My review of Renee Knake Jefferson’s fine new book, Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis is available at LLRX.com. The bottom line?
Unequal access to justice is, and must be, a national priority. This is the best assessment I have seen of where the country is and where we must go. Lawyers
Innovation
Kennedy Innovation Book: Repurposing In Action
I thought Dennis Kennedy’s book was a bargain two years ago at $34.99 two years ago. Is he nuts to give it away now?
Nah. It’s actually brilliant. After two years sales of the book must have dwindled to nothing.
Getting extra mileage out of this book is a great marketing tool. Did…
Judges, AI and Access To Justice
My article AI and the Organized Bar: Lessons from the eLawyering Project is now available at LLRX.com.
Thanks to the insightful and indefatigable Carolyn Elefant for publicizing one tip I will include in a followup article:
Don’t allow regulation of AI for the purpose of grinding down people who already have nothing.
Book Review: Legal Tech Ecosystem, by Colin Levy
My review of Colin Levy’s new book The Legal Tech Ecosystem: Innovation, Advancement & the Future of Law Practice is now available at LLRX.com.
In brief, I like the book a lot, though I wish Levy had done more to directly address knowledge management issues. Levy focuses on six problem (which I prefer to call…
The Legal Tech Ecosystem
Colin Levy’s interesting new book The Legal Tech Ecosystem is a worthwhile read. One feature impressed me: Levy’s extensive use of quotations from other experts. You are not merely getting Levy’s ideas, but those of a host of other people who also know what they are talking about. I’m completing a considered review.
Thinking Like A Client
As the influential British apostle of innovation Richard Susskind has pointed out, clients don’t want a hammer. They want a chair. What you do (or like to do) as a lawyer is not necessarily what your clients expect or want.
Design thinking is a systematic approach to rethinking your business approach with the goal…
LinkedIn Impressions
With LinkedIn increasing its user numbers dramatically in recent years, understanding the platform is a key to social media success. The Meet Edgar blog has some great ideas about improving your number of LinkedIn Impressions.
Two of their better ideas:
Consistency is key with any social media platform. If you want to…
Impact of AI on Lawyers: Leading Indicators
How can you know whether AI is real or hype? One of the best ways is to look for leading indicators:
Who is interested in AI? When you see top pros that you respect taking AI seriously it’s a pretty good sign that you also should take it seriously.
Joan Feldman, for example. Her…
Failure Is Just The Cost Of Success
Matthew Homan has what he tongue-in-cheek describes as “Idea Surplus Disorder.” He’s never short of good ideas. Here is one of his better LinkedIn posts. Paralysis due to fear is one of the leading impediments to productive innovation.
Tell your teams you’re happy to pay tuition to learn…
New Book: Design Your Law Practice
Will AI put you out of a job? Or just revolutionize the way you practice law? Maybe. The jury is still out on AI, but design thinking is an approach that might help you make your law firm seriously more profitable in the short-to-medium range.
Design thinking is a systematic approach to rethinking your business…