Well, this is good news! The Maryland Daily Record has launched a new annual awards program to salute Maryland's unsung legal heroes. “The Unsung Legal Heroes Awards program will seek out and recognize legal support staff who work behind the scenes but often do not get public recognition for their contributions. “The Daily Record is seeking nominations for the awards through its publications,...
New EDD software announcement: “According to the Fulbright and Jaworski law firm, U.S. corporations spend, on average, $8 million annually on litigation cases. Many of these involve the recovery of digital information including emails. ZANTAZ Digital Safe is a compliant, on-demand email and file archiving solution allowing companies to easily move archived data into ZANTAZ Introspect for...
Want to let some of our readers know their firm might be acquired.... “New York-based Kelley, Drye & Warren is in advanced merger talks with the 82-lawyer D.C. firm Collier Shannon Scott, both firms confirmed Tuesday. “The firms have yet to sign a letter of intent, but both partnerships are expected to make a decision in the coming weeks, says Brad Mutschelknaus, managing partner of...
On January 4, 2006, the Department of Labor released an opinion letter that reiterates & clarifies its position that paralegals do not qualify as administrative employees under the final regulations that became effective August 23, 2004.
Are all nicely defined in this blog post on Rees W. Morrison’s Law Department Management blog. He’s a Senior Director of Hildebrandt International (professional services consulting). I’m pointing this out because you can find positions for paralegals in international or global law firms. O'Melveny & Myers, Patton Boggs, White & Case, & many other major firms have paralegal...
Congratulations to former legal assistant Sandra Humenny on her career move! "Esquire Deposition Services, the leading provider of local court reporting and legal support services in the U.S., today announced that it has named Sandra Humenny as its General Manager in Michigan. "In her new position, Humenny will oversee day-to-day operations and business development initiatives for...
No kidding! "According to financial data provided to The Legal Intelligencer, Reed Smith saw a 21 percent increase in profits per partner in 2005, jumping from $662,000 in 2004 to $800,000 last year. "The firm said its revenue for 2005 was $563 million, a 12 percent increase over the $504 million in revenue in 2004. "Firm chairman Gregory B. Jordan attributed the improving...
Malcolm Kushner, “America’s Favorite Humor Consultant,” is an internationally acclaimed expert on humor & communication. A co-creator of the humor exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Kushner has also written several books, including Public Speaking for Dummies, which has sold over 100,000 copies. Other publications are: Presentations for Dummies, The Light Touch: How to...
Another point of view about saving information. This article is in favor, but that might have something to do with the subject of this publication from Jupitermedia: "Archiving is certainly one of the hottest areas of storage right now. It lies at the heart of a subject that is near, though perhaps not so dear, to the heart of every storage manager — retaining a legion of records to comply...
Compelling question raised by this India Financial Express article, but we're not sure its background facts are correct: "Although there are no accurate estimates of the size of the sector in India, what is certain is that only a small percentage (2-3%) of the global demand has been tapped. For instance, in the US alone, the legal sector is estimated to be worth $166 billion, employing...