Competing For Staff In A Tight Labor Market
February 24, 2005
Some traditions take a long time to die. Unfortunately, staff recruiting is one of them.<br>It's a highly competitive labor market for professionals, and one in which you can't always compete in dollars. What's to be done?
Around the Firms
February 24, 2005
Movement and news among major law firms and corporations.
Collaborating With Consultants On In-House Training Programs
February 24, 2005
In-house training programs are an important part of any law firm's professional development curriculum. They allow for a level of customization that makes content more meaningful and immediately useful and they offer the greatest flexibility in how and when they can be delivered. Yet for all their benefits, planning an effective, substantive group of training offerings in-house presents numerous challenges.
Quarterly State Compliance Review
February 24, 2005
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some of the legislative enactments and court decisions of interest to corporate lawyers that occurred over the last 3 months. Included is a look at three new limited partnership acts, a Delaware decision granting shareholders access to a corporation's privileged communications, and an Illinois decision holding that an internal corporate memo could be the basis of a defamation action.
Anti-Spyware Consortium Crumbles
February 24, 2005
The Consortium of Anti-Spyware Technology vendors (COAST) has lost its founding members, putting the group's future into question.
Defining Political Spam
February 24, 2005
The Internet has radically altered the nature of communication in the United States. Its effects on the American political campaigns are dramatic, as demonstrated during the most recent political campaign season where it played a decisive factor in several election victories. The Internet offers candidates the opportunity to contact a million votes for about $100 when using unsolicited bulk e-mails, often called spam. Under the First Amendment, political spam is generally lawful; however its use as a fundraising and other specific types of communication may cause legal difficulties. <br>By sending out unsolicited bulk e-mails, candidates sent information to millions of voters with the click of a button. Some see political spam as another nuisance, no different than commercial spam or junk mail. Others find political spam to be a form of speech. In particular, they find political spam to be protected speech.
A Picture May Be Worth A Thousand New Clients
February 24, 2005
People say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Mountain View, CA-based Stratify Inc. is hoping that a picture may well be worth new clients, too. To that end, the e-discovery software firm launched its next-generation suite ' Stratify Legal Discovery 5.0 ' at the recent LegalTech 2005 show in New York.
Franchise Litigation: 10 Cases That Changed the Landscape in the Past Decade
February 24, 2005
<i>Armstrong Business Services, Inc., et al., Appellants v. H & R Block, et al.,</i> Bus. Franchise Guide (CCH) '12,485, 96 S.W.3d 867 (Mo. App. 2002). The Armstrong case involved H&R Block franchisees who sued their franchisor for, among other things, encroaching upon the franchisees' territories through the franchisor's Internet business. H&R Block then filed a counterclaim, alleging that all of the franchisees' franchise agreements were terminable at will by Block.
Court Watch
February 24, 2005
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
Markmatching: A Legal Primer On Using Trademarks For Contextual Advertising
February 24, 2005
Consider this tempting business scenario: Your e-commerce marketing manager has a new, and effective, method to drive traffic to the company Web site ' purchase your competitors' trademarks as keywords to match Internet users' searches to a "sponsor" listing for your company. The sweet spot of the proposal is that as a sponsor, your listing will appear before all other relevant search results. That will give your company an advantage over competitors. <br>So, do you tell your manager to purchase third-party trademarks as keywords? And how have the courts dealt with this situation in this country and abroad? Most important in advising e-commerce clients, though, is this consideration: How can you reduce risks associated with buying third-party trademarks as keywords?
