The legal industry is highly fragmented (e.g. smalls & solos care about diff things than #biglaw), so that should mean relatively small SOM
Mar 15, 2020 • 20 tweets • 9 min read
A tweet⛈️ in the time of #COVID19... (☁️☁️☁️ but with a chance of #optimism ☀️)
There is a LOT of uncertainty / conflicting information, layered onto a LOT of speculation.
So, a roundup of links + charts (with links to sources) and some #SundayThoughts 🤔
2/n
A lot of 🗨️ asking whether people / biz / gov'ts are OVER or UNDER-reacting to #COVID19.
I think this Q drives
- emotional responses (anger, outrage, fear)
- inflammatory politicization (blame-based narratives)
Which I find unhelpful/distracting, bc this:
Feb 5, 2019 • 12 tweets • 17 min read
A #data informed look at how the #human experience of #lawyering has changed over time.
Just as #clients need better #value propositions, #law firms need better business models. Meaningful #legal#transformation will occur where the two intersect.
@christianllang 1/ first assertion: traditional time-and-billing systems largely fail to meet the challenge, bc they are more akin to accounting records than records of legal events. here is a great post on the distinction (billing 💸 event vs legal ⚖️ event) biglawkm.com/2016/03/15/the…
1/ Tweetstorm a comin' cuz @IvyBGrey really likes it when I "have a conversation with an article." First of all, super 💯 helpful and useful breakdown of varying #innovation approaches, so everyone trying to do all the innovation things, please read the article, like now thanks.
2/ Is "incremental" a dirty word? No. But to most people it #feels less exciting & flashy than "#disruptive." Yes, I said #feels. Bc most ppl probably will not read Ivy's excellent article or this tweetstorm bc they're not on Twitter. To them all this sounds/#feels like jargon.
Sep 14, 2018 • 15 tweets • 9 min read
1/ What's wrong with #lawfirm compensation? Let @jordan_law21 count the ways.As predicted 🔮 (by me, about what I was going to do 😇), a #tweetstorm. First the link: law21.ca/2018/09/how-co…2/ Next, my favorite #micdrop 🎤 quote: "law firms incentivize their lawyers to act in ways that are counter-productive to lwayers' happiness, clients' satisfaction and the firms' effectiveness." and 💥goes the 🧨-- more #truthbombs follow.
Jun 28, 2018 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Less mature today bc greater adoption means neophytes outnumber veterans. Controversial maybe but I think a point worth addressing bc 1/
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It raises impt Qs re not only legal ops but all other new-to-legal (+ derivative) roles - as well as more established biz functions 2/
