In a nice surprise, I received the Robert Wilkins award for overall achievement and excellence in writing on Friday at the ABA Law Practice Division‘s fall meeting. Wilkins was a writer from whom I learned a lot about legal tech in the early years of my legal career, making this award extra special for
Celebrating International Podcast Day 2019
Tom Mighell and I launched The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast more than 13 years ago. I did not know until today that there was an “International Podcast Day.” Despite our urging, our podcast has decided to celebrate this holiday with a quiet evening at home.
You, on the other hand, have other options. Might…
Pre-announcing New Book: Make LinkedIn Work for You
It was a summer of writing and book projects for me. I’ve already pre-announed one of those books, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and other Legal Organizations.
Allison Shields and I have also finished a new book on LinkedIn. It will be called “Make LinkedIn…
Pre-Announcing My New Book: Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law
Some of my friends have convinced me that, because the manuscript is finished and with the book designer and the cover design has been chosen, it’s time that I announce the upcoming publication of my new book on innovation in law. I tend to be cautious about announcing things, so I’m just “pre-announcing” now.
The…
Summer of 2019 Podcasts
Back in school and teaching Entrepreneurial Lawyering at Michigan State University College of Law. U.S. Labor holiday – the traditional marker of the end of summer – now past. Thought it might be a good time to reflect on my summer.
You’ll be hearing more about the two books I wrote over the summer in…
“Now is the best time I’ve ever seen to get into LegalTech” – Legal IT Today
I had posted recently about my interview as a “LegalTech Legend” in the June 2019 issue of Legal IT Today. At the time, the interview was only available if you downloaded the whole issue as a PDF.
For those wanting a direct link to the article and my comments in the interview, you can now…
Legal Innovation as a Service – The Launch
A while back, I blogged about my plan to create a productized service that I would call “Legal Innovation as a Service.” I’ve now finished work on the offering and am launching it.
I wanted the offering to be simple and target only a few key pain points where I can help forward-looking innovation leaders…
57 Tips for Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law (free PDF download)
I’ve collected and curated a list of my best innovation tips. It’s now available as a free PDF download.
Everyone working in the innovation field, especially in law, gets stuck from time to time. When you do, you need a guide to help you with some tips, nudges, and insights to get you moving…
Book Excerpt: Cybersecurity and Related Issues in Collaboration Tools
Summer is the time for reading and I wanted to share a chapter of Tom Mighell and I’s book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together.
I chose the hot topic of cybersecurity in collaboration tools, an area of risk that is still underestimated by many lawyers and…
Dennis Kennedy Joins ClariLegal Advisory Board
I’m happy to announce that I’ve joined the advisory board of ClariLegal. ClariLegal is an award-winning, cloud-based preferred vendor management platform that improves business outcomes while reducing overall litigation support and ediscovery costs. ClariLegal matches corporate law departments and law firms with preferred vendors through a fast and complete RFP and bidding process, benefitting…
