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- The Light Touch of Leadership
Reading Time: 6 minutes I was talking with some colleagues recently about leadership and management. Both had new managers. In one case, the person had joined a new team with a seasoned manager. In the other, an existing team had received a person new to management. They were having very different e … Read more »
- For Every Searcher, Their Search Engine
Reading Time: 5 minutes Wither the web search. You may have started putting in a date delimiter of ChatGPT’s arrival as a cutoff for reliable results on the internet. You may have hacked your default browser search to cut out slop. One thing is for sure: web search is not what it was. Thirsty AEO an … Read more »
- It’s Alive! New Law Practice Technology Book
Reading Time: 7 minutes “Hey, publisher, I have an idea for a book. It’s called ‘Law Practice Technology.’” Not my most creative pitch, I will confess. It took more than that but I will admit to a certain amount of uncertainty when I decided to see if I could find a publisher for a new book. I had w … Read more »
- Purpose Before Product
Reading Time: 8 minutes I am a policy skeptic. Which I think is a bit funny because I am (mostly) a rule follower. This can lead to unintended consequences when rules lead me to playing silly buggers but if you want a different outcome, think before you start rule-making. After working at the ABA an … Read more »
- The Two Speeds of Law Practice Technology
Reading Time: 9 minutes It is funny how you can be aware of something but, until you explain it to someone else, it doesn’t really take form. So far this semester, we have been looking at law practice technology from the perspectives of efficiencies: doing things more quickly and more accurately. No … Read more »