law Department Survey. 45 law departments responded. More than 95% are companies with at least $1bil in annual revenue. ILTA law department members probably embrace...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
2 min read
Law Firm Lay Offs – Are E-Discovery Specialists Being Hit?
Law firm lay offs have cut wide and deep. At a legal knowledge management lunch today, we were wondering how law firm EDD staff have fared. Hours later, I had an answer – and it surprised me. I’ve gotten to know David Cowen of the...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
2 min read
A Former GC Explains Why BigLaw Keeps Getting Business
A former general counsel of a $100mil company wrote to me privately recently commenting on my blog post The Remarkable Inaction of General Counsels in the Face of Crisis and Budget Crunches. She offers an interesting perspective that I share here, with permission. Sheryl Katz...
Ron Friedmann,
17 years ago
3 min read
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