Nice to hear from the ABA about this important issue: "May 9, 2006 -- American Bar Association President Michael S. Greco today called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to carry out 'a thorough inquiry into the nature and extent of the warrantless domestic surveillance conducted by the administration,' and called any legislative action 'premature' until such an inquiry has taken place....
It's all about making EDD accessible to small firms & solo practitioners where paralegal tech skills can come in handy: "Recently, a Texas firm received a dozen Microsoft Outlook .pst files from a client. Like the dog that caught the car, they weren't sure what to do next. Even out on the prairie, they'd heard of online hosting and e-mail analytics, but worried about the cost. They...
There's more talk about outsourcing legal research & paralegal jobs. One report says that by 2015, 79,000 jobs will be outsourced; half will be legal staff & paralegals. Will your job be one of them? "General counsel should know of the dramatic increase in compensation levels for associates working for large Texas firms. As in the past, the reason for the increase was that Texas...
Here's what's going on in Zambia, Africa: "ZAMBIA has missed by far the 30 per cent SADC gender and development declaration target for women in decision-making by 2005, Non-Governmental Co-ordinating Council (NGOCC) chairperson Lucy Muyoyeta has said. "In her speech read by NGOCC board member Theresa Nyirenda during the official opening of Law and Development Association (LADA) new...
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...