Legal Tweets

Tidbits from the Law Firm Leadership Conference #lflc

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: As lawyers we tend to romanticize our profession--idealize it. We can continue to uphold dignity of it, but accept reality

Rotenberg: #LFLC Susskind: traditional lawyers will always be needed for deep expertise and complex communication

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: If you an see ways you can work differently, you should do it bec if you don't, your competitors will

jordan_law21: Susskind: Five-stage progression of legal work: bespoke (customized), standardized, systematized, packaged, and commoditized (free): #lflc

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: The drive towards commoditization pre-dates the economic downturn

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: If non-lawyers controlled the delivery of legal services, things would (will) look much different

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: Disruptive technology--new technologies may not help us as lawyers-they disrupt the way we work-but can't ignore them

ARotenberg: #LFLC: Susskind: need to look at multi sourcing, client facing technology, collaboration, and e-learning

jordan_law21: Susskind: Decomposing legal tasks into divisible blocks, ask: what's best way to execute each block? #lflc

jordan_law21: Susskind: Litigation is: doc review, research, project mgmt, lit. support, e-discovery, strategy, tactics, negotiation, advocacy... #lflc

ARotenberg: #LFLC: Susskind: project management lies at the heart of the legal industry of the future

ARotenberg: #LFLC: Susskind: Axion providing 'lease a lawyer' system. Experienced, cheaper lawyers providing expertise on a contract basis for less cost

ARotenberg: #LFLC Susskind: future of legal services lies in giving access to the firm's internal knowledge systems

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: Most important business impact 4 lawyers-new ways of delivering legal services-virtual law office, turn knowledge into value

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: Knowledge management used to be internal issue--now external--sharing knowledge with clients

ARotenberg: #LFLC: Susskind: Firms should take a cue from British Airways- investment in technology is on the client side, not internally

jordan_law21: Lamb: "This will be too hard" is lawyerly response. Ask instead: "How can I be 1st to change and profit therefrom?" #lflc

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: It's not about pricing differently--it's about working differently. (!!!)

ARotenberg: #LFLC Maclean: innovative law firm fee calculator: http://bit.ly/2h3RJ9

nikiblack: #lflc MacLean: Clients don't care about ur profit, cost--they only care about the cost/value to them

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: Any lawyer who takes time to research tech agrees that it changes legal practice-those who disagree are reacting emotionally

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: Lawyers should be responding to new challenges by embracing emerging technologies, not ignoring them

ARotenberg: #LFLC Susskind: new jobs for lawyers will emerge- eg. legal risk managers, legal process analysts, legal knowledge engineers

ARotenberg: #LFLC Susskind: Newbies don't need to do routine tasks hundreds of times in the name of education. Don't confuse exploitation with training

ARotenberg: #LFLC Lamb: Younger third of the firm is less attached to status quo. Give them the opportunity to lead the charge to change

nikiblack #lflc Susskind: e-learning. ... Why don't we use online learning as we should (I say--#SPU anyone?)

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: Talking about Twitter and its value to lawyers because their clients are on it, if for no other reason.

nikiblack: #lflc Susskind: The enemy who kills you doesn't look like you.

ABA TechShow-60 Tips in 60 Minutes

ABATECHSHOW: 60 Tips in 60 Minutes starts in 30 minutes in the Continental Ballroom - it's a can't miss event! #techshow

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips - dump internet explorer for firefox

• XBT: 60 tips on my delicious: http://delicious.com/XavierBT/60tipstechshow #techshow

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips Produce your own news ! Web 2.0 video will do to TV what Web 1.0 did to newspapers

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips-Boost employee morale by promoting flex. work sched. by allowing telecommuting - hey, we're hiring a virtual law intern!

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips Ben Schorr takes his employees to the movies every other Friday during lunch time!

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips - Use Alt+Tab to switch from one program/applications on your computer - much faster than using tabs at the bottom.

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips - Email signatures are essential. It should also include your social networks! I think I'll do that:)

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips - give your office a stress-reducing makeover. Get rid of poor lighting, excess noise, add a water cooler...

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips - Use technology to create Flex Time Scheduling - beat traffic, work at home, save on parking.

• DandridgeLaw: #TECHSHOW: 60 tips - Unplug/disconnect - lawyers must seek balance and slow down! Maybe I'll log off after this session is over, lol!

Voice Mail and Productivity

VBalasubramani: When on the road it would be nice to have call details and msgs automatically transcribed and emailed...in fact, this should be std.

• MIAMICRIMLAW: @VBalasubramani I have my voicemail transcribed to email http://spinvox.com

• nikiblack: Great idea: RT @MIAMICRIMLAW: @VBalasubramani I have my voicemail transcribed to email http://spinvox.com

• didomenico: @nikiblack @miamicrimlaw i use http://www.phonetag.com for voicemail transcription. Is spinvox available in US yet?

• Beth_Russell: @nikiblack re voicemail transcription while on the road: check out VOVISION http://snipr.com/9i67z