Legal Process Outsourcing: New Articles, Upcoming ABA Panel
Legal process outsourcing (LPO) continues to be in the news. Law Practice Management magazine (a publication of the Law Practice Management section of the American Bar Association) has a feature article on it. Separately, next week in NYC at the ABA Annual meeting is a...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
If Legal Tech Tanks… Are You Prepared?
Though law firms are laying off staff, I have seen no evidence (yet) that legal IT workers are particularly at risk. That said, it’s always good to be prepared Every professional who wants to remain employed should have a current resume. You just never know...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
The Client View of Legal Outsourcing – Sun Microsystems Speaks
Today inhouse counsel at Sun Microsystems shared hands-on experience with legal outsourcing. This is the best legal process outsourcings (LPO) presentation I have seen to date by an actual customer. The Legal Process Outsourcing Chapter of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals today held its...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
Legal IT versus Corporate IT
How does managing legal technology compare to managing corporate technology? A panel discussion at the Strategic Technology Forum in Lisbon, hosted by LegalWeek in Lisbon last month addressed the question. The panelists were David Coates, IT Director of Bond Pearce and formerly of UBS; Jason...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
“Modest Proposal” Generates a Conversation
A couple of weeks ago I posted a “modest proposal” to regulate BigLaw. This post generated a fair bit of stimulating conversation. What’s interesting is that many seem to have taken my proposal at face value rather than the intended satire. First, let me reference...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
3 min read
Computer v Human Search Revisited
Can lawyers rely on search to find documents in e-discovery? Recent decisions suggest perhaps not. Craig Ball’s blog post, Grimm Prognosis for ESI Search (6 June 2008) recaps decisions by Magistrate Judge John Facciola in U.S v. O’Keefe and Equity Analytics v. Lundin and by...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
3 min read
Roundup (6/20/08): Fast Typing = Productivity, Kibbe to Thomson Consulting, SharePoint Wiki Issue, LPO in Washington Post
Roundup: touch typing, Pfizer EDD expert becomes consultant, MS SharePoint limitation, LPO makes Washington Post. Personal Productivity: Touch Typing Rees Morrison observes that fast typing may be one of the biggest under-rated personal productivity skills (see Typing proficiency of in-house lawyers – one secret to...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
1 min read
Learning from Hotel Net Access Problems
Flaky hotel internet access drains my personal productivity. Aside from whining, hotel connectivity illustrates interesting economic issues for law firms. In one of about every four hotel stays, I have to call tech support to get the net connection working properly. I waste a lot...
Ron Friedmann,
18 years ago
2 min read
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