Congrats to this former law firm technology trainer & successful business builder: "Paralegals Plus, Inc., a leading provider of qualified talent to the most prestigious law firms and corporate legal departments in the State of Texas, announced the promotion of Debra Lindsey Fortner to Vice President, Dallas Division. "Ms. Fortner joined Paralegals Plus, Inc. in 2004 and is the...
Check to see if this article helps you answer that question: "When Hurricane Andrew blew away Robert Zinn's car dealership in 1992, he decided it was time to put his degree from Cornell Law School to full-time use. Fourteen years later, as the chief operating shareholder of Akerman Senterfitt, he's still worried about the weather. "The beginning of the 2006 hurricane season is just...
Interested in entertainment law? Learn about "branded entertainment" deals: "It's no accident that contestants of 'The Apprentice,' Donald Trump's reality television show, designed the actual marketing brochures for a new Pontiac model. Or that the Man in the Yellow Hat in the recently released 'Curious George' movie drives a Volkswagen. "They're the results of a new type of...
Fashon news for law firms from the Daytona Beach News Journal: "Tank tops and flip-flops in a law office? No way. "But shorts? "They're OK -- if they're tailored, conservative 'city shorts ' paired with a matching jacket, according to Patti Humphreys, legal administrator and keeper of the dress code at Rice & Rose, a Daytona Beach law firm. "'They're nice and fresh and...
Not sure the "end of the paper chase" will ever occur, but it is getting closer: "Sarah Borders is not a fan of paper -- at least not reams and reams and reams of it. The leader of the Financial Restructuring Group at King & Spalding helps her clients buy and sell distressed assets, which is document-intensive work. These days, though, she never has to worry about getting a...
This seems like a rewarding way to use paralegal experience: "Litigation Solution, Inc. a regional leader in litigation support services including computer forensics, electronic discovery, document imaging, and trial support services for law firms and corporate legal departments today announced the expansion of its sales efforts with the appointment of four new sales consultants. The...
Do paralegals & attorneys in this electronic document age need more instruction about keeping info confidential? "With the issue of intentional government leaks of classified information frequently in the news, the problem of unintentional leaks of classified and sensitive information is frequently overlooked. The examples are numerous and startling. "Last year, U.S. military...
And it's all about discovery documents: "The costs of document discovery are expected to rise by almost $3 billion by 2007, according to a recent article in The National Law Journal. "An increasing number of law firms are turning to contract attorneys and paralegals to review, code, index and summarize discovery documents. Many of the nation's 250 largest firms reported hiring...
Have paralegal billing practices gotten out of control? The New York Sun seems to think so: "A bitter legal brawl over attorneys' fees has erupted in a national cosmetics pricing class action lawsuit, with feuding camps of plaintiffs' lawyers slinging allegations of flagrant billing abuses and extortion. "Among the alleged abuses were bills of $195 an hour for work by paralegals who...
Litigation paralegals who speak languages other than English may find themselves in demand: "As the boundaries of technology continue to widen, the need for multilingual e-discovery systems has become ever greater. Matthew Blake examines the important considerations for law firms in a rapidly globalising market."As discovery continues its transformation into the electronic age, cases...