Posts Tagged ‘law firm’
What’s Keeping Legal IT Executives Up at Night? – Findings from an ASI Think Tank
A recently convened group of IT executives from both Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments (CLDs) met at a luncheon hosted by Adaptive to discuss the latest trends in Legal IT. Of the many issues discussed, it seems there are several items that tend to keep them up at night. Here, I’ve summarized these items…
Read MoreMoving to the next generation of legal desktops!
It’s no secret that 21st century attorneys are highly mobile and practice law from just about anywhere. Gone are the days of working within the office, behind old wooden desks, and going home for the weekend with your files safely stowed in your litigation bag. Today’s lawyer works at Panera and Starbucks. They demand a…
Read MoreThe Challenge of Law Firm Technology Innovation What Can Be Done to Improve Success
There is no shortage of evidence to demonstrate why law firms should be more focused on technology and process innovation. Hardly a day goes by without some focus by the legal world on the importance of innovation. The 2017 Altman Weil ‘Law Firms in Transition’ report states: “Firms that pursue thoughtful efficiency initiatives and stick…
Read MoreIs Technology Leasing Right for your Law Firm?
I am often asked by our clients, is leasing a good option for law firms funding large IT projects? While there is not a “one size fits all” answer to this question, in many instances, leasing can be advantageous. Some benefits that immediately come to mind include: Leasing allows the firm to hold onto more…
Read MoreA Fox, Chicken and Sack of Grain
Most people have heard the riddle of the fox, a chicken and a sack of grain – You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How…
Read MoreSuccessful Law Firms Invest in Technology
Over the past few years the need for law firms to enhance processes and become more efficient in big law has become increasingly important. There have been, and continue to be, big changes in the use of technology to improve the practice. Firms are investing in AI, expert systems, sophisticated search to deal with big…
Read MoreWho Are We? Should Law Firm Technology Leaders Think a Little More Like Industrial Engineers and a Little Less Like Technologists?
Having been both a CIO in large law firms and a consultant to many others, I have seen both sides of this question, which is basically how we should spend our time and on what should we focus. According to the 2016 ILTA Purchasing Survey, the top ten biggest law firm technology challenges (in the…
Read MoreIt’s becoming harder and harder to practice law!
It’s no secret that the bad guys have figured out that law firms are perfect targets. Legal organizations transfer significant amounts of sensitive data related to their clients and warehouse client-related trade secrets. To practice law in 2017 you need strong technology to organize and find work product and to manage email, but you also…
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