It piqued my interest when I learned Dan O’Day would be presenting at LTNY on Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs). AFAs are nothing new. In fact, as Dan pointed out during his presentation, AFAs used to be the standard billing practice for lawyers years ago. At the start of the 20th century, the legal profession was …
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Creating the Law Firm of the Future at NYLT 2011
We caught up with Keith McLemore, director of Legal Information Services, Cooley LLP, who recapped his session, “Creating the Law Firm of the Future”. The main theme throughout the session was that clients want predictability. According to Keith, “there will be more transparency on how much matters cost. Different price points for legal services will …
- February 2, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
FindLaw at LegalTech
This guest post is from Karl Florida, president, FindLaw. We’re excited to be at LegalTech as part of our Thomson Reuters Business of Law presence, to showcase how FindLaw helps power the comprehensive suite of Business of Law solutions that help law firms manage their practices. Our FindLaw team has been showcasing our FirmSite Premium …
- February 2, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Day 1 of LegalTech: What’s the buzz?
Every year at LegalTech there seems to be something that’s the “buzz” of the show. Generally this is a new product, or new product release, or it’s a new generation of technology that has the promise of ‘revolutionizing’ some element of discovery. This year, while there are several new product releases and technological advancements, the …
- February 1, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
eDiscovery at LegalTech
Caught up with Jobst Elster, head of content, InsideLegal, at the ALM Editor’s Breakfast this morning, and he has some thoughts on the latest trends in eDiscovery at the show. You may recall an interview we did with Elster last year at ILTA about law firm technology purchasing trends.
- February 1, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Thoughts on LegalTech day 1: Law firms of the future
This guest post was written by Kendra Mancusi, marketing manager – Litigation. As I reviewed my notes from the first day of LegalTech, I realized how much time was spent in sessions predicting what the law firm of the future will look like. Several common predictions rose to the top throughout the day: firms offering …
- February 1, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
How does your firm Engage?
One trend that we’re seeing at LegalTech is a focus on greater firm efficiency – and products and services that can help. Thomson Reuters Engage from the Business of Law unit of Thomson Reuters, Legal helps firms do just that – manage how they engage with clients. Engage is the first Engagement Planning and Management (EPM) …
- February 1, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
LegalTech day 2 recap
It was anything but dull on day 2 at LegalTech New York. Between the ALM editor and blogger breakfast this morning and fantastic sessions this afternoon, the Legal Current team could be seen scrambling around the Hilton all day long. We did manage to find a few minutes at the end of the day to …
- February 1, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
A philosophical discussion or a crystal ball?
One year ago, the opening day general session at New York LegalTech featured Thomson Reuters, Legal CEO Peter Warwick and Mohammed ElBaradei, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency. This session was a centerpiece of the WestlawNext launch, and their discussion explored the rule of law in …
- February 1, 2011
- John Shaughnessy
New York LegalTech – Let’s try mobile
My first LegalTech experience has started off well. Arrived at the Hilton with plenty of time to get lost in the sea of vendor booths (never, of course, being able to find the one I wanted). Yep, that was me looking lost, confused, and trying desperately to hide my fear behind my Blackberry. I stopped …
- January 31, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
