Well, this sure sounds like a smart service: "LSI , as one of the few companies with Licensed Private Investigators and Certified Forensic Computer Examiners on staff, is fully compliant with the Texas laws for computer evidence collection and provides expert witness services for forensic matters. The new 'Forensic Vault' service, starting at $500, will enable companies, law firms, and...
Not surprised by the results of this survey! "Results are in for the fourth annual Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey, and here are highlights of the report. In general, spending continues to grow, although with changing processes and tightening prices some providers are beginning to feel the pinch. "Consolidation continues as well, with larger electronic-data-discovery...
Number of outsourced legal jobs expected to grow: "Except for fighting court cases in New York or London for law firms there, Indian lawyers are doing everything else for their western counterparts - litigation support, contract review, patent writing and paralegal services. "Legal process outsourcing as it is being called, has very high growth potential, and according to latest...
Excellent article describing trends in the legal profession: "Demographic shifts, globalization and increased corporate governance are three key factors changing the way law offices operate, according to a just-released white paper from Robert Half Legal, a legal staffing service specializing in attorneys, paralegals and other highly skilled legal professionals. The paper is titled The...
Excellent outcome! "Former paralegal Peggy Soukup and famed Irish dancer Michael Flatley don't know each other, but they share one thing in common: Both won cases Thursday clarifying the state's complex anti-SLAPP law. By a unanimous vote in two rulings involving three cases, the California Supreme Court ruled that anti-SLAPP motions and their counterparts, SLAPP-back suits, can't be used by...
It's true -- see the Stars & Stripes report: "GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The departure of the 1st Infantry Division from Europe means legal services for the U.S. Army in Bavaria are moving here from Würzburg. "Lt. Col. Mike Mulligan, Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) for the Joint Multinational Training Command, said his office, which used to fall under 1st ID at Würzburg, would be...
This news is just too, too funny! "The nation's lawyers are coming to Hawaii, and some of them apparently have no fear of sharks -- unless they're the kind that file lawsuits. "About 40 lawyers have signed up so far for the National Lawyers on Longboards Surfing Contest scheduled during the Aug. 3-8 American Bar Association convention in Honolulu. "But the ABA has pulled out of...
....are being included at more & more firms these days. So, we'll start posting bio links to celebrate this trend: Denver's Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley: New Hamphire & Maine's Cooper, Deans & Cargill, P.A.: Minnesota's Fredrikson & Byron: Philadelphia’s Kolsby, Gordon, Robin, Shore & Bezar: Indianapolis’ Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman, P.C.: Let us know if...
News from a litigation support vendor based in Austin: "Tusker Group, LP, a global service organization providing business and knowledge process outsourcing today announced the availability of first level document review services via an outsourced model."Tusker Group now offers first level document review to law firms and corporate counsel world-wide, utilizing a hybrid method that...
Definitely helpful guidance for any firm wanting to add these systems: "There is no question today that case management systems can literally transform the most disorganized law practices into super-efficient legal services delivery engines. Firms that effectively implement case management software systems consistently report: (1) higher profitability due in part to a reduction of previously...