A work in progress
Part of my #blogfirst approach and an introduction to what I’m now doing at Exponential.Legal (launch date February 1, 2021).
Whitney Johnson has said that our “superpowers” are the things we often get complimented for and routinely deflect the compliments because “everyone can do that.” People who are known for generating
Tom Mighell and I each recently purchased the new Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset. The result: our latest podcast episode: “All-In on Virtual Reality: VR Tech & Its Many Potential Applications in the Legal Field.”
“All in” might be an understatement. We believe this was our longest episode in the 14+
Just in time for the end of the year, I’ve added two new Legal Innovation as a Service products to the catalog. Download PDF Brochure
Idea Therapy. I’ve turned on of the things I’m known best for into an LIaaS product. My friend Mike Cappucci watched me take someone’s start of an idea and ask
I recently wanted to brainstorm some ideas for new tech/innovation courses in law schools (primarily, but not just, for Michigan State University College of Law).
It got a little out of hand.
In addition to my own list, the list of past MSU courses, and course ideas I gathered from the Syllabi Commons, I reached
I was doing some research on lawyering for ecosystems and platforms and found the video of a presentation called “Agile Lawyering inthe Platform Era” I did several years ago. It’s on The Law Lab Channel (along with many other great videos) – definitely worth a visit.
This presentation was a first pass at a topic
I’m not surprised to see some significant stories recently about aggressive efforts by law departments to trim bloated lists of outside law firms and end up with leaner and more aligned panels. There are many reasons: corporate directives, economic stress, cost-cutting initiatives, reports of NYC associate billing rates topping $1,000 an hour, partners hoarding billable
From the press release:
MSU Law’s Center for Law, Technology & Innovation Under New Interim Leadership
Dennis Kennedy will lead MSU College of Law’s Center for Law, Technology & Innovation (CLTI) as its interim director.
Professor Kennedy has been a member of the faculty at MSU Law since 2018, serving as an adjunct professor of
Corporate legal departments and law firms have reached the point in the pandemic where they must start to move beyond triage to the first steps to moving forward.
The path from where we are to where we want to go starts with a solid understanding of where we actually are.
And there is no time
The Biggest Disconnect in the Legal Industry?
(COVID-19 Version)
We seem to be living in a time when what is most important today already seems like old news tomorrow. It’s difficult, on so many levels. The seeming comfort of a “return to normal” appeals more than the discomfort of change and innovation. However, either/or is
Joanna Goodman recently asked me for some tips on how firms can go about balancing the need to control costs and manage the expectations of their partners and staff with investing in innovation to retain and win business and maintain competitive advantage as lockdown is lifted.
What should firms’ (especially mid-sized firms) priorities be for
