Last week was ABA Techshow, which is regularly one of the year’s best technology-for-lawyers events. It’s a cool show with practitioners, vendors, media, bloggers and other thought leaders, with several practical (and fun) seminars and presentations. About a week before the show, while we were prepping to attend, I spotted another contribution to the recent flood of Debbie Downer articles [...]

Our headquarters are in sunny South Florida, but when I get to spend time in my hometown in West New York, there are a few little things that I really look forward to doing. One of those things is snagging some fresh donuts (or, if you prefer, doughnuts) early in the morning from a local, family-owned bakery.  Sure, the donuts [...]

At Rocket Matter, we are constantly looking at metrics.  Each functional area of our business collects, measures and evaluates relevant data. We then take that data and try to turn it into actionable information –  finding patterns, identifying opportunities, improving what we do. Our metric focus notwithstanding, data alone rarely provides complete answers. Worse yet, looking at data without ascribing [...]

We don’t often write about substantive law issues, but when the Supreme Court is about to address something near and dear to us – using technology to improve efficiency – we make an exception. More often than not, we’re downright giddy when we find ways to use technology to dramatically improve a process (particularly a boring, repetitive, or annoying one) [...]

When the distinctly unglamorous (yet critically important) day-to-day lawyering tasks are leaving you less than intellectually satisfied, have no fear: the Oyez Project is a multimedia archive for the Supreme Court, a great diversion for attorneys. For most lawyers – even some of us business types who rarely, if ever, step into a courtroom – the United States Supreme Court [...]

As I write this, I’m watching an incredibly scary, strengthening Hurricane Irene making her way closer to the mainland while at the same time my iPhone is being flooded with texts from friends in New York (both sides of the state – Buffalo and NYC), telling me they were all just rattled by an earthquake. Evidently another one preceded it [...]

“Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.”  - H. James Harrington, author, engineer, performance improvement consultant. How effective is your Firm’s marketing? Ask that question to many [...]

Recently, TED posted a fun lecture by Google engineer Matt Cutts called “Try Something New For 30 Days“. The gist of the talk is: what are you waiting for? There are so many things you want to try, why not conjure up a little Morgan Spurlock-ness and sign up for your own 30-day experiment? It’s just about the right amount [...]

Are you an internet addict? In this video podcast episode, we’re excited to offer the first 15 minutes of this completely original session! Watch and learn as Mr. Port explores the hazards of constant connectedness and what attorneys can do to manage their risks!

…There is a huge and very specific pocket of inefficiency that currently exists in the market for legal services.
While lawyers (particularly business lawyers) are trying harder than ever to generate and keep clients, there exists a ton of aggressive, smart entrepreneurs who need good legal services – and are willing to pay for them – but don’t seek them out for fear of irregular and/or unbounded bills.