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ExpertSourcing: An Effective Approach To Technology Problem Solving
Most law firms, regardless of size, have to outsource technology projects to consultants who have capabilities that the firm does not carry in-house. The smaller firms that do not retain a large IT staff must take this approach more often. Fortunately, outsourcing technology support can evolve into a more valuable model for working with outside consultants: “expertSourcing.” When a law firm hires a company to assist on a technology project, generally they are bringing in technicians who will execute it within the narrow boundaries of the scope. The consultants may not ask, or even know to ask, crucial questions about how the technology fits into the law firm practice, how it facilitates other firm needs or if a better solution is available.
An expertSource company, on the other hand, is focused on the holistic success of the law firm as a business entity. The technology is not an end in itself, but rather, a tool to practice law. The expertSourcing consultant(s) will meet with the firm's IT director, executive administrator, managing partner or others to strategize beyond the project at hand and ask broader questions: How will the data be used? Who will use it? How will information and work flow? How will all of the regional offices and clients interface? The meeting is a big picture analysis that identifies how well the project would meet the firm's business needs. Often, a firm will call the expertSource consultant in for only 20-30 hours of analysis to critique a contemplated project rather than launching directly into the project before looking at alternatives.
The most important area that an expertSource consultant will cover with a firm is strategic planning. Often the expertSource is initially hired only for a small project that then leads to a broader analysis of the firm's technology picture. The expertSource consultant(s) discusses the most effective technology alternatives vis-a-vis the firm's needs and budget.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?