Ron Friedmann

January 21, 2019 | International Edition

This article sets out seven key questions to ask yourself when considering adopting new legal technology

By Ron Friedmann and Nigel Rea

4 minute read

September 07, 2018 | Legaltech News

Innovation can be the result of a number of different recipes, but all recipes have some common components. The recipe Ogletree Deakins took can provide an example.

By Ron Friedmann, Fireman and Company

7 minute read

October 04, 2000 | Law.com

Business is moving rapidly to the Web, and law is following in its footsteps. Large law firms and departments use the Web to deliver advice. Not long ago, the question was whether delivering legal advice over the Web was possible. The question now is what are the economics of creating and maintaining legal Web advisors.

By Ron Friedmann

12 minute read

May 12, 2003 | National Law Journal

Arranging secretaries in working groups or teams is one strategy to improve efficiency and management problems.

By Ron Friedmann

9 minute read

March 06, 2003 | Law.com

Law firm technology initiatives often fail for two primary reasons. Firms don't know how to measure the impact of investments, and lawyers often don't use what is built for them. So how can firms increase the chances that innovation and investment will serve clients (or internal purposes)? Combining federalism and foundations -- two models from outside the business world -- provides a useful approach to address these issues.

By Ron Friedmann

8 minute read

September 12, 2001 | Law.com

Forward-thinking law firms recognize that investing in knowledge management can improve their competitive position, increase profits, and make practicing more fun. To gain these benefits, some firms hire a chief knowledge officer. The CKO's mission and work, however, are not always well defined. Ron Friedmann proposes a mission statement for the CKO and offers real-life examples of knowledge management at work.

By Ron Friedmann

11 minute read

December 10, 2004 | Law.com

Throughout the past 25 years, legal technology trends have come and gone and sometimes circled back to repeat themselves. We are now, for example, witnessing a return to centralized computing. Through the quarter century, the constant pulse is the desire of lawyers and firms to find, manage and manipulate documents. Some things in the practice of law just never change.

By Ron Friedmann

12 minute read

January 17, 2006 | Legaltech News

Blogger and legal consultant Ron Friedmann likens law firms to fire-spewing refineries in one sense: They both burn off a lot of material as waste. In the case of law firms, the material is bits of information that can now find a place on law-related blogs (aka blawgs) -- and the industry seems ablaze with enthusiasm over the possibilities. Friedmann notes in a commentary, however, that some of the measures used to cast light on lawyers' love of the blogosphere could be off the mark.

By Ron Friedmann

5 minute read

January 12, 2007 | Legaltech News

Consultants Herbert Roitblat and Ron Friedmann respond to the suggestion that an attorney must evaluate an electronic data discovery vendor's capability to guard against liability. They offer pragmatic advice to help attorneys identify and mitigate the risks of EDD.

By Herbert Roitblat and Ron Friedmann

9 minute read

December 13, 2004 | Law.com

Throughout the past 25 years, legal technology trends have come and gone and sometimes circled back to repeat themselves. We are now, for example, witnessing a return to centralized computing. Through the quarter century, the constant pulse is the desire of lawyers and firms to find, manage and manipulate documents. Some things in the practice of law just never change.

By Ron Friedmann

12 minute read