<B><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Doing Well By Doing Good: Law Firm Social Responsibility
June 21, 2012
Corporations increasingly subscribe to the principle of corporate social responsibility. CSR is based on the belief that a demonstration of concern for the environment, human rights, community development and the welfare of their employees can make a corporation more profitable. And if not more profitable, at least a better place to work.
Why Should We Tolerate 'Jerks' in Our Law Firms?
May 30, 2012
Over the past three years of tough times, many law firms have put up with "jerks" in their partnership ranks in order to hold on to the portfolios of work controlled by those people. But there are ramifications to this decision, as seen by the departure of some great and traditionally strong law firms from the legal map.
Applying Technology To the Business of Health Care
May 29, 2012
Advocates for online health services have long argued that the health care-services and health care-products industries could significantly enhance its ability to deliver quality products and services to consumers by using e-commerce to improve access to, and the timeliness and accuracy of, information, delivery and purchasing pertaining to the health care-sector supply chain.
Outsourcing in the New Legal Model
May 29, 2012
There's a new legal model in town ' ushered in by a new era of law firm client ' requiring firms to streamline operations and capture cost efficiencies at every level while also maintaining the high quality of services on which their reputations are staked.
The Future of the Profession Lies in Its Past
May 29, 2012
If the firm of the future is to compete successfully, the role of the professional is to be aware of the need for thoughtful and professional competition, and to be educated in the skills of competitive marketing.
Law Firms and Cyber Security
May 29, 2012
Many law firms today steam along with a false sense of security that the cybercrime lurking in today's electronic channels of commerce does not pose a potentially critical threat. They are wrong.
<B><I>Online Exclusive:</b></i> <b>Lexis Practice Advisor Takes on Bankruptcy</b>
May 09, 2012
LexisNexis announced a new Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy module for Lexis Practice Advisor, a web-based legal content service designed to give transactional lawyers a step-by-step approach to deal with a particular issue.Suzanne Petren Moritz, vice president and managing director of Lexis Practice Advisor, says the new module includes content from leading transactional lawyers in the field such as DLA Piper partner George B. South III; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson partner Gary L. Kaplan;'
Simplifying e-Discovery: A Continuing Trend
April 30, 2012
There were a number of themes in legal technology that I first observed at Legal Tech New York 2012 that I see continuing to grow. A host of new visual messages emerged to collectively announce a new era of legal technology, ranging from simplification and unification to reinvention and collaboration.
The Pitfalls of Imputing Income
April 28, 2012
Too often, attorneys in Family Law are faced with the problem of proving the existence of extra funds to the court in order to obtain a fair support award.
