#COLPM
I love Facebook where my post about COLPM has comments from people i went to high school with, my Aunt Ann, and Ed Walters.

Sure, why not.
June 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Official COLPM Fellow. Humbled, honored, and a little tipsy (hence the cheesing).
June 29, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Aw thanks! COLPM 2011 at Chicago Kent was my first “lawyer conference” and I was like “BLACK TIE??? I am out of my league!” So this feels very full circle moment.
June 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Up early to go to NYC for COLPM, where I’m being inducted as a fellow. (I don’t think they’ve done official announcements but it’s on website sooo…) I also decided to re-dye my hair so now I look like this
June 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Upon reflection I think this just means I’m saying “fuck” more. But that might be the thing that keeps me out of COLPM. lol
I decided that I’m bringing “Sarah on Twitter in 2009” energy to Bluesky from now on. Except now I’ve achieved everything I ever wanted to professionally, I don’t care if anyone likes me or if I even stay in this line of work, and my bipolar is under control. Let’s see how that goes.
December 30, 2023 at 3:10 PM
RT @ronfriedmann: Law firms realize they provide advice and documents; they don't have to run servers. #COLPM || amen
December 8, 2024 at 4:41 AM
@colpm Great to see @DennisCGarcia throwing in great MS legal department actions and guidance in the chat. Resharing his link here: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/06/26/microsoft-names-winning-firms-in-legal-innovation-challenge/
Microsoft Names Winning Firms in Legal Innovation Challenge
Pitches by K&L Gates and a combo team of Perkins Coie, Gr...
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November 13, 2024 at 10:42 PM
@colpm “We are using internal data for pricing proposals, but we never have all the data we want.” - Rebecca Benavides, Director of Legal Business & Strategy, Microsoft
November 13, 2024 at 10:26 PM
New post at Law21: Insights from the COLPM annual meeting: http://tinyurl.com/5w3gxp
Insights from the College of Law Practice Management - Law21
As usual, my trip to the annual meeting of the College of...
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December 4, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Back from COLPM in Chicago - they had the most rain in 1 day Saturday since records first kept in 1872 or something. It was a little damp.
December 4, 2024 at 5:13 AM
At the College of Law Practice Management's Futures Conference in Denver -- will update wherever possible. #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Ward Bower of Altman Weil updating Legal Transformation 2020 Study #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
US law firms' PEP expected to be down again in '09; first six months "devastating" for firms: WB #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
But now firms seeing uptick in September, many betting on recovery to pre-'08 levels, change was temporary. WB: change is permanent. #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Firms of different shapes/sizes will feel impact differently. #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
LT 2020 Study identified 11 top trends. Number one: unbundled/outsourced/bifurcated legal services. #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Number 11: shifted focus to process orientation. WB: not kicking in yet, but alternate fees will require rethinking process. #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Process innovations currently happening not in law firms, but in law departments and from other suppliers. #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
11 top uncertainties identified. Number one: what purchase & delivery models will develop for legal services? #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Number-two uncertainty: what type of regulatory/compliance environment will exist? #colpm Me: this will have massive impact.
December 3, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Also follow @david_bilinsky for #colpm updates.
December 3, 2024 at 9:22 PM
11th trend: smart technologies that mimic lawyer tasks penetrating legal services market. #colpm Me: this one will climb the list.
December 3, 2024 at 9:22 PM
2 top uncertainties (delivery model, aggregated/disaggregated; reg. environment, heavy or light) basis of 4 scenarios #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Key slide: LT 2020 scenario matrix. Go to http://bit.ly/13Kl53 and click to slide 20 to see. #colpm
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December 3, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Expertopia Scenario: disaggregated but heavy regulation, driven by backlash against big instititutions. Sound familiar? #colpm
December 3, 2024 at 9:22 PM