My good friend Arnie Herz (Lawyer and Consultant) was kind enough to interview me for his blog:
Wolfram Alpha from Steven Wolfram (a computational knowledge engine)
This is the most important technological breakthrough I’ve seen in 10 years. The fact that it was not designed specifically for the legal profession should not deter you from availing yourself of this resource starting NOW.
Google is amazing… Wolfram Alpha transcends it. Try it out !
WATCH THIS DEMO – 13 minutes that will change
Study Predicts 5 Percent Growth in Legal Spending by Fortune 1000
Good news for some… HOWEVER even with that increase:
"overall legal spending is expected to decline just 1.4 percent for the year."
Source: ABA Journal Post referencing BTI PDF from which above image was extracted.
"In a press release, Michael Rynowecer, president of BTI Consulting, calls the findings “a big ray
Managing Partners should have 3 priorities as confidence index drops to record low
From the Sacramento Business Journal today:
Law firm confidence index drops to record low
Excerpt:
Confidence in the economy among managing partners at large law firms nationwide hit new lows in the first quarter, according to the latest research from the Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group in New York City.
I recommend three
Get A Life.™ – Annual Conference
Keynote Presentation in Chicago May 27, 28 at the Get a Life conference for lawyers.
…also Strategic Planning Session to close the conference
Lawcasts by Charon QC
I was honoured today to participate in Charon’s 114th Lawcast which you can hear at the Charon QC blawg or download it from there in iTunes format:
Lawcast 114: Gerry Riskin, founder of Edge International – Law practice in these recessionary times
Access all of Charon’s lawcasts by clicking on Charon’s Lawcast website logo below
Charon QC is intelligent
Succeeding in Tough Times
Succeeding in Tough Times:
A Survival Guide for Lawyers & Firms
Friday, March 13, 2009, 8:15 am – 5:00 pm
Seattle
5.0 CLE Credits (MCLE approved)
Keynote Speaker: Gerry Riskin, Edge International
What the Obama campaign can teach us about marketing
Bruce Marcus of The Marcus Letter offers us a fascinating lesson in transposition in his new article called "HOW TO ELECT A PRESIDENT — OR GET A CLIENT". Bruce’s tag line is the name of this post.
Here’s a quote from Bruce Marcus as he shines his light on learnings from the campaign of President
Say something important and relevant and people will listen
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — The week after Bernard Madoff was charged with running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, Proskauer Rose, a New York firm of 750 lawyers, offered a telephone briefing on the scandal for its wealthy clients. With only a day’s notice, 1,300 Madoff investors dialed in.
“This is a financial 9/11 for
Surviving the Slide
I was honoured to be included in the round table that culminated in the cover story of Law Pro
Click on the image to download the PDF.
I am in good company. The roundtable included:
If you would like the entire magazine, download it here