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Archive for May, 2009

Thank you Arnie Herz(Legal Sanity Blog) for interview

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

 

My good friend Arnie Herz (Lawyer and Consultant) was kind enough to interview me for his blog:

 

the legal sanity mentor: gerry riskin

 

Wolfram Alpha from Steven Wolfram (a computational knowledge engine)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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 your life.

(Thanks to my son Daniel Riskin, PhD for making me aware of this.)

 

 

 

Study Predicts 5 Percent Growth in Legal Spending by Fortune 1000

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

 

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 of sunshine in what has been a very stormy environment.” He cautions, however, that some law firms won’t benefit from the increase in spending."