Trying to find new paths for your organization? Nice explanation from Dennis Kennedy on the use of assumption mapping to sort and prioritize possible innovations.
Greg Siskind Is All Over AI
I greatly enjoyed working with Greg Siskind on a few projects when the Internet was very new and alien to lawyers. One of the best things about working with him was always quick not just to understand new technologies, but to see ways in which they could be put to use for practical benefits.
Book Review: Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools
Is the newest edition of The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools: Smart Ways to Work Together the most important legal tech book of the year? My review at LLRX.com explains why.
Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools
The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Work From Home Edition, by Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell is one of the most important legal technology books published at least since 2018, the date of the previous book in this ABA series. My review is complete and should appear at my favorite legal journal
ABA Techshow: Still #1
Many reasons this is by far the best legal technology conference. Their prohibition of selling from the podium is one of the best.
So glad to see them returning to in-person programming this year.
An (Old) New Idea: Blogs as a Disruptive Technology
I’m written many articles over the years, but my 2004 Law Practice Magazine article Blogs as a Disruptive Technology is my favorite of the 100 or so articles on legal technology. I like to think that it helped lawyers understand the coming significance of blogs, laying the groundwork for businesses like Kevin’s Real Lawyers Have
Legal Tech StartUp Focus
Charlie Uniman is doing some interesting things at Legal TechStartup Focus, a 2000+ member virtual community. Check out his lively Twitter feed.
Blogs, Thought Leadership and In-House Counsel
Kevin O’Keefe provides something to ponder:
“When it comes to researching law firms and professional services providers for potential hire, more than two-thirds of respondents (71% of in-house counsel; 69% of C-suite members) cited articles and speeches from thought leaders as a critical factor — second only to recommendations from trusted sources. That’s an
Checking Out the Lexblog Snapshots Library
Many good things on the 99 Park Row blog, as might be expected from a part of the Lexblog empire. Their new Snapshots feature explanation is one. With Snapshot this post is snazzier–and produced much faster–than most previous posts here. One big behind-the-scenes benefit: My own image library will now be much smaller and
Poor Legal Writing: An Ignoble Pestilence
I’ll never forget the time a senior lawyer complained that my writing was easy to understand. He thought I should “write like a lawyer.”
Why is poor legal writing so prevalent? I’ve long believed that fear is a key reason:
Many lawyers who are capable of writing clearly fear that clients would be less willing