Category: Tech Law Crossroads

This post was originally published on this siteSeveral articles and surveys that have come out recently suggest a looming donnybrook in 2023 between law firms and business clients. The law firms want to aggressively raise rates but their business clients claim to be outraged by such efforts. These clients also say they plan to resist […]

This post was originally published on this siteCh-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strain)… Ch-ch-changes Just gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can’t trace time Changes by David Bowie   I recently ran across an article in Macworld by Dan Moren. The article is entitled Apple Is Quietly Preparing […]

This post was originally published on this siteLexion, an AI-powered contract management system geared to in-house lawyers and legal professionals, recently announced the results of a survey of some 450 in-house legal professionals. The Survey sought information on the state of legal technology, the potential economic slowdown, and the potential impact of any slowdown on […]

This post was originally published on this siteI just finished reading James Patterson’s book, The Last Days of John Lennon. In it, he goes through a fair amount of the history of the Beatles, both before and after the breakup.   I was struck by the role Ringo Starr played in the group. Like Charlie […]

This post was originally published on this siteSeveral years ago, I was engaged by an insurance carrier to defend many of its insureds in some repetitive litigation across the nation. At one point, the VP of Claims to whom I reported and I were asked to brief the carrier’s VP of subrogation on the litigation. […]

This post was originally published on this siteEveryone is talking about the recent Partners Compensation Survey conducted jointly by Major, Lindsay and Africa, and Law360. Perhaps rightly so. The data for the Survey came from some 1800 equity and nonequity partners. While it was not specified, my guess is that those surveyed primarily came from […]

This post was originally published on this siteEveryone is talking about the recent Partners Compensation Survey conducted jointly by Major, Lindsay and Africa, and Law 360. Perhaps rightly so. The data for the Survey came from some 1800 equity and nonequity partners. While it was not specified, my guess is that those surveyed primarily came […]

This post was originally published on this siteJust like Moneyball concepts changed baseball forever, perhaps the same may be happening in legal tech. Yes, legal tech companies are making more data and financial based decisions. But the old days seemed, well, more fun.   Another day, another announcement by a legal tech company of increased […]

This post was originally published on this siteAs things stand now, it looks like Elon Musk’s deal to purchase Twitter will go through. I fear what that all means for Twitter users and the legal tech community.   A couple of things seem certain. First, Musk has repeatedly said he plans to cut Twitter staff […]

This post was originally published on this siteI recent returned from the annual Clio conference, at which it released its 2022 Legal Trends Study. This Survey of Clio lawyer  customers and others comes out every year.   In addition, Aba Practice Forward Group also recently realized its own Survey of some 2000 members.   The […]