Insightful Assessment of Online Legal Services
I recently wrote about Trends in Online Legal Services. One of my legal market friends offered some interesting comments that help explain why online services have so little traction. Here is my friend’s analysis: “1. Law firms aren’t equipped to provide ongoing content. The...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
2 min read
Interesting McKinsey Quarterly KM Article
In Making a Market in Knowledge (The McKinsey Quarterly, 2004 Number 3), author Lowell L. Bryan suggests that for KM to succeed, organizations must create an internal marketplace. The framework proposed is interesting but ultimately, not that useful I think. Bryan begins by noting that...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
3 min read
Online Legal Services List Updated
I have updated the list of online legal services that I maintain. (I have also cleaned up the format a bit as well). The last full update was about 18 months ago. It’s fair to say the space is fairly quiet. I and many others...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
2 min read
PDA + Cellphone is a Time Saver
Ten days ago I bought a Treo 600 – a combined cell phone and Palm OS personal digital assistant. SprintPCS is my carrier. Though configuration and learning the device took some time, I am very happy so far. Some seemingly random factoids: This year...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
2 min read
Five Big Ideas Reviewed – Need for a Process Approach
My recent post (4/11/04) reviewed how hospitals are closely examining procedures to improve work flows and quality. This approach may be the best hope general counsels have to control outside counsel costs. In Staying Power in the April issues of both American Lawyer and Corporate...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
2 min read
The “Toyota Approach” to Best Practices
In To Fix Health Care, Hospitals Take Tips From Factory Floor, the Wall Street Journal (4/9/04, p. 1) reports that hospitals are applying techniques pioneered by John Deming and used heavily by Japanese manufacturers to improve the quality of health care. Lawyers and law firms...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
2 min read
Automated v. Manual Approaches to Knowledge Management
Some law firms use manually intensive approaches to knowledge management; others eschew creating specialized knowledge management positions and instead rely on automation. What are the pros and cons of the manual versus automated approach? My article, What’s Your Strategy for Collecting and Cataloging Documents?, which...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
1 min read
What Impeaching a Governor Teaches Us about Online Legal Services
The unauthorized practice of law (UPL) is a potential concern for those who wish to offer online legal services. Do UPL Restrictions Apply to Impeachment Lawyers from the The Connecticut Law Tribune on law.com offers an interesting perspective on UPL. The article discusses the possible...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
1 min read
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