Author Tony DeLoera, the chief technology officer at Ice Miller, describes how to manage document imaging the right way: "Simplicity. This was the guiding principle in our selection of a document-imaging system. In early 2005, Indianapolis-based Ice Miller was overrun with paper. With 225 attorneys, and three branch offices in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Naperville, Ill., we decided to...
Think your salary is fair & equitable? Responses might just depend on your gender: "We’re coming up on Equal Pay Day again. That’s the day in April every year—this year the 24th—when women’s earnings finally catch up with what men made by December 31 of the previous year. Women’s groups, led by the National Committee on Pay Equity, will rally on Capitol Hill to call attention...
Inspired by this post to Legal Blog Watch by Robert J. Ambrogi : "If you know you want to work part time as a lawyer, which fields of law or types of jobs are best for you? At the blog Concurring Opinions, William & Mary law professor Nate Oman recounts that a student recently came to him with this question and, 'I am embarrassed to say I don't know the answer.' The student explained...
Hmm, ever thought about moving to Arizona? Sounds like firms in Phoenix are heating up! "It may be a dry heat in Phoenix, but it's also a hot legal market for some national law firms moving into the desert city to take advantage of the region's flourishing economy. "Ranked the fifth-largest city in the nation with 1.5 million people at the center of a metropolitan area of 3.8 million,...
This new search engine could be very helpful for litigation support paralegals: "Every searcher's fear is that a search will produce too little of what you want or too much of what you don't want. And, even if you get a nice collection of the right stuff, is it all the right stuff out there or does it omit things you need to see? In technical terms, does your search strategy balance...
More helpful info from Rick Georges, author of the FutureLawyer blog : "This month I'm focusing on application software. Although there are different software preferences for every lawyer, I'm sticking to Windows, since most lawyers use it. As with last month's article, 'Ten Must-Have Web Sites for Solo Practitioners,' picking the best of anything is difficult, so I'll focus on what I use...
Introducing the new Estrin LegalEd Paralegal Passport: "Finally, a TeleSeminar Series of exciting workshops specifically designed for all levels of paralegals. You don't have to leave your desk to get top quality training to boost your career and become the firm's MVP (Most Valuable Paralegal). "The Paralegal Passport offers paralegals, attorneys, litigation support staff, secretaries...
Ah, how to keep true love on track given lawyers' arguments over prenup agreements? "When lawyers fall head over heels, love can be a many stipulated thing. "Some divorce attorneys say lawyers are no worse than any other not-very-star-crossed lovers trying to protect their worldly assets. Others have examples that show they can indeed be worse. "Top Houston family law expert...
Yeah, income tax time is just around the corner. This Washington Post article might help get you started (if you haven't already filed!): "'I know the deadline, but I don't know what I'm required to submit,' said Jennifer Ash, 22, who graduated from George Mason University in May and will pay taxes for the first time on a full-time job. 'All the forms are in different places. I'm...
Oh, boy, firms expanding & lawyers changing firms. See the details in this San Diego Union-Tribune news article:"The Boston law firm Goodwin Procter has recruited prominent local biotechnology lawyer Stephen C. Ferruolo to launch an office in San Diego as part of the firm's push into California. "Stephen C. Ferruolo is expected to take much of his client base with him. Ferruolo, 56,...