Part 2 of the The Legal Intelligencer’s ongoing series on Law Firm Competitive Intelligence came out on May 13th. The author, Gina Passarelli, makes a few points that, well, let’s just say I have a different perspective on.
Let’s start with the firms that were interviewed for this article. They are AMLAW100 firms with resources and budgets (personnel and
I recently returned from the 29th annual Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) Conference in sunny and warm Orlando. The conference was a terrific networking event as per usual. I am constantly impressed, and inspired by the professionals who work in CI across a variety of industries every day. But I am also intrigued by
For those of you who have been under a rock for the past few weeks (like me), you may not have heard of the changes that Lexis Advance is making to the look and feel of the product next month. Lexis is calling this a “New, Cleaner Look” that doesn’t change the steps you take
I found the story in today’s Legal Intelligencer on Law Firm Competitive Intelligence interesting.
I noticed a few points (yes I know, surprising isn’t it?) after reading this that I think bear a bit of discussion. Here are my perspectives, which are based on 20 years as a CI professional as well as the Co-chair of
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So, I’ve had a lot of people asking me about Glass over the last few weeks. How is it? What do you think? Should I get one? My answers have generally been: It’s interesting, I think I like it, and No, you definitely
[Ed Note: Terri Gavulic, Director, Legal Support at Fisher & Phillips, is our guest blogger today.]
The ABA recently published “The Power of Legal Project Management,” a robust how-to guide for firms looking to implement project management programs. I’m leading that effort at my firm, and have already found this handbook to be
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The term “Access to Justice” (A2J) is tossed around a lot in the legal world, but as the old saying goes, talk is cheap. It is common for state bar associations to step up and use another phrase to shoot down A2J projects or non-lawyers’ attempt to fill a gap in the
OK. I’ve had a couple of days to experiment with Google’s Glass technology. It’s still very early days, and I haven’t come to any firm conclusions yet, but I’m ready to give my first impressions.
First, the bad. Glass is definitely not yet ready for Prime Time. To be fair, Google has never claimed otherwise.
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Last year it seemed everyone was gaga for Google Glass.
“Ooooooh, it’s a computer for your face! It’s got a camera and can give you directions! It’s just like your phone was permanently positioned 3 feet in front of your right eye! Woo hoo! I can’t wait to get one!”
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