Ron Friedmann
AUGUST 6, 2020
Large law firms have faced growing pressure since 2010 to deliver more value to clients, creating pressure for efficiency and lower rates. The 2020 Law Firms in Transition Survey (June 2020) reports on large law firm trends. In my Part 1 post , I covered survey results around long term changes, innovation, and the rise of senior strategic professionals.
Internet for Lawyers
JUNE 12, 2020
Learn About Free Internet Legal Research: Join us for a new CLE webinar, "Internet Legal Research on a Budget" on July 8, 2020. CLEwebinars.com is hosting a new webinar based on the the popular and newly updated book "Internet Legal Research on a Budget" on July 8, at 1:00 pm ET. After you sign up for this webinar, you'll receiv.
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LLRX
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Nicole L. Black discusses the wide ranging effects on the legal technology space from the pandemic across all corners of the legal technology world. The shift to remote work had a dramatic impact on both the practice of law and the business of law, resulting in the rapid—and singularly remarkable—adoption of technology at rates never before seen. In some cases, the transition was a smooth one, and in others, it was a spectacular disaster.
Legal Talk Network
OCTOBER 14, 2020
by Molly McDonough. These three episodes can help you: Take a break from the real world of nasty election politics and dive into a fictional one. Find out how to quit selling and help clients buy. Take a closer look at Covid-19 shutdowns and Ohio’s liability shield. ONE: If the real world is taking its toll, voting rights lawyer turned novelist Steven Wright has an escape route.
Debevoise Data Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Tough Cookie: French CNIL Hits Google and Amazon with a Total of €135 million in Fines On December 7, 2020, the French data protection authority, the CNIL (“Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés”), fined first Google LLC and Google Ireland Ltd €100 million, and then Amazon Europe Core €35 million for violations of the French Data Protection Act (“French DPA”).
ELTA
DECEMBER 3, 2020
On November 27, 2020, the members of the European Legal Technology Association (ELTA) elected a new board, the governing body of ELTA. The new board consists of Holger Zscheyge (Russia) as next President of ELTA, Helena Hallgarn (Sweden) and Jeroen Zweers (The Netherlands) as Vice Presidents, Grégoire Miot (France), as Treasurer, Marisa Monteiro (Portugal), as well as Orsolya Görgényi (Hungary) and former President Tobias Heining (Germany) as co-opted board members.
Technically Legal
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Virtual court hearings are the subject of Episode 38. We talked to Magistrate Judge Tony Leung via Zoom about using Zoom videoconferences for court. Judge Leung sits on the bench for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and has a pretty impressive background. He emigrated from Hong Kong to the United States at the age of 6, was valedictorian of his high school class and then headed to Yale for college.
Legal Tech Connection brings together the best content for legal and legal tech professionals from the widest variety of thought leaders.
ABA TECHSHOW
MAY 8, 2020
New from Legal Talk Today | Legal marketing expert Gyi Tsakalakis offers advice about what law firms should be doing right now to market and grow their practices. Legal marketing expert, founder of Attorney Sync, and host of Lunch Hour Legal Marketing Gyi Tsakalakis offers advice about what law firms should be doing right now to market and grow their businesses during the COVID-19 shutdowns.
InsideLegal
APRIL 9, 2020
Welcome to the 'new (ab)normal'! When is the last time you were glued to the TV, social. pick your media to figure out what's next, not only in your own life but with the economy, your own businesses and anything and everything you care about? Oh yeah and there's the working from home 'thing', 24/7, with or without a proper place or space to call your office.
Legal Expert Connections
MARCH 19, 2020
Law firms across the country have been moving quickly to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing emergency response teams. A selected list of law firm with a coronavirus response team appears below. Partial Listing of Law Firm Coronavirus Response Centers Akerman LLP [link] Baker McKenzie [link] Crowell Moring [link] DLA Piper [link] Frost Brown Todd LLC [link] Gibson Dunn [link] Holland & Knight [link] Paul Weiss [link] Sidley Austin [link] Stoel Rives [link] The Association of Leg
Ron Friedmann
AUGUST 4, 2020
A Briefing written for Foundation Software Group I have long been a fan of Foundation Software Group. I remember seeing their platform with a consulting colleague the first time in 2016. One of our clients showed it to us. We were not only impressed by the functionality and design, we were shocked. I say shocked because between my blogging and Tweeting and my colleague’s connections to law firms, we could not understand how we were seeing enterprise grade software for the first time — that
Internet for Lawyers
JUNE 16, 2020
New ABA book shows lawyers alternatives to expensive legal research databases Just published by the American Bar Association, " Internet Legal Research on a Budget: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Lawyers, Second Edition " by Judy Davis and Carole Levitt directs lawyers to useful and reliable databases and explains how to use them effectively.
LLRX
DECEMBER 12, 2020
Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.
Legal Talk Network
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Large Thanksgiving gatherings may have been fewer in number, but one thing is certain, the focus remained on food. Lots of it, whether families substituted turkey with lobster or the ham with tasty takeout. . Now that the gorging is over, you may be exploring ways to fit more comfortably in your clothes. Not quite ready to do the exercise? No worries.
Debevoise Data Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2020
On December 10, 2020, California’s Attorney General formally announced a fourth round of proposed modifications to the AG’s regulations regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). These modifications include the long-awaited proposal for a universal form of “opt-out” button for businesses to use on their websites – shown below without further ado: The proposal responds to a mandate, in the text of CCPA, that the AG’s regulations must address “the development and use of a recognizable
ELTA
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The annual general members meeting of the European Legal Technology Association will take place on 27 November 2020 at 12 noon. The invitation will be sent out 2 weeks in advance with all relevant information. Every two years the election of the board is due and we would like to inform you with this email about the election procedure and announce the possibility to apply for a board position.
Technically Legal
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Ethics attorney Jim Doppke returns to Technically Legal to talk legal ethics and technology. Jim is a former prosecutor for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission and is now in private practice with Robinson, Stewart, Montgomery and Doppke. Jim counsels attorneys and businesses on legal ethics issues and represents attorneys and attorney candidates in ARDC proceedings.
Discovery Advocate
MAY 20, 2020
Many businesses have remote work and bring-your-own-device policies that cover access to company systems and information from personal devices. These policies may also state expectations or requirements for the management and security of company information. But these policies likely do not account for the rapid transition to virtual offices and remote work hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NSLT
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Web Presence: Why Online Marketing Is Much More Than Your Law Firm Website When law firms come looking for help using digital marketing strategies to build sales, most start by saying they need a new website or that their website isn’t driving enough leads. But there is too much of a singular focus on a law firm’s website.
LawNext podcast
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Twenty-five years ago, in the still-fledgling days of the web, the husband-and-wife team of Tim Stanley and Stacy Stern founded FindLaw and quickly developed it into the most highly trafficked legal site on the internet. In 2001, they sold FindLaw to the West Group, and two years later, they founded Justia , repeating their earlier success and then some with what is now one of the most popular legal sites in the world.
ABA TECHSHOW
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Attention legal technology startups: Here is your chance to compete to be featured as a presenter and exhibitor in the fifth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW , the American Bar Association’s annual legal technology conference, to be held virtually on March 8-12, 2021. Today officially kicks off the call for entries for Startup Alley, in which 15 startups will be selected to participate in a virtual pitch competition that will be the opening event of this year’s TECHSHOW.
Ron Friedmann
JULY 30, 2020
This is a live blog post of a 90-minutes video discussion with Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen about “Digital transformation and the legal function” and “The future of legal technology”. It is hosted by Legal Geek and sponsored by Thomson Reuters, UnitedLex, and iManage. This is the fourth of a four-part discussion, The Uncertain Decade, “Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen debate the future of the legal industry”.
Accellis Technology Group
JUNE 29, 2020
Accellis demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment. Accellis Technology Group today announced it has attained a gold Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world and distinguishing itself within Microsoft’s partner ecosystem.
LLRX
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Research Attorney Caren Zentner Luckie discusses the many aspects of competitive intelligence and business development, importantly stating that it takes time to perform the work, and it takes even more time to learn which sources to use to find the information. She notes that CI also takes money to deliver comprehensive and accurate work product. Using a range of public and private sources, expert techniques, and a thorough understanding of the specific client requirements is critical to CI res
Legal Talk Network
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Vaccines for COVID-19 are headed to the market at lightning speed. The quicker the better for those eager to return to some sort of normal. That’s not to say there isn’t anxiety as the vaccine becomes available. And employers are wrestling with whether they should mandate vaccines for workers. On Legal Talk Today , host Laurence Colletti speaks with labor and employment lawyer Christine Bestor Townsend to break down which employers are likely to require vaccines, who can say no, what accommodati
Debevoise Data Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2020
We have recently written about the persistence of the four most common varieties of cyberattacks: Ransomware , Phishing , Business Email Compromises , and Credential Stuffing , as well as the increased regulatory scrutiny that companies face when they fall victim to these attacks. Over the last few months, we have observed an increase in another form of cybersecurity threat: DDoS ransom attacks, where cybercriminals demand a large payment from a company in exchange for not launching a distrib
ELTA
OCTOBER 27, 2020
We are delighted to invite you to the launch of the European Legal Tech Report. The publishers launch the report during a free webinar on Thursday 12 November 2020 at 10am. ELTA’s network is one of the main contributors to the report. Register for the free webinar here. The report takes us on a deep dive into the state of the European legal tech market, including where legal tech hotspots can be found.
Technically Legal
APRIL 15, 2020
Microsoft attorneys Dennis Garcia and Jason Barnwell discuss how legal teams can successfully and productively work remotely. They also discuss how recent work from home orders may speed up innovation and transformation in legal departments and law firms. Dennis is an Assistant General Counsel at Microsoft and a prior Technically Legal guest. We talked to him on Episode 4 about Automation, Cybersecurity and the Cloud.
Discovery Advocate
MAY 21, 2020
As courts and litigants adapt to the new normal by instituting social distancing measures through remote hearings and depositions, how we preserve, collect and produce documents should not be an afterthought. While the practice of e-discovery may already be well suited to remote work given the advanced evolution of technologies available to address challenges, below are five key areas to address in the current COVID-19 environment. 1.
NSLT
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Web Presence: Why Online Marketing Is Much More Than Your Law Firm Website When law firms come looking for help using digital marketing strategies to build sales, most start by saying they need a new website or that their website isn’t driving enough leads. But there is too much of a singular focus on a law firm’s website.
LawNext podcast
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Jules Miller knows what it is to be a legal tech entrepreneur. She is a three-time founder, twice of legal tech companies: Hire an Esquire in 2012 and Evolve Law in 2015. Now a partner in venture capital firm Mindset Ventures , she is leading her firm’s expansion into legal tech investing, most recently with the Series A financing of legal marketplace Priori Legal.
ABA TECHSHOW
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The two representatives of the Vietnam Championship Series will not attend the 2020 League of Legends World Championship beginning in Shanghai on Sept. 25 amid concerns of players and staff being unable to reenter Vietnam if they leave for China due to coronavirus precautions in Vietnam, sources familiar with the decision told ESPN. The news was first reported by Vietnamese gaming and entertainment website Gamek.
Ron Friedmann
JULY 27, 2020
I recently spoke to two lawyers turned legal tech entrepreneurs about their early stage software companies. I start with a discussion of the problem each sets out to solve, then turn to observations of and implications for the legal tech market more broadly. Solving a Broad Problem: Allocating Lawyers to Matters and Managing Capacity At most large law firms, partners can choose associates to staff their matters.
Ron Friedmann
JULY 22, 2020
This is a live blog post of a Legal Value Network virtual webinar, A Look at Client-Side AI-Powered Legal Spend Analytics Tools. As with all of my live blog post, I publish as a session finishes, so please forgive typos and misunderstandings of meaning. Panelists: Brad Blickstein, Principal at Blickstein Group and Partner and Co-Head, NewLaw Practice Group at Baretz+Brunelle [Moderator] Arun Mistry, Vice President, Legal Operations at Providence St.
Ron Friedmann
JULY 15, 2020
At its core, knowledge management is about finding lawyers who or documents or matters that can answer another lawyer’s questions about law, transactions, regulatory matters, judges, investors, clients, or industries. With finding so central to KM, software that searches collections of documents and other data sources has long been central to most large US law firm KM initiatives.
Ron Friedmann
JUNE 29, 2020
Last week Altman Weil released its 2020 Law Firms in Transition Survey , which reports on large law firm trends as of 2020. I provide comment here on several, including long term changes, innovation, and how many firms have senior strategic professionals. Part 2 of this post will cover additional trends, mainly around creating value for clients. [I also Tweeted about findings, here.
Ron Friedmann
JUNE 25, 2020
This is a live blog post of a 75-minutes video discussion with Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen about “UK vs US – the next decade” and “Skills and education for legal professionals in the 2020s”. It is hosted by Legal Geek and sponsored by Thomson Reuters, UnitedLex, and iManage. This is the third of a four-part discussion, The Uncertain Decade, “Richard Susskind and Mark Cohen debate the future of the legal industry”.
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