Today, I've decided to dive a bit into the unknown. China, as a country and legal system, has always presented an interest to me. As an emerging country with its growth driven by its Government' "way of doing things", it is very interesting to watch the role it plays in the international legal technology scene. I personally find it very intriguing and exciting to watch how countries, outside of the Silicon Valley, are keeping up with the legal tech trends. My team and I have dedicated some time to put together the top 10 legal software used in China. It was not an easy task, I will tell you, and obviously our goal was not to come up with a...
The law firm of the future has always been a hot topic for me and I am sure that there are many people out there who love to speculate on the way it may turn around for many of us, for example the death of some of the jobs; and some of them even take the courage to predict the future. In a way, we all know that the best way to predict the future is by looking at the past. The book "Artificial Intelligence an Illustrated History" has shed some light in this regard. It talks about the beginning of the beginnings, from the Medieval Robots and all the way to the Neural Networks, that which we are living...
Sometimes I ask myself, "How would it feel to only have access to one legal practice management software?" Imagine, every single office having access to the same features? It is possible that this would eliminate the need to train the new employees, which would probably save a lot of time and money. In addition, this may help the providers enhance their platform instead of worrying about the competition and focus on growth rather than on client retention. Fair enough, but then you will say "this is not how the market works". I get it! Fortunately, or unfortunately that it not an option. The journey into all of the existing legal practice management software is quiet intriguing and one may say...
If you are one of those people who like to create an excel spreadsheet just to decide on what gym to join, measuring the pros and cons, or even decide on a small purchase such as a party dress, I am not. I personally get overwhelmed by the amalgam of choices and prefer to be given three options that I could choose from. The three options trick comes from my time spent renting apartments in New York City many years ago. So, if you didn't know how that works, I will share it with you. Your broker will usually show you three apartments on your very first appointment. He will expect you to go with the middle one. You will...
Before relocating to United States I've had a different idea of what law is about. As you very well know there is a significant difference between Common Law and European Law. Aside from that, the way the institutions are organized and function is so much different. Some areas of law were so much undeveloped in European Law countries that there were things I've heard about for the first time. Being a lawyer had also more to do with a title someone held rather than the big cases one had won. Clearly, there weren't so many high profile cases to be handled or an area of law they would fit in. United States and Common Law had opened for me new...
