AuthorJoshua Weaver

August 12, 2019

AMAZON IS COACHING LOCAL POLICE ON HOW TO AVOID NEEDING TO GET A WARRANT FOR VIDEO EVIDENCE (ICYM…)

In Uncategorized

August 12, 2019

1 Min read

12August

Vice recently published a fascinating article about how Amazon is encouraging and coaching police to participate in its neighborhood video surveillance network. The network is powered by Ring, the popular home security service, which automates and enhances video surveillance for homes. Police can join the app and gain network to a special law enforcement portal where they can request video...

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August 9, 2019

Lessons from Legal Service Companies (Part 3)

In Litigation marketing

August 9, 2019

3 Min read

09August

This is Part 3 of a three part series. In Part 1 we told you that clients are moving from traditional law firms to innovative law service companies. In Part 2 we told you how to keep your clients by improving client services. In this post we will discuss the legal tech that has the potential to make a difference in your client’s bottom line leading to more business for you. As mentioned in Part 1...

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August 7, 2019

Lessons from Legal Service Companies (Part 2)

In Litigation Management

August 7, 2019

4 Min read

07August

In Part 1 of this blog post series we told you that clients are moving from traditional law firms to innovative law service companies. In order to keep your clients, you need to know what matters to them. Various surveys show that clients want better customer service and lower costs. This post focuses on how you can integrate customer service technologies into your practice.  Do you remember...

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August 5, 2019

Lessons from legal service companies (Part 1)

In Litigation Management

August 5, 2019

4 Min read

05August

If you haven’t heard, law firms are losing clients to legal service companies. Why? Legal service companies are using innovative technologies and pricing schemes. Compare this to the survey in which 81 percent of clients responded that they saw little to no innovation inside their law firm and only 5 percent were satisfied with the service they received. So how do you compete? This three part...

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July 31, 2019

How Law Firms are Becoming Tech Firms and Why That’s a Good Thing (ICYMI…)

In #legaltech, artificial intelligence, automation, Litigation Management

July 31, 2019

1 Min read

31July

Here’s a great article on the adoption of legal technology and how technology is reshaping legal business models. We particularly enjoyed reading about Atrium, a law firm where legal tech isn’t meant to improve the business model, in the words of the author, legal tech “is the model.” The author suggests that over 100,000 legal jobs will be automated in the next 20...

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July 29, 2019

Controlling Disappearing Communications in the Workplace: Four “Litigation-Friendly” Ephemeral Communications Apps

In ediscovery, IoT, Litigation Management, Privacy

July 29, 2019

3 Min read

29July

Since as early as 2014, individuals and businesses have adopted ephemeral (aka “disappearing”) apps for secure and private messaging. While the general population embraces these apps for their privacy features, attorneys—especially in house counsel—must deal with myriad legal issues, such as eDiscovery, preservation, and spoliation that arise from the use of these apps. For attorneys advising...

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July 24, 2019

In-house Business: A Business Perspective for Your Litigation Services (Part 2 – Pre-Matter Scoping)

In Legal Project Management, Litigation Management

July 24, 2019

6 Min read

24July

In-house legal departments want legal providers to approach projects from a business perspective. To do this, take a cue from cost controls used by legal procurement such as legal project management, pre-matter scoping, invoice auditing, and eAuctions. Litigation practitioners can implement these same cost controls in the litigation services they provide to their clients. This post is Part Two of...

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July 22, 2019

In-house Business: A Business Perspective for Your Litigation Services (Part 1 – Legal Project Management)

In Legal Project Management, Litigation Management

July 22, 2019

5 Min read

22July

Want help impressing your in-house legal department? View your litigation services from a business perspective. The same cost controls used by legal procurement will help your firm approach litigation projects with a business mentality and the bottom line in mind. In this two part series we will introduce you to two of the top cost controls used by your clients: legal project management and pre...

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July 19, 2019

Silicon Valley Betting Big on Legal Tech… (ICYMI)

In #legaltech

July 19, 2019

1 Min read

19July

Here’s a great article on FindLaw about the serious investments Silicon Valley has been making in LegalTech. While rules of ethics are still largely holding back the watershed of investments noted in #fintech, Silicon Valley is signaling a strong interest to grow in #legaltech. Is your firm ready for the explosion of new legal tech services and products? Stay tuned to TBT for more on how...

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July 17, 2019

5 Podcasts on Litigation Funding You Don’t Want to Miss

In Early Case Assessment, litigation funding, Litigation Management

July 17, 2019

6 Min read

17July

Litigation funding has been around for two decades, but most attorneys are still unfamiliar with this innovative way to pay for trial. Here are the top five podcasts to get you up to speed about litigation funding from industry experts. Litigation funding (also known as litigation financing, third party litigation funding, and consumer legal funding) is a concept that has been around for twenty...

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