WHY Should You Care About AI?

WHY Should You Care About AI?

"AI is important because it offers the buyers of legal services alternative ways of getting something they need faster and cheaper -- and for straightforward matters, inevitably better -- than they can get it from you." ~ Jordan Furlong

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Stanford CodeX FutureLaw Conference -- Summary, Part One

Stanford CodeX FutureLaw Conference -- Summary, Part One

The breadth of an attorney’s legal-related work may shift when automation steps in to handle routine and repeatable tasks – and the results of automation will better and more efficiently inform an attorney for the legal work to be done.  It will be more a blend of artificial intelligence and human intelligence – where the humans design and direct machines.  ...If the human adapts to this new setting.

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Why the Smart Lawyers Will Employ Smart Collaboration

Why the Smart Lawyers Will Employ Smart Collaboration

"Clients understand that your collaborative prowess is an important and valuable resource for them, too."  Smart Collaboration can show you how to increase your level of engagement, contacts, revenue, and service to clients.

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How Might AI Impact the Future of Legal Practice?

How Might AI Impact the Future of Legal Practice?

"Nearly all partners surveyed think tech is here to stay...yet only 4% evaluate their partnership as highly prepared to deal with the new reality."  Lawyers are always pressed for time and finding ways to become more efficient.  Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning can help with efficiency as well as making work easier, both for attorneys and clients.  Will you be a part of the Future of Legal Practice?

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Twitter Round-Up POST SMMW - March 25, 2017

Twitter Round-Up POST SMMW - March 25, 2017

INCLUDED - from Social Media Marketing World:  Fast Track to Know Like Trust · The 3 Jobs of the Future & How to Prepare · Retail AI Read Shoppers’ Intent · Which Bot May Be for You? · What Should You Automate? · Snapchat Insights for Business Application · Educate to Entice Customers · Live Video Still Requires a Strategy · A Helpful Bot for Marketers · Should You Post or Tweet That? · How Social Gratitude Works · Bonus:  Facebook Ads Guide

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Twitter Round-Up March 18, 2017

Twitter Round-Up March 18, 2017

Included:  Houseclean Google Analytics · UX Mistakes Cost Millions · The Pi Star Catalogue · FastCase Paces Westlaw, Lexis · LegalTech? Be Relentless · SXSW Tackles E-Privacy · If Planes Can Be Tracked, So Can Cases · "Yes, and..." Practice from Improv Would Benefit Legal Practice · How's Your Customer Service Grade? · Video May Help Machines Learn Common Sense · Blockchain & Venture Capital

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Collaboration & Client Loyalty Resource: Smart Collaboration (1 of 2)

Collaboration & Client Loyalty Resource:  Smart Collaboration (1 of 2)

I believe the Collaborative Economy will be awakened in more of the legal landscape this year – partly driven by mere awareness of how collaboration and the Collaborative Economy are capturing the non-legal business world, and partly driven by the findings of Heidi K. Gardner, Ph.D.  

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Twitter Round-Up March 11, 2017

Twitter Round-Up March 11, 2017

Included:  Machine Learning is Regulable · Northern Trust & IBM to Disrupt PE Lawyers · The Only Thing Changing Faster than Tech? Consumer Expectation · Where Live Video/Marketing is Heading · Self-Esteem, the Ultimate Drug · SEC Rules re: Exhibit Hyperlinks & HTML · 5 Overlooked Principles Shaping Your Business' Destiny · The First $100m Client · Has the Grim Reaper Come for the Law Firms?

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Twitter Round-Up February 25, 2017

Twitter Round-Up February 25, 2017

Included:  Tips for a Legal CMO from a Tech CMO · 10 Tools for Data Visualizing & Analysis for Business · Top 3 Characteristics of High-growth Law Firms · Why Storytelling is so Important ·  Help Your Community Find You · Clients Just Aren't That Into You

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Twitter Round-Up February 11, 2017

Twitter Round-Up February 11, 2017

Included:  Downside of Single Relationship Partners · Risk of Client Departure When Relationships are Few · Lawsuit Challenging PACER Fees Gets Class Cert. · A Business Development Challenge Reaps $3.5m · Ask:  What Does Success Look Like to You? · GC:  Bring NOTHING to Pitch, Come to Listen, Engage · Rankings? We Don't Care 'bout No Stinkin' Rankings! · GC:  Give Us Relevant Info & Good Associates

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Twitter Round-Up February 4, 2017

Twitter Round-Up February 4, 2017

Included:  WHY Analytics? Predictability · There's Only 1 Mistake in Legal Pricing · 40% Don't Know · If You Aren't Measuring ROI, What Are You Doing? · Has Your Firm Discovered the Value of Client Teams? · Clients are not Buying... · How to Win in the Age of Analytics · The Mismatch Between Marketing Spend and Return

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Twitter Round-Up January 28, 2017

Twitter Round-Up January 28, 2017

Included:  A re-write simplifies Terms of Use · Think of all keywords as branded · Effective marketing strategies · Reminder:  formalize your referral process · How to be a thought leader via social media · The value of automation · Fake lawyers may be scraping blog content · Ways to add value & inspire loyalty

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Twitter Round-Up January 21, 2017

Twitter Round-Up January 21, 2017

Included:  AI shows off · Linkedin has conversion tracking · The FTC challenge for a cyber security solution for home IoT · This genius bar went to medical school · Un examen de las predicciones para la práctica digital y legal · 10 ideas for content · Will Snapchat's style survive the IPO?

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Twitter Round-Up January 7, 2017

Twitter Round-Up January 7, 2017

Included:  Building the 21st century law firm · Where is your business on the digital spectrum? · Consumers optimistic about the IoT · Leverage courtroom skills for negotiation strategy · Kickstart the year with 5 sales tactics · New tech: 3-screen laptop

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