Monthly Archives: December 2010

So what happens next?

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 21, 2010
As the year winds down and alternative fee arrangements become more widespread among lawyers, I’m finding myself doing something curious: I’m being nice to the billable hour. Not defending it, exactly — others are happy to do that — but being more nuanced in my criticism and even citing examples of billing relationships where it [...]
Posted in Innovation | 3 Comments

Solving the wrong problem

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 8, 2010
The New York Times caused quite a stir last week when it published an article that looked at a third-party litigation funding company focused on the family law market. Balance Point Divorce Funding covers the cost of a party’s divorce proceeding in exchange for a share of what it calls the “winnings.” The article describes [...]
Posted in Access, Finance | 6 Comments

The new battlefield: convenience

By Jordan Furlong | Published: December 3, 2010
Whatever happened to Napster? Depending on your age, you might remember it either as a piracy-enabling nuisance, a groundbreaking music-swapping service, or the dusty antecedent of iTunes. Time magazine caught up with Napster’s founder, Shawn Fanning, and three other pioneering hackers in a recent article that describes them as “The Men Who Changed The World.” [...]
Posted in Clients, Competition, Innovation | 4 Comments

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