Preparing the Law Firm IT Budget in Tight Times
If I were still a Big Law CIO going into budget season now, I’d have strong views about how to present my 2009 budget proposal to management. This is a…
2008 AmLaw Tech Survey
The 2008 Am Law Tech Survey is out. It’s a good read for law firm CIOs and IT directors but I would not rely on the year to year comparison. …
Selecting an E-Discovery Vendor: Ask More than 5 Questions
There’s an old adage “the great thing about standards are there are so many to choose from.” Similarly, it seems there are more than a few questions you should ask…
The Appropriate Standard of Care for Lawyers
The punchline of a new electronic discovery (EDD) brouhaha confirms an argument I’ve long advanced with which lawyers and judges seem to struggle. Quality legal work can only be measured…
Litigators Get a Bad Report Card + Ways to Do Better
The The New York Times reported last week (8 Aug 2008) on a study analyzing the cost of not settling law suits. Defense lawyers make bad calls not to settle…
Will Law Firm Economic Hard Times Drive New Technology Adoption?
Several large law firms have laid off lawyers and staff. Less publicized are other cutbacks. I hear from friends in multiple BigLaw firms that they face pressure to reduce travel…
Eversheds Report: Law Firm of the 21st Century
Law firm CIOs who think strategically need to understand the where the legal market and large law firms are heading. Large UK law firm Eversheds recently released its Law…
Seven Secrets of Managing Legal Technology in Large Law Firms
Successful large law firm CIOs have learned many secrets to managing legal technology. Over the last year, I wrote in this blog about maxims for managing legal technology. I collected…
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