To understand more about the role of data science in law, I turned to LexPredict, a company specializing in legal data analytics. Three of its principals, Dan Katz, Mike Bommarito, and Andrew Baker collaborated to answer the questions I posed. One reason I wanted to conduct this interview is to encourage readers to participate in […]

I am attending the session AI in Law: From Theory to Practice, live at ILTACon 2017. The International Legal Technology Association annual conference is the preeminent global legal tech conference. The moderator is Andrew Arruda (CEO, ROSS Intelligence). Panelsts are Jonathan Talbot (Director, IT Enterprise Systems DLA Piper), Julian Tsisin (Legal Technology and Systems Google Inc. Legal Department), Anna Vanderwerff Moca (Senior Manager, Strategic Projects White […]

I am attending the session Myths, Realities and Future of AI + Automation in the Law, live at ILTACon 2017. The International Legal Technology Association annual conference is the preeminent global legal tech conference. The moderator is Andrew Arruda (CEO, ROSS Intelligence) and the panelists are Samuel Whitman (KM Leader, Mayer Brown) and  Martin Tully (Co-Chair, Data Law Practice Akerman). As […]

We can now make a very strong case for the growing importance of tech-enabled law practice. Of course, all law firms and law departments have technology. But mere infrastructure no longer suffices. Rather, lawyers must move to tech-enabled law practice to improve efficiency. Two developments prompted me to write this now. First, ILTACon 2017 starts Sunday – it’s […]

How and why are KM priorities changing? That was the topic of an ILTA virtual roundtable I moderated on July 6, 2017. I report here on the survey administered in advance and the flavor of the discussion. As moderator, I was not able to take good notes. And appendix contains survey results we did not […]

On April 4, 2017, we’ll be speaking about operational excellence at the ALA’s annual conference in Denver.  The timing of our talk couldn’t be better. With demand for legal services remaining low or flat, more and more firms are looking for ways to remain profitable. As the recent Citi/Hildebrandt Client Advisory said, the market will reward […]

© Gimbal Canada Inc. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced. We get asked a lot about mapping software. People look at the paper-intensive way we conduct our mapping projects and think, “couldn’t we do this on a computer?” The answer is yes. You could do it all on a computer. You could even project […]

What’s coffee got to do with improvement? Well, thinking about how you deliver a great cup of coffee can help you deliver great process improvements. As Karen wrote in last week's blog, the Improve phase of DMAIC might be fun but it's a phase where teams can get bogged down. They need to move from the […]

Welcome to the next instalment of our DMAIC series: Improve. If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that DMAIC stands for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. It’s a structured approach to process improvement that will help you design, execute, and implement successful improvement projects.  Working through DMAIC starts with identifying what your client wants or needs […]

I’ve been watching the mad rush to match Cravath’s salary increases with a sense of wonder. The market is (mostly) flat. Demand is (mostly) down. There are still far too many law graduates. It’s not like it’s a seller’s market.  And then I saw the icing on the cake. Last week, law firms were raising […]