LLRX.com – Effective Project Management: the Art of Creating Scope Statements – Carol A. Watson’s discussion of how well-defined scope statements are the key to successful project management continues with this article focused on how all written documentation should be clearly and concisely written, avoiding ambiguities at all costs. Continue Reading
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UK Times Provides Inside View of Indias Legal Outsourcing "Industry"
UK TimesOnline: “Nestled amid the bustle of north Mumbai, the headquarters of Pangea3, one of Indias biggest legal outsourcing companies, is enough to give a British corporate lawyer used to the slick environs of the City or Canary Wharf the heebie-jeebies…an army of young Indian graduates, most of them from the countrys top law and… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Project Management – A Law Librarian Survival Skill
Project Management – A Law Librarian Survival Skill: Carol A. Watson discusses how effective project management requires considerable thought and preparation before actually initiating the work of the project. Although many of us are eager to jump into the tasks related to a project, it is important to remember that careful planning will provide the… Continue Reading
The Liberal Tradition of the Supreme Court Clerkship: Its Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation?
The Liberal Tradition of the Supreme Court Clerkship: Its Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation? William E. Nelson, Harvey Rishikof, I. Scott Messinger, Michael Jo | 62 Vand. L. Rev. 1749 (2009) “This srticle presents the first comprehensive empirical study of the post-clerkship employment of law clerks at the Supreme Court from 1882 to the present, and… Continue Reading
FTC Renews Call to Entertainment Industry to Curb Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
News release: “Marketers of violent music, movies, and video games can do more to restrict the promotion of these products to children, according to the seventh in a series of Federal Trade Commission reports on marketing violent entertainment to children. The FTCs report states that the music industry still has not adopted objective marketing standards… Continue Reading
The Trend to Alernate Law Firm Fee Arrangements Continues
“In September The American Lawyer and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) jointly surveyed 587 ACC members who have the title “chief legal officer” or “general counsel.” In that group, 149 head departments at companies with annual revenues of $1 billion or more. Here are the survey results (Note: Click on the images at the… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Access to Social Websites in The Legal Environment – Fall 2009
Access to Social Websites in The Legal Environment – Fall 2009 – Part 1: Survey of Law Librarians in Selected Firms, County/State Law Libraries and Law Schools. To ascertain the current use of social websites/media in law firms, a survey was conducted among Law Librarians entitled Computer Use in Your Organization. In addition to the… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Support for the Research Process – An Academic Library Manifesto
Support for the Research Process – An Academic Library Manifesto: This document by Chris Bourg, Ross Coleman, and Ricky Erway can serve as a pathfinder for those professionals seeking to focuses on roles that academic, law and special librarians could undertake in order to better support the research process. Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Free Tools and Applications For More Efficient Online Interaction
Free Tools and Applications For More Efficient Online Interaction: Many lawyers understand the importance of networking, but running a law practice takes time and no one ever seems to have enough of it. This factor is one of the main reasons lawyers offer as an excuse to avoid online networking, but Nicole Black proposes how… Continue Reading
Hildebrandt – Are Traditional Performance Metrics Slowing Innovation?
Lisa Smith: “Over the past two decades law firms have advanced significantly in measuring performance both internally and externally. But are some of the very metrics firms have come to rely on now impeding progress in a world that requires innovation? The economic downturn has accelerated both client and firm interest in developing new approaches… Continue Reading
'NLJ 250' Survey Tracks Steep Decline in Attorney Numbers
Leigh Jones, The National Law Journal: “The United States’ largest law firms this year suffered the deepest cuts in their attorney numbers since The National Law Journal began tracking their census figures more than 30 years ago. The total number of attorneys working at the top 250 law firms plunged by 5,259 lawyers.” Continue Reading
The Application Usage and Risk Report – An Analysis of End User Application Trends in the Enterprise
The Application Usage and Risk Report – An Analysis of End User Application Trends in the Enterprise, Fall Edition 2009, Palo Alto Networks: “Social networking, blogging/microblogging, cloud-based productivity and collaborative applications are just a few of the applications that are making the cross over from personal to corporate use as a means of improving productivity.… Continue Reading
