Is E-Discovery Due Process Argument Just Predictive Coding in Hiding?
Regular readers may realize I have written little about e-discovery recently: I lost interest in the predictive coding debates. Long ago I concluded that “smart” software, guided by discovery professionals, beats armies of lawyers conducting linear review. Now, however, an article by three Skadden Arps...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
4 min read
Data Driven Models to Reduce Legal and Compliance Costs
This post is a follow-up to my January 7, 2013 post, The Role of Data Driven Models in Law Practice. I offer here ideas about data that lawyers should consider collecting and analyzing to predict and reduce legal problems. In the earlier post, I discussed...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
3 min read
Two Big US Firms Cut Staff Costs as Legal Tech NY Starts
In what is likely a pure coincidence but one could view symbolically, as Legal Tech New York begins today, articles today report on two large US law firms that have announced significant steps to reduce staff costs. The bigger announcement is Kaye Scholer Latest Large...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
2 min read
Legal Tech Live Debate: Daniel Brown and Charles Christian
This is a live blog post of an online debate between UK-based legal technology gurus Daniel Brown (TheKnowList) and Charles Christian (Orange Rag/Legalit Insider) as they square off, hosted by Burke & Company LLC and its Legal Technology Observer (LTO) blog. Christy Burke, President of...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
5 min read
Gaining Competitive Advantage Before GC Measure Everything
Two just-released surveys hint at the opportunity US law firms have to gain competitive advantage. The Big Squeeze – Our latest Law Department Metrics Benchmarking Survey shows that legal departments are working harder, with less, in December Corporate Counsel magazine reports that “Cost, results, and...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
1 min read
Overview of the New Legal Normal – Report on Futures Conference
Ten days ago I attended the Futures Conference, organized by the College of Law Practice Management and hosted by Georgetown Law (agenda). I report here highlights and lessons I learned. The New Normal of the legal market is all about value for the client. Value...
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
5 min read
Thinking Beyond Short-Term Metrics (Live Post – Ark Pricing Conference)
This is live blog post from the Ark Group’s Managing Partner’s Law Firm Pricing & Profitability Conference. First up is Steven J. Harper, author, contributingeditor to The American Lawyer, and adjunct professor at Northwestern University’s Law School and former Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP....
Ron Friedmann,
13 years ago
5 min read
ILTA 2012 Musings
Last week I attended the 2012 International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual conference. Rather than summarize it – an impossible task – I offer my impressions and musings. Legal project management and alternative fee arrangements remain hot topics. This is not news, merely confirmation. Each...
Ron Friedmann,
14 years ago
4 min read
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