Why and What Lawyers Should Consider Outsourcing: This article by Ron Friedmann reviews the history of and logic behind legal outsourcing. It then outlines some of the current legal outsourcing options. A detailed discussion of each option is not possible in one article. Instead, the final section takes a close look at one, outsourcing secretarial and word processing tasks.
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Daily Archives: September 1, 2008
New on LLRX.com – The Art of Written Persuasion: The Problem with the Case Method and the Case for the Problem Method
The Art of Written Persuasion: The Problem with the Case Method and the Case for the Problem Method: In this second article in the series, Troy Simpson suggests that the case method of teaching law may help to explain why lawyers write badly. He then outlines some of the advantages of the problem method of… Continue Reading
Google Launches New Beta Browser for Windows
The Official Google Blog: “As you may have read in the blogosphere, we hit “send” a bit early on a comic book introducing our new open source browser, Google Chrome. As we believe in access to information for everyone, we’ve now made the comic publicly available — you can find it here. We will be… Continue Reading
UN Report: Seven Years After 9/11: Al-Qaidas Strengths and Vulnerabilities
The Future Actions Series – International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR): Seven Years After 9/11: Al-Qaidas Strengths and Vulnerabilities, Richard Barrett, September 2008. “The core Al-Qaida leadership remains in place, but it is still far from recovering the position of strength that it enjoyed in 2001; the appeal of Al-Qaida… Continue Reading
Policy Report: – Overcoming the Lethargy: Climate Change, Energy Security, and the Case for a Third Industrial Revolution
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Policy Report #34: Overcoming the Lethargy: Climate Change, Energy Security, and the Case for a Third Industrial Revolution, by Alexander Ochs, August 2008. Related postings on climate change Continue Reading
U.S. Counterterrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding Costs, Cultures, and Conflicts
Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College – U.S. Counterterrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding Costs, Cultures, and Conflicts, September 2008, by Dr. Donovan C. Chau: “The global conflict against Islamic terrorists and their perceived threat to the United States have propelled the African continent into U.S. counterterrorism policy. The challenges facing the United… Continue Reading
State and Federal Electronic Government in the United States, 2008
State and Federal Electronic Government in the United States, 2008, Darrell M. West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution, August 26, 2008. Executive Summary: “This report assesses the nature of American state and federal electronic government in 2008 by examining whether e-government effectively capitalizes on the interactive features available on the World… Continue Reading
New EEOC Publication Aimed at Increasing Opportunities for People with Disabilities in Federal Employment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new question-and-answer guide aimed at promoting the hiring and advancement of individuals with disabilities in federal government employment. The new publication is available here.” Continue Reading
UK Telegraph Reports Arctic becomes an island as ice melts
“The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap. The historic development was revealed by satellite images taken last week showing that both the north-west and north-east passages have been opened by melting ice. Prof Mark Serreze,… Continue Reading
