Legal Tech New Year’s Resolutions
A very happy new year to you! I know, I know, I don’t know how we’re only 2 weeks into 2021 either. To keep sane I’ve been trying to make progress on my new year’s resolutions. As it turns out the tradition of making new year’s resolutions originated in ancient Babylon. Originally they were promises […]
Leaving (2020) On a Jet Plane
For the first time in 2020, I’m on a plane. A real, honest to heavens, metallic bird in the sky. The journey here has felt rather odd. Heathrow was deserted, even the shops were closed. Not a line in sight for check-in or security. The flight is only about 15% full and there’s no one […]
Legal Black Friday
Can you believe that we’re less than 9 days from Thanksgiving? I don’t know where 2020 has gone either. Don’t worry though, I won’t bore you with my best recipe for green bean casserole or explain why tinned cranberry sauce is better than homemade.(1) Instead I thought we’d talk about a far more international holiday […]
A Leaky Legal Roof
Loyal readers of this blog will recall that I recently moved flat. Fellow residents of London will know that we’ve had our share of rain in the last couple of weeks. The confluence of these two events has brought me a rather unpleasant surprise. It turns out that I have a leaky roof. I only […]
Moving (Legal) House
I moved house earlier this week. Those of you who have done this in recent memory will no doubt have shuddered at the thought. As it turns out, moving is considered one of the top three most stressful experiences you can have in life. Only outdone by losing a loved one and divorce. It got […]
It’s not me, it’s you!
A recording of our recent webinar with Legal Legal Operators. Listen as Christopher Thurn (Founder of Alacrity) ,Toby Brown (Chief practice Management Office, Perkins Coie) and Clare Badaracco (Consultant and former Legal Counsel at Airbnb) discuss where the relationship between inhouse teams and their law firms often falls down.