LawDroid founder and access to justice advocate Tom Martin has seen a lot of organizational organizational inertia in his day:
People keep doing the same things they’re doing. They keep buying from the same company. They keep wanting to use their tools in the same way.
Inertia is powerful indeed. I’ve found one small way
The prevailing narrative surrounding Generative AI in the legal sector is one of unprecedented efficiency. The sales pitch is seductive in its simplicity: automate routine drafting and research, compress hours into minutes, and liberate attorneys for higher-value strategic thinking.
Yet, as the initial wave of adoption settles, a distinct counter-narrative is emerging
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.
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
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
Clear, easy to understand communications are not just an aesthetic issue, it’s a financial issue. My newest article, Plain English for Lawyers, the Way to a C-Level Executive’s Heart, is now available at LLRX.com.
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.
Lots of people all too willing to pronounce Covid-inspired increase in remote work means offices are dead. We’re all going to be working remotely now nearly all the time now, or at least have the option to do so, right?
Ian Bogost does not agree. Here’s the money quote from his article in The Atlantic
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Ann Walsh Long has a message for lawyers:
Over the last five years, legal artificial intelligence tools such