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2009 Business Social Media Benchmarking Study

2009 Business Social Media Benchmarking Study “was designed to assess current trends in the use of social media in North American businesses. Based on 2,948 valid responses to our online Business Social Media Benchmarking Survey during August and early September, 2009, the results provide a very useful benchmark for where businesses, and business people, are… Continue Reading

Am Law Tech Survey 2009

“Fully one-third of the 110 Am Law 200 firms participating in our fourteenth annual survey of technology directors reported that their capital budgets were down more than 10 percent this year. Staffing levels and salaries have taken hits, and equipment purchases and software upgrades have been put off. None of it is happy news. Access… Continue Reading

Eighth Annual ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey

News release: “Over the past eight years, more in-house counsel have required specific terms of retention that govern what they expect from their outside counsel, according to the results of the 2008 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey, a collaboration between the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Serengeti Law, released at ACC’s Annual Meeting, October… Continue Reading

New on LLRX: Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Updated and Revised

Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Updated and Revised October 2009: Sabrina I. Pacifici’s completely revised and updated pathfinder focuses on leveraging selected reliable, focused, free and low cost sites and sources to effectively profile and monitor companies, markets, countries, people, and issues. This guide is a “best of list” of web, database… Continue Reading

Hildebrandt 2009 Law Department Survey

News release: “Hildebrandt announced the release of its 2009 Law Department Survey (fee only). The 2009 Survey achieved an all-time high in participation, reflecting the strong interest of General Counsel and law department managers in benchmarking with peer organizations. This year, the Hildebrandt Survey included 231 participants representing 21 industries and 22% of the companies… Continue Reading

Fulbright’s 6th Annual Litigation Trends Survey Report

News release: “Companies are seeing a litigation wave that corporate counsel expect to swell in the coming year, according to respondents of Fulbright’s 6th Annual Litigation Trends Survey Report. Corporate counsel say they are steeling themselves for a big year of litigation with 42% of U.S. respondents anticipating an increase in legal disputes their companies… Continue Reading

Survey: Substantial Growth in Online Social Networking by Lawyers Over the Past Year

2009 Networks for Counsel Study – A Global Study of the Legal Industry’s Adoption of Online Professional Networking, Preferences, Usage and Future Predictions – Sample Composition: “The survey was administered to 1,474 counsel – 764 private practice lawyers and 710 corporate counsel –in May and June of 2009; 33 countries were represented. Financial Services, Manufacturing… Continue Reading

2009 Best Law Firms For Women

Working Mother: “These are turbulent times for law firms. The economy is still reeling, several prestigious firms have collapsed, and layoffs have been rampant. No doubt about it, this sector is feeling the recession. But for working-mom lawyers, who’ve long sought more flexibility, this may be just the moment they’ve been waiting for. Our 50… Continue Reading