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A New Model Law Firm – A Closer Look at Clearspire (part 2 of 2)
In my prior post, I described the new-model law firm Clearspire, its inspiration, target market, and technology. The story continues here. To offer clients billing transparency and predictability at 50% of typical AmLaw 200 fees, Clearspire took several steps described below. I finish
September 29, 2011
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A New Model Law Firm – A Closer Look at Clearspire (part 1 of 2)
Traditional mainstream media have shown much interest in the legal market this year with articles on legal outsourcing, law school issues, and contract lawyers. The legal press and blog had already mostly covered these developments in detail. One topic MSM covered, however, was news t
September 25, 2011
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Big Law Changing or Being Disrupted?
The legal market has seen a running debate since the economic crash: is Big Law being disrupted? My short answer is no, it’s only changing. It’s not the three conferences in February alone on this question that prompt me to write today. Rather, it’s the appearance
July 31, 2014
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Innovation, Project Management, and KM in the Newly Competitive Legal Market
This article was first published by the GCResearchClub.com as GCRC Interview: Ron Friedmann from Fireman & Company – Whole Interview (18 Oct 2013) Abstract: The 2008 economic crash causes a legal market sea change. The previously insulated market of large law firms is now c
October 18, 2013
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Speaking (List of Conference Presentations)
Ron Friedmann frequently speaks at legal technology and law practice management conferences on topics such as knowledge management, outsourcing, e-discovery, and online legal services. Ron has also organized many conferences, including regular meetings of the DC Legal Market KM Group
August 07, 2013
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Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) – Now Just Part of the Legal Landscape
Legal process outsourcing is still a growing market but faces competition today from many other alternatives to large law firms. This article was originally published in a slightly different form as “Client market power means continuing cost-cutting” in the Legal Efficienc
June 23, 2013
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Will Unbundling Undo Biglaw?
A New York Times article last Monday, More Cracks Undermine the Citadel of TV Profits, offers the legal market lessons on how unbundling can shake-up established players. With the growth of media delivery options, consumers no longer must buy bundles of channels from cable compa
April 21, 2013
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Why Haven’t Client Facing Systems Blossomed?
Large law firms face intense competition and price pressure. Such forces drive innovation – often based on technology – in other market. Yet in legal, we see few notable instances of law firms deploying client-facing technology that achieves real differentiation or results
March 18, 2013
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The Future of Legal Market is Not Evenly Distributed (Live from ReInvent Law)
This is a live post from the Reinvent Law Silicon Valley conference in Mountain View, CA. Please forgive any typos or errors in conveying what speakers say. Dan Katz of MSU Law: The Future is Already Here – It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed Storm brewing in legal. Complicat
March 08, 2013
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Law Firm Alternates Grow Rapidly, Chip Away at BigLaw
Three news items caught my eye last week and help explain the challenges large law firms face. Citi Private Banking, which offers regular and reliable financial analysis of large law firms, reported on 2012 large law firm financial results in Citi: Firms Posted 4.3 Percent Rise in 201
February 12, 2013
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