It seems that most of us have been operating under the assumption that we know the names of Santa’s reindeer. However, we would be wrong! According to The Donder Home Page, the name Donner actually appeared in 1939, and was not the name used in the original 1823 poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 17, 2008
‘Alternative’ Billing? How About Information Resources ‘Alternatives’
There has been much talk lately about ‘alternative’ client billing structures. How about looking at some alternatives that will help the firm save money?
Cost Recovery
Information costs have typically been passed on to clients in three ways: retail charges, allocation and discount. All of these methods have had some success in the past, [...]
December 12, 2008
Free Court Records?
Great article in Wired magazine about Carl Malamud’s latest project…posting court records from Pacer on his site. It will be very interesting to see who, if anyone, takes up the challenge of creating a better, free court records site.
December 11, 2008
Vendor News and New Resources
Thomon Reuters
Thomson Reuters ‘World IP Today’ Report Predicts China Will Overtake Japan and the United States to Become the World’s Leading Innovator by 2012
For a copy of the report…click here
FindLaw Launches Financial Resources Portal Page
Reed Elsevier
Reed Elsevier Halts Magazine Unit Sale, Cites Economy
Free Public Record Report & Monitoring Available from Intersections Inc., Identity Theft Assistance [...]
December 9, 2008
LSAT and GMAT Registrations Are Up
It appears that law schools and business schools have nothing to worry about, and may actually see a silver-lining in the economic cloud. Registrations for the LSAT are up 6.2% and GMAT registrations are up 10.4%. For more information click here.
In the long run, law firms will also benefit. The biggest contributor to current high [...]
December 8, 2008
Doctors Trained Like Lawyers?
Does that question send chills down your spine? At a recent symposium on legal education, Professor David Chavkin of the University of Washington School of Law, put it this way:
“If the goal of medical school were to teach students not how to be doctors, but how to think like doctors, would you want to be [...]
December 5, 2008
Friday Fun
Are you a geek? Find out by taking The 50 Skills Every Geek Should Have test. I guess I’m not a geek, I only scored a 1 (#16 abstain from buying extend warranties). Oh well…I’m off to start building my fighting robot (#38)…
December 4, 2008
Vendor News & New Resources
Practical Law Company (PLC) Crosses the Pond
LawCite–Foreign and International Law Citator
Ontario’s eLaws are now Official Copies of the Law
Get Tomorrow’s Federal Register Today–Public Inspection Desk
Authenticated Congressional Bills–Beta Release
Census Bureau Announces a New Product for Tracking Business Activity–Business Dynamic Statistics
LexisNexis Introduces New Software Featuring Built-In Capability for E-mail Discovery
Thomson Reuters to Acquire Paisley
December 2, 2008
AMLAW 2008 Law Firm Leaders Survey: The Results are In!
The results of the 2008 survey were published yesterday, and there are some surprises given what’s been in the news. First, 38% responded that they are “optimistic” about 2009. Second, 72% expect their firm headcount to increase over the next year. And third, 58% expect their 2009 first-year associate class to be the same as [...]
December 1, 2008
Generation “Watch Out”
I found a link to this intriguing article from Ad Week on the (non)billable hour blog. Although the article is focusing on graduates in the marketing field, the author’s observations apply to 20-somethings generally. We’ve been hearing about this generation for the past few years, but have law firms adapted? Are we ready for this [...]
